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T-Rex leather handbag failed to sell at auction for $500k

Gail P Sherman
Jun 15, 2026
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T. Rex Handbag

The public’s desire for a handbag made of leather created in a lab using cells from a T. Rex was vastly overestimated by the auction house tasked with its sale.

The bag — a blue-black clutch — differs substantially from the image in the promotional photos released when the project was first announced. The auction house estimated the high bi…

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