Paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley up for auction

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Paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley up for auction

By The Associated Press

TULSA, Okla. — Jan 18, 2018, 1:48 PM ET

A paper cup allegedly used by Elvis Presley six decades ago in Oklahoma is up for auction, and bids have already surpassed $1,200.

North Carolina resident Wade Jones is a collector of all things Elvis. He tells the Tulsa World that the crumpled blue-and-white Dixie cup was snagged by a fan in April 1956, after Elvis performed at the Tulsa Fairgrounds Pavilion.

Jones says a fan named June allegedly retrieved the cup the day after the performance, right before Elvis left town for a show in Oklahoma City. A letter accompanying the collector's item says June had asked to keep the cup "as a little memento."

Bids for the now-yellowed paper cup had surpassed $1,280 on eBay by mid-day Wednesday. Jones says the auction closes Sunday evening.

http://abcnews.go.com/Weird/wireStory/bids-paper-cup-allegedly-elvis-presley-hit-1k-52439934

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