Saw that an early episode of Pawn Stars had the shop considering buying O.J. Simpson's white Bronco for a million bucks.
Over on the music board I monitor, somebody mentioned an exhibit of some of Captain Beefheart's paintings.
Neither of these would be worth donkey spit if the progenitor wasn't famous. Same reason why some knuckleheads like to get stuff autographed. What's up with that?