Alice Cooper surprise bidder for €55 golf-inspired toast rack sold by Meath auctioneer
Damien Matthews, who delivered the item to Cooper, said he had no idea the bidder was actually the US star, when he made the offer.
'He's a bit of a golf nut,' Mr Matthews told the Irish Independent, explaining why the star was interested in this particular toast rack.
'It turns out he's a very nice, funny guy. I thought people would be amused to hear about this. It's a small world now items are auctioned online and smaller regional firms have the same international reach.'
Cooper, a pioneer of 'shock rock' has enjoyed a career of six decades. The singer has played golf daily for the past 30 years.
During this London gig, actor Johnny Depp joined Cooper's band to perform a cover of Black Sabbath's Paranoid in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the metal singer's death.
Mr Matthews said he travels to London regularly with big ticket items customers have bought. And curiosity got the better of him, so he decided to drop the budget-friendly toast rack off to Cooper, just to check was it really the star.
'He was delighted to receive it,' Mr Matthews said. 'It was a small value item but I hand delivered it.'
'It was a bargain for sure. But it's a nice thought Alice Cooper, who I believe appreciates the finer things, will take his toast from it each morning.'
The toast rack is up to 40 years old and is silver plated.
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