Bird statue fetches US$100,000 as Musk auctions Twitter HQ items

Among the 631 lots were espresso machines, ergonomically correct desks, televisions, bicycle-powered charging stations, pizza ovens and a decorative planter shaped like an '@' sign. — AP

SAN FRANCISCO: A Twitter bird statue fetched US$100,000 (RM431,550) on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm's downtown San Francisco headquarters.

An online auction of "surplus corporate office assets of Twitter" that lasted slightly more than 24 hours also featured a 10-foot neon light in the shape of Twitter's bird logo, which brought in a winning bid of US$40,000 (RM172,620), Heritage Global Partners auction service confirmed.