Bob Marley’s Dreadlock Fails To Sell At Auction

Would you buy a dreadlock for £25,000? What if it belonged to Bob Marley? What, still no? Well OK then, that seems to be the general sentiment after a lock of hair belonging to the late, great Reggae legend failed to sell at auction.

The 1.5 inch dreadlock was up for grabs at an event by JC Auctions based in St Helier, Jersey, on April 9.

Bidding started at £5,000 but did not meet the required threshold – which was set between £20,000 and £25,000 (roughly $25,000-$33,000+ USD).

The dreadlock was taken from Bob’s head during a 1978 recording of Top of the Pops at BBC Television Centre, and also included an autographed note from Bob Marley himself.

From the seller: “Back in the day you were permitted to get on stage at Top of the Pops with the bands. After Bob Marley had finished singing, myself and a friend went up onto the platform where he was performing. He was chuckling away and I asked if I could take off a piece of his hair. He just kept nodding and chuckling and appeared amused by it so I twisted a piece of his dreadlock off. And he of course gave me his autograph as well. I’ve kept it in my autograph album ever since.”

Unfortunately for the seller, it turns out people find the idea of owning a piece of Bob Marley’s hair pretty gross. I mean, as popular as Bob Marley was, it is pretty fvcking weird.

Not to mention – it doesn’t come with any DNA confirmation. That could be anyone’s dreadlock! Imagine going to work on Monday and telling your colleagues you bought a dreadlock for £25,000?

Then again, I suppose no one who would spunk £25k on a dreadlock, Bob Marley’s or otherwise, is working a regular job. No auction, no cry!

For the man who hated his haircut so much he shaved his barber’s fringe off as revenge, click HERE.