scottheisel Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Ridiculous! http://www.nydailynews.com/real_estate/2....6_million .html LOS ANGELES - Even in death, Marilyn Monroe is still snagging millionaires. An unidentified deep-pocketed fan who clearly prefers blonds placed the winning $4.6 million bid Monday in an eBay auction for the crypt directly above the sexy screen icon's grave. Beverly Hills widow Elsie Poncher put her husband's strategically positioned crypt on the auction block with a starting price of $500,000. Bidding soared to $4.5 million three days later. "Here is a once in a lifetime and into eternity opportunity to spend your eternal days directly above Marilyn Monroe," the eBay auction description boasted. Richard Poncher was buried face down, looking at Marilyn, when he died 23 years ago at age 81, the posting revealed. His 80-year-old widow said she decided to move his remains and sell the valuable vault at the Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park cemetery. She plans to use the cash to pay off a $1.6 million mortgage on her Beverly Hills home. "I can't be more honest than that," she told The Los Angeles Times. "I want to leave it free and clear for my kids." A woman who answered the phone at Elsie Poncher's house said the family had no comment. "We still don't know who bought it," she said. An eBay spokeswoman said privacy rules prohibit the company from revealing the winning bidder's identity without prior consent. Richard Poncher bought the crypt from Yankee great Joe DiMaggio during his divorce from Monroe, the widow said. The Yankee Clipper had planned to be buried on top of Monroe's grave, until their made-in-Hollywood romance turned sour. Richard Poncher wasn't a huge fan of Monroe at the time that he bought the crypt, but the bombshell grew on him over time. As he lay dying, Poncher told his wife not to even think of burying him anywhere else. "He said, 'If I croak, if you don't put me upside down over Marilyn, I'll haunt you the rest of my life,'" Elsie Poncher said. A cemetery spokeswoman said Monroe's grave has helped make Pierce Brothers a top tourist destinations in Los Angeles. "Anyone can walk through and see it during visiting hours," she said. Screen siren Natalie Wood, Dean Martin and Roy Orbison are buried nearby. Monroe died of a drug overdose ruled a "probable suicide" at the age of 36 in 1962. The star of "Some Like It Hot," "How to Marry a Millionaire," and "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" was named the sexiest woman of the 20th century by both Playboy and People magazines. The stone facade of her aboveground crypt stands out with a darker hue left by the fingerprints and lipstick marks of countless fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgoodcore Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 Joe DiMaggio is pissed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorbike Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 thats crazy. how do you approach your wife and say "bury me face down on top of marilyn monroe or else" and not end up divorced, haha. but then again dude was 24 years older than his wife so she probably was doin it for the money from the get go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicker Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 i would totally bang monroe's corpse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 MMMM....Imagine, your lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, laying over some other lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, separated by 4" of steel for all eternity. Hot. Man, the zombie fucking is gonna be out of this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drabley Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 MMMM....Imagine, your lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, laying over some other lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, separated by 4" of steel for all eternity. Hot.Man, the zombie fucking is gonna be out of this world. It must have been Dante that won. That statement is far too descriptive to be pure happenstance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stranaspank Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 She can't move the body, he swore he'd haunt her if she did! That mansion will be paid off, but it'll also be filled with g-g-g-g-g-ghosts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dante3000 Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 MMMM....Imagine, your lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, laying over some other lifeless, hallow, rotting corpse, separated by 4" of steel for all eternity. Hot.Man, the zombie fucking is gonna be out of this world. It must have been Dante that won. That statement is far too descriptive to be pure happenstance. Not even close. I plan on buying the spot under Monroe, but only if they put a hole through her crypt, so me and the other guy can high five as we posthumously bust the "Human-A" on that trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iliketurtles Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 I've been there! Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon & Rodney Dangerfield in the same row! Rodney Dangerfield's tombstone says "There Goes The Neighborhood" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jawbroken Posted August 25, 2009 Share Posted August 25, 2009 It must have been Dante that won. That statement is far too descriptive to be pure happenstance. Not even close. I plan on buying the spot under Monroe, but only if they put a hole through her crypt, so me and the other guy can high five as we posthumously bust the "Human-A" on that trick. we have a winner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impact Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 guy didnt spend that much, he flaked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlovecolouredx Posted August 26, 2009 Share Posted August 26, 2009 for what ? it's better a lot if that amount goes for hunger in third world country. safe alive people is better than digging the passed one history.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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