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Julian Lennon “selling” his fathers memorabilia

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HannahLoisLuke Wed 26-Jan-22 14:20:09

Listening to late night radio 5live last night I heard the most preposterous story about Julian Lennon selling off his father's memorabilia, namely his black cape and cap worn in the film Help and the handwritten lyrics to Hey Jude. He was asking £40,000 for that. Only problem is that the buyer doesn’t get the actual items, just a digital token stating that you are the owner but Julian gets to keep them. The presenter asked if Julian was then able to sell them (the actual items) in future and the answer was yes he could, but you would still be the digital owner!
The emperor’s new clothes came to mind immediately and when the presenter asked listeners for their views they agreed. One lady said ‘ if I buy a chocolate cake I want to eat it, not watch somebody else do it’ but the best comment came from ‘John in Hackney’ who said “ thinking back fifty years was this what John Lennon meant when he wrote ‘Imagine no possessions’
I’m still gobsmacked that these sort of deals exist.
What do other GNs think?

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Saggi Thu 27-Jan-22 17:58:17

If anybody falls for the gobbledegook scam…..more fool them!

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FannyCornforth Thu 27-Jan-22 19:41:50

Blondiscot yes. I know. It was a joke

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4allweknow Thu 27-Jan-22 20:33:00

The saying "more money than sense" comes to mind for anyone entering into these agreements. As for the Paris Hilton scheme, have people so little going on in their life that they live in a virtual world.

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Saetana Thu 27-Jan-22 21:05:13

Its called a "none fungible token" - link below if anyone is interested in learning more - still sounds bonkers to me grin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-fungible_token

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Mummer Thu 27-Jan-22 22:45:18

Callistemon21

^Only problem is that the buyer doesn’t get the actual items, just a digital token stating that you are the owner but Julian gets to keep them.^
I've decided to sell my house but I'm still going to keep it and live in it.
I will send the buyer a framed photo so he can look at it.

???

????? ooh you're trying to start a trend aren't you!!??

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mokryna Fri 28-Jan-22 02:10:47

It’s like those multi bitcoin millionaires, the money is there but where.

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Naninka Thu 03-Feb-22 03:18:25

Joesoap

I dont think John was all he let out to be, coming from his home Town, and being the same age as him, I wont say too much.

Please say too much. We can all be quiet here.

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FannyCornforth Thu 03-Feb-22 05:23:08

I don’t think that it’s a secret that Lennon was a flawed character/ nasty piece of work

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