Elon Musk to auction Twitter signs and other memorabilia

Multi-billionaire Elon Musk is putting Twitter gathering signs and different items from the institution up for auction conscionable weeks aft the firm's rebranding arsenic X.

Among the 584 tons connected connection are java tables, outsized vertebrate cages, and lipid paintings of images that went viral.

Also listed are tens of desks and chairs, a DJ booth, and capable philharmonic instruments to equip a band.

Since buying the societal media level past year, Mr Musk has chopped thousands of jobs successful an effort to little costs.

The auction has been called "Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Assets & More!"

One of the Twitter signs connected connection is inactive fixed to the company's office connected 10th Street successful San Francisco.

"Bird is inactive mounted connected broadside of the building. Buyer is liable for hiring an SF Licensed Company with due Permits," the listing reads.

Last month, an effort to region a antithetic Twitter motion was temporarily halted by authorities successful San Francisco.

Two lipid paintings of photographs that went viral connected Twitter volition besides beryllium auctioned.

The archetypal is of Ellen Degeneres' star-studded selfie taken astatine the 2014 Academy Awards.

The different is of the representation that then-US President Barack Obama tweeted erstwhile helium was re-elected successful November 2012. At the clip it was the platform's most-liked tweet.

The auction besides includes philharmonic instrumentality ranging from guitars to drum kits and amplifiers, arsenic good arsenic a DJ booth with a controller, mixers and speakers.

The minimum connection for each batch is $25 (£19.70), according to auction location Heritage Global Partners.

Bidding begins connected 12 September and is scheduled to extremity 2 days later.

The auction comes aft Mr Musk cuts costs astatine Twitter pursuing his $44bn acquisition of the firm.

Since buying Twitter, helium has made large occupation cuts, including shedding workers who tracked maltreatment connected the platform. The institution has besides changed however it verifies accounts.

Earlier this year, Twitter held an auction of hundreds of items from its San Francisco HQ.

A statue of its celebrated vertebrate logo attracted the highest bid, selling for $100,000.

X did not instantly respond to a BBC petition for remark connected Thursday.