Pharrell's Big Grammys Hat On EBay: Other Celeb Memorabilia Auctioned Off

Pharrell Williams is auctioning off the headline-grabbing Vivienne Westwood buffalo hat that he wore to the recent Grammy awards. As soon as the singer stepped out on to the red carpet wearing the oversized, brown, brimmed headwear, his image pinged across the world and its own Twitter account was quickly created ( "chillin on @pharrell's head" don'tcha know).

This Hat Right Here.

Capitalising on his hat's seemingly instant iconic status, Pharrell has decided to raise some serious cash for charity by putting the ostentatious accessory on eBay. With 9 days and 7 hours left on the auction, bidding currently stands at $10,500 (£6,300) and the winning bidder will not only receive the hat and a certificate of authenticity but also that warm glow of charitability too.

Pharrell Is Auctioning His Vivienne Westwood Hat For Charity.

"I'm giving up the Buffalo hat I wore to the GRAMMYs to help underserved kids get the educational tools they need," Pharrell explained in a statement, via The Guardian. "Our organization, From One Hand to Another, is committed to bringing kids experiences that ignite their passions, challenge their minds and prepare them for success."

Next Page: other notable celebrity memorabilia auctions.

Pharrell's famous hat will soon join the weird and wonderful list of other random celebrity memorabilia that has been sold on. Last August, a blue jacket that had belonged to the late Beatle John Lennon was sold for £7,000 at a Derbyshire auction.

There Has Been A Few John Lennon Items Auctioned Off Lately.

The Beatles sale was certainly an exciting item to surface but it is definitely not the most unusual Lennon item to be sold at auction. The coat's sale coincided with a slightly creepier buy that went to a Canadian dentist, Michael Zuk, who paid £20,000 for Lennon's rotten tooth with the intention of extracting the DNA to try to create a Lennon clone. We'll report back on that if anything ever comes of it...

In 2006, a radio station got hold of a piece of Justin Timberlake's half-eaten French toast and sold it to a besotted 19 year-old 'N Sync fan for $3,000; the proceeds of which went to Timberlake's charity.

A Piece Of Elvis' Hair Fetched $15K At Auction.

Hair also seems to be a trendy celebrity sell at auction with a chunk of Elvis Presley's barnet auctioned off for $15,000 in 2009, a clump of The Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger's famous 'do sold for £4,000 this July, and strands of Michael Jackson's burnt hair were bought by a gambling website for $11,000 with plans to turn the scraps into a roulette wheel in 2011.

Someone Bought A Lock Of Mick Jagger's Hair For £4,000 Last Year.

Next Page: More weird and wonderful celebrity auctions.

Ever wanted a tissue with your celeb idol's snot on it? Well that's exactly what one avid Scarlett Johansson fan got when they paid $2,000 for her snotty hanky after she appeared on a late night talk show with a cold, reports Xfinity.

Someone Apparently Auctioned A Tissue Scarlett Johansson Had Used.

Worship the air a celebrity breathes? Well Brad Pitt and Angelina's exhaled breath was bottled and sold for over $500 after comedy writer Joe Wilson managed to get the Mr and Mrs Smith pair to breathe into a jar.

A Special Meeting With Katy Perry Cost One Fan $66K.

2013 was a big year for celebrity charity auctions, including someone forking out $66,000 to meet pop star Katy Perry before one of her concerts, $75,000 to sit for a coffee with Journey lead singer Steve Perry, $150,000 for a tennis lesson with Rafael Nadal, $45,000 for a walk-in role in Zack Snyder's upcoming Batman Vs. Superman movie, and $35,000 for a private dinner with Bill Clinton, Eddie Vedder, and Ben Affleck with proceeds for the latter benefitting The Clinton Foundation and the Eastern Congo Initiative, according to Charitybuzz, via Business Insider.

Seemingly, there's nothing a wealthy and avid fan won't be prepared to shell out thousands for. And who can complain when they get a piece of their hero's time or discarded junk AND get to benefit charity?