John Lennon's Guitar Sells For Record-Breaking $2.9M After Being Lost For 50 Years: 'Check Your Attics, Folks,' Says Auctioneer
John Lennon' s Framus 12-string acoustic guitar, which was valued at $600,000 to $800,000 before Wednesday's auction, ended up selling for $2,857,500, becoming the fifth-most expensive guitar ever sold. An anonymous buyer placed the bid via telephone while at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City.