The man who helped organize the sale of John Lennon's toilet says he cannot reveal who bought the late musician's loo, but he is astonished at how much it fetched at auction.
An unidentified overseas buyer purchased a blue-and-white toilet that Lennon used when he lived at a home in Tittenhurst Park in Berkshire, west of London, from 1969 to 1972.
The toilet sold at the 33rd annual Beatles Convention in Liverpool Saturday for 9,500 pounds, or just shy of $15,500 Canadian at current exchange rates.
Stephen Bailey, who helped organize the auction, says the ornate toilet made its way into his Beatles memorabilia shop after sitting in a British contractor's shed for years.
It was passed down to the man's son and recently made its way into his shop.
Bailey told CTV News Channel that it was "quite a surprise" to see the toilet sell for more than nine times its expected selling price.
"The amount of interest we had from all over the world was just amazing to say the least," Bailey said during a telephone interview from his shop in Liverpool, England, on Sunday morning.
"It's a very ornate, and to be honest, really nice looking toilet, but you know I don't think I'd be personally using it in the future if I'd paid 9,500 pounds for it," he added.
With files from The Associated Press
