RICHMOND, Va. – Hundreds of items related to the Rev. Jerry Falwell have been put up for sale on eBay since the televangelist’s death two weeks ago, including an autographed bobblehead doll that went for $145.
An autographed 1978 Bible that the seller said was given to contributors to Falwell’s Liberty University early in its construction sold for about $90.
The online auctions, which include other signed items including books and photos, follow the trend of selling memorabilia of people and events in the worldwide spotlight.
“We’ve witnessed this more with pop culture celebrities — movie stars, musicians, that sort of thing — but one can make the case that he was a pop culture celebrity, too,” said Steve Jones, a professor of communications at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Falwell, who used the power of television to develop the Moral Majority and turn the Christian right into a mighty force in American politics, died May 15 at age 73 at the Lynchburg school he founded in 1971.
| The shirt pictured above starts at $120!! Do people think these are collector items? |
