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As well as battling an MSRA type, flesh eating super bug which has apparently spread from his nose to the rest of his body following a surgery, Michael Jackson is auctioning off the contents of his Neverland Ranch.

After his 2005 acquittal, the King of Pop said that he never wanted to return to the ranch stating that his home had been violated during the  police search of the premise. 1,500 lots of material is to be auction off in L.A. and Kildare, Ireland.  It took a team of 30 people 90 days to move and label the contents of the house and 2,800 acre lot.

Within the items are a collection of five crystal gloves seen in Jackson’s short film, Ghosts, the jacket Jackson wore on the Dangerous tour and the star’s MTV Moon Man award amongst other furniture, paintings, costumes and personal memorabilia.

MJ is apparently quite the vid fanatic.  He is selling off hundreds of arcade cabinets that collectively read as a chronology on gaming.  The list is quite impressive. Bidding on items starts at $20 for a ceramic mug and goes up to $20,000 for the gates to the ranch which have the Jackson family crest on them.

Jackson is said to regard the sale as cathartic, closing a chapter in his life and moving on.

One item he is not putting up for sale is his red jacket from the Thriller video.

View the entire list here.

Winnie wishes Michael a speedy recovery and to rake in some serious bucks from the auction.  Hopefully this way he can pay off all those pesky lawyers.  Purging oneself of your belongings is a good thing and is going to be a huge trend in 2k9.

In other MJ news, it is rumored he’s planning a string of comeback concerts in London starting in July. Fuck yes.

Michael Jackson – Get on the Floor (Holy Ghost! Edit)
Michael Jackson – I Cant Help It [Todd Terje Rekutt]
Michael Jackson – Sunset Driver [Demo]