$5,000 a pop
Posted by Media Outrage on May 29, 2008
Everyone’s favorite TV dad, Bill Cosby, is auctioning off some of his sweaters that he rocked during their impressive run as TV’s hottest and highest rated show.
Via Reuters:
Some of Bill Cosby’s legendary patterned sweaters his long-running television hit “The Cosby Show” will be auctioned off next month to benefit a charity set up in memory of the actor’s late son, organizers said on Thursday.
Never available to the public before, three of the iconic sweaters worn by Cosby’s character, Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable, on the show in the 1980s and ’90s will be sold on eBay’s Giving Works charity listing arm from June 2-12. Opening bids will start at $5,000 per item on www.eBay.com/cosby.
The proceeds will benefit the education charity Hello Friend/Ennis William Cosby Foundation, which was established in 1997 by the Cosby family to continue the legacy of Cosby’s son Ennis after his murder in Los Angeles.
“My mother and father were going through a storage closet, and I happened to be there and pounced on these sweaters,” explained daughter Evin Cosby, who is a board member of Hello Friend.
“I told them that the price of what some of these sweaters might sell for could make a big difference in the lives of thousands of children.”
Mediaoutrage- We know they won’t have any problems moving them things. They’re classics. There’s a few 48 year old brothas right now stashing that change away thinking “this is exactly the kind of come up i been waiting for! this sh*t could do wonders for my old n*gga in the club steez. Im trying to cop all three f*ck the dumb sh*t!”
Lio said
Yep!! Cosby officially lost his damn mind
beach chick said
Who in their rabbit a$$ mind wants to purchase an ole stale moth ball smelling sweater that he wore in the last centeury. Is he running out of money or things to do? Okay….grant it they may be classics but seriously. I love the Cosby show and I continue to watch it but I don’t want no damn sweater! I guess it is for a good cause. Oh and by the way…no 48 year old man needs to be in anybody’s club let alone wearing one of those sweaters…that’s just wrong! 5,000 dollars per sweater is ridiculous to me. We can’t afford GAS let alone SWEATERS! He don’t know we in a recession….well I guess he wouldn’t….. but the rest of us are struggling trying not to lose our homes, buy food, and pay for high a$$ watered down fuel. He need to get a grip or a clue!!!!
Lio said
LOL….I agree with you Beach Chick. But I know one person who would drop $5000 on on sweater.His name. MR KANYE WEST. hey if this dude paid over $3000 to fly a fuckin sandwich from London, he’ll drop that kind of money on a damn sweater.
beach chick said
Kanye out of his mind too…..I never really thought that he was the “BRIGHTEST BULB ON THE TREE”……He is talented but…..COO COO for Cocao Puffs! LOL
beach chick said
Excuse me Cocoa Puffs
Dickwell Thrust said
The only was im paying that much for a sweater is if Bill and Camille come over and clean my house for a month in it!!!
Ms. E said
Who wants his sweaty-a$$-funky-armpit-smelling-old sweaters!
Bill really needs a life, why don’t you go down to the community center and tutor some children that can’t spell, speak or read. Instead of selling some old sweaters..he always talking about how ignorant children are..I don’t see him helping them!
Yasmine T. said
LOL Ms. E is vicsous i thought i was the only pitbull on here lol. sweaty ass funky armpit smelling old sweaters lol lol. u crazy girl