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Michael Jackson’s Leather Jacket Seen in 80s Pepsi Commercial Set for Auction

London costume vendor Propstore is offering a rare opportunity for fans to own a piece of music history.

The iconic leather jacket Michael Jackson wore in a 1984 Pepsi commercial will be up for auction in London next month, alongside a collection of other cherished music memorabilia.

The jacket was custom-made for the “Thriller” musician for the commercial and is listed between £200,000 ($245,000) and £400,000. Fans will also be able to bid for a photo of the late King of Pop sporting the black-and-white item alongside 12-year-old Wendell Thompson.

Jackson gifted Thompson — whose father worked for Jackson as a hairdresser — the jacket in December 1983 during an Orlando trip to open the Michael Jackson room at the Hotel Royal Plaza.

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Costume and prop vendor Propstore is behind the auction, which will take place on November 10.

Global bids for the auction can be placed online, over the phone, or via absentee bidding.

Other iconic items, including Amy Winehouse's trademark beehive hairpiece from the "You Know I'm No Good" music video and George Michael's La Rocka jacket from his duet with Aretha Franklin, "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" will also be auctioned off.

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