Celebrity fans have long been willing to pay top dollar for a piece of their favorite stars, but a new study suggests the collectibles market has reached increasingly bizarre territory, with everything from Justin Bieber's hair to garbage reportedly collected outside Taylor Swift's wedding venue changing hands for thousands of dollars.
The research, released in July by online entertainment platform JB.com, ranked the strangest celebrity memorabilia ever sold by analyzing confirmed and widely reported sales. Researchers considered each item's sale price, media attention, and how unusual it was compared with traditional celebrity collectibles before assigning an overall score.
