Elon Musk is auctioning Twitter memorabilia from the company’s headquarters just weeks after the social media firm changed its name to X.
There are 584 lots on the list, including old signs from the California offices, a wooden bird Twitter coffee table, and outsized bird cages.
The old bird logo, which still stands at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, is also offered.
The auction is called ‘Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Supplies and More!’ and takes place at Heritage Global Partners starting September 12.
Billionaire Musk, 52, announced on July 24 a rebrand of the popular social media website with a new X logo replacing the famous bird symbol.
Elon Musk is auctioning off Twitter memorabilia from company headquarters just weeks after the social media firm changed its name to X
The old bird logo, which still stands at the company’s headquarters in San Francisco, is also offered
Billionaire Musk, 52, announced a rebrand of the popular social media website on July 24 with a new X logo replacing the famous bird symbol
An attempt to take down the Twitter sign last month was temporarily halted by authorities, and the purchaser of the bird logo will have to find the appropriate permit to take it down.
Bird is still mounted on the side of the building. The buyer is responsible for hiring an SF-licensed company with the proper permits,” the listing reads.
Oil paintings from photos that went viral on the platform are being auctioned.
The first is of Ellen DeGeneres’ star-studded selfie that was taken at the 2014 Oscars and stars Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Bradley Cooper, and Jennifer Lawrence.
While the second is an image Barack Obama tweeted when he was re-elected as president in November 2012 and it was the platform’s most liked tweet at the time.
Neon hashtags, @ signs and an array of musical equipment such as guitars, Yamaha keyboards and even a DJ booth are also on sale.
The company appears to be having a massive clearance of chairs, sofas and tables from its listed headquarters.
An array of kitchen appliances, including a $9,610 La Marzocco espresso machine, an array of refrigerators, and a draft beer machine are up for grabs.
While there are some pricey items in the collection, bidding starts from just $25. The auction ends in two days.
The auction is called ‘Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Supplies and More!’ and takes place at Heritage Global Partners starting September 12
There are 584 lots on the list, including old signs from the California offices, a wooden bird Twitter coffee table, and outsized bird cages
Oil paintings from photos that went viral on the platform are being auctioned
Earlier this year, Twitter held an auction of hundreds of items from its San Francisco headquarters. A statue of the famous bird logo sold for $100,000.
The auction follows Musk’s $44 billion takeover of the company last October that laid off half of its workforce in teams ranging from communications and content curation to product and engineering.
The cuts affected some 3,700 employees, who learned about their fate via email last year.
The massive job cuts continued into February, with an additional 200 jobs cut, bringing the workforce below 2,000.
Musk unveiled a dramatic rebranding of Twitter that saw the famous blue bird logo replaced with an X in July, and the X.com domain now directs users to the Twitter website.
The new logo for the platform is a stylized black and white version of the letter X.
Feedback on the switch received mixed reviews, with many taking the opportunity to mock the new logo and the removal of the famous blue bird.
But Musk’s X decided to install a huge, pulsating neon sign on top of the company’s San Francisco headquarters, angering local residents.
Neon hashtags, @ signs and an array of musical equipment such as guitars, Yamaha keyboards and even a DJ booth are also on sale
A range of kitchen appliances, including a La Marzocco espresso machine – valued at $9,610
A series of refrigerators and a beer dispenser are also up for grabs
A local journalist named Christopher Beale posted a video of the new sign with an awareness of what it means for locals.
He responded to a user who had seen the sign saying, “Imagine this damn X sign right in front of your bedroom.”
“Imagine no more. This is my life now,” Beale posted to the social media giant on Saturday, capturing a full clip of the wavy X logo.
The City of San Francisco subsequently filed a complaint and launched an investigation into the giant “X” sign.
City officials said substituting letters or symbols on buildings, or placing a sign on top of them, requires a permit for design and safety reasons.