Michael Jackson’s Sock Just Sold for $8,800

A single rhinestone-covered sock that Michael Jackson wore during a 1997 performance in France has sold at auction for nearly $8,800. Discovered backstage after the show, the sock was originally valued at $4,000. Though aged and stained, it remains a prized piece of Jackson memorabilia, showing that interest in the late superstar’s legacy is still going strong more than a decade after his death.