It's amazing how much money people will pay to get their hands on prestigious, rare and historic items. From the most expensive video game, bottle of wine and pair of trainers to the priciest car, home and painting, click or scroll through as we reveal the items that have fetched record-breaking sums and why they sold for so much.

A toilet seat cover that belonged to Bill Wyman, original bassist of the Rolling Stones, sold at auction for $1,152 (£895) in September 2020. It's thought to be the record for such an item. The bright yellow cover, which features the band's infamous tongue and lips logo, was sold by Wyman himself as part of an auction of more than 1,000 pieces of memorabilia from his days in the band. He left the Stones in 1993 to pursue other projects.

While there are a number of extortionately-priced burgers around the world, the award for the most expensive goes to The FleurBurger 5000. This Wagyu beef burger topped with seared foie gras and truffle shavings is served at Las Vegas' Fleur restaurant, which is located inside the Mandalay Bay Casino. The restaurant is run by French chef Hubert Keller. The burger comes served with a bottle of 1995 Chateau Petrus wine from Bordeaux, which is among the most expensive wines in the world.

Another record-breaking sale from Bill Wyman's Rolling Stones auction in September 2020 was a 1962 VOX AC30 Normal model amplifier that sold for $106,250 (£82.4k). Used heavily by Wyman as the band was starting out, the sale beats the existing record held by two amplifiers once owned by Pink Floyd's David Gilmour, which sold togther for $77,000 (£60k) in 2019.

Thought to be the most expensive glasses ever sold, spectacles formerly belonging to Mahatma Gandhi recently fetched £260,000 ($340k). Mysteriously the glasses were found hanging out of a letter box on an industrial estate, and were then found to have been gifted to the British auction house that went on to sell them. The specs were far more sought-after than anticipated, going for 17 times more than the initial estimate.

A rare 'presentation' Pokémon card featuring Blastoise sold for a record $360,000 (£260k) in a Heritage Auctions sale in January this year. It was the first time that forensics and chemical analysis were used to verify that the card was real. Remarkably, the Blastoise card was only a prototype, and has a unique Galaxy Star holographic print, as well as a typo “Hydropump”, which should read Hydro Pump. But the card was one of two printed by the Wizards of the Coast company to pitch the idea of the Pokémon Trading Card Game to Nintendo, and the other card is thought to no longer be in existence, making this card extremely rare.

Ex-Rolling Stone Bill Wyman's 2020 auction broke records again when this 1969 Fender Mustang Bass sold for a whopping $384,000 (£300k). Played by Wyman at the band's concerts and in the studio in 1969 and 1970, the bass guitar has knocked a Höfner bass guitar, which was presented to Paul McCartney in 1964 and sold for $204,800 (£159k) 50 years later, off the top spot.

The record for the most expensive bottle of wine sold at auction is held by this bottle of 1945 Romanée-Conti, which realised an impressive $558,000 (£452k) at a Sotheby's auction in 2018. Selling for more than 17 times its original estimate, the sale reflects an increasing demand for vintage French wines, especially Burgundy. Only 600 bottles of the 1945 vintage wine were produced.

A sealed Super Mario Bros game sold for a record $660,000 (£477k) on 3 April, more than five times the previous record of $114,000 (£82k) for a video game title. The Nintendo game was originally bought as a Christmas present in 1986, the year it was released, but its plastic shrink wrap was never opened. “It stayed in the bottom of my office desk since the day I bought it,” the anonymous seller has revealed. The Super Mario Bros game retailed at $25 (£17) when it first went on for sale, the equivalent of $59.99 (£43) in today's money.

Dubbed "India's most famous suit", this dapper tailored number worn by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in January 2015, which features unique monogram pin stripes, was auctioned in February the same year in aid of the Namami Ganges Fund. Diamond merchant Laljibhai Patel paid a record-breaking $700,000 (£521k) for the outfit.

These sneakers designed and worn by rapper Kanye West broke records on Monday (26 April) when they sold at a Sotheby's auction for $1.8 million (£1.3m). The Nike Air Yeezy 1 Prototypes (pictured) had been expected to set a new record price and sell for $1 million (£718k), but the final sale amount exceeded expectations. The shoes were created by West during his 2007-2009 collaboration with the sports brand, a venture that marked the first time Nike worked with a famous person who wasn't an athlete. West wore the shoes during a performance at the Grammys in 2008. The winning bidder was RARES, a platform that allows people to invest in rare footwear. The sneaker sale beat the previous record of $615,000 (£457k) held by a pair of Nike Air Jordan 1 High trainers worn by Michael Jordan during a 1985 exhibition game.

A 1926 bottle of The Macallan whisky sold at a Christie's auction in London in October 2019 for $1.9 million (£1.5m), beating the previous record of $1.5 million (£1.2m) set by a bottle of the same whisky in 2018. There were just 40 bottles produced from that cask and only 14 of them were given the Fine and Rare label that this particular bottle had. We imagine the buyer needed a stiff drink after parting with all that cash.

The world's most expensive camera sold for a whopping €2.4 million ($2.7m/£2.2m) at a WestLicht Photographica Auction in Vienna in March 2018. The camera, sold to a private collector from Asia, is one of just 25 test versions of Leica's legendary 0-Series produced in 1923, hence its exceptional value. But the world's most expensive photograph sold for a lot more, read on to find out what it was...

The first edition of Action Comics from 1938 features the first appearance of Superman. The original comic sold for just 10c, but a copy just sold for $3.25 million (£2.4m) in a private sale via ComicConnect.com, setting a new world record for a comic book and beating another copy of the same comic which sold for $3.2 million (£2.46m) back in 2014. It's estimated there are only around 100 copies of this edition still left.

The most sought-after baseball cards fetch crazy prices at auction, and a rare Mike Trout collectable recently broke records with its $3.9 million (£2.9m) sale. The card had been snapped up for $400,000 (£297k) just two years ago by sports gambling consultant Dave Oancea, who has since made a very tidy profit by selling the mint-condition card on.

The revealing "Happy Birthday, Mr President" dress Marilyn Monroe wore to serenade JFK in 1962 is the most expensive ever sold. The gown was bought by Ripley's Believe It or Not! Museum in London for $4.8 million (£3.9m) at Julien’s Auctions in Los Angeles in 2016, beating another Monroe classic – the iconic white dress worn by the blonde bombshell in The Seven Year Itch.

In June last year, the guitar played by Kurt Cobain during Nirvana’s legendary MTV Unplugged performance became the most expensive guitar ever sold, selling for an incredible $6 million (£4.6m). Unlike most high-end bidders, the new owner of the iconic guitar was happy to be identified as Peter Freedman of RØDE Microphones. The Australian music entrepreneur plans to exhibit the guitar across the world, with all proceeds going towards the performing arts.

In 2007 a piece of French history changed hands in the form of Napoleon Bonaparte’s cavalry sword, which sold for $6.4 million (£4.8m). The blade didn’t stray far from where it was originally held by its famous owner however, as it stayed within the Bonaparte family and one condition of its sale was that it would remain in France.

The most esteemed paintings can fetch hundreds of millions of dollars, but the finest photos in the world can also realise big bucks at auction. The most expensive ever sold is Peter Lik's black-and white image Phantom, which was taken in Arizona's Antelope Canyon and sold for $6.5 million (£5.3m) at auction in 2014. The previous record holder was Andreas Gursky's Rhein II, which sold for $4.3 million (£3.5m) at auction in 2011.

Stamp collecting is big business and the most desirable specimens can sell for millions of dollars. The world's most valuable stamp is this British Guiana 1856 1 cent magenta, the only known example in existence. It was sold in 2014 to shoe designer Stuart Weitzman for just under $9.5 million (£7.7m).

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The record for the planet's priciest bound book belongs to the Bay Psalm Book, the first book that was printed in the USA. Dating from 1620, one of the 11 surviving copies fetched $14.2 million (£11.5m) at a Sotheby's auction in 2013.

In September 2018, this pair of diamond encrusted gold heels, created by UAE designer Jada Dubai in collaboration with Passion Jewellers, set the record for the most expensive pair of shoes ever when they sold for a cool $17 million (£13.8m). The Passion Diamond Shoes reportedly took nine months to create and include the designers' names stamped in gold on the insoles.

The Bugatti La Voiture Noire was unveiled at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show, and sold for a staggering $18.7 million (£15.1m). The bespoke supercar, of which only one example was made, was commissioned by a private client who agreed to purchase the model before it was even built. With its hefty price tag the Bugatti surpasses one-off cars from Rolls-Royce and Mercedes-Benz, which aren't far behind.

The priciest ever non-religious manuscript to go under the hammer, the Codex Leicester is Leonardo Da Vinci's renowned collection of scientific writings. It dates from the early 16th century. The record-breaking manuscript was snapped up by Bill Gates at a Christie's Auction in 1994 for $30.8 million, equivalent to $53.3 million (£43.9m) in today's money. Since then, a printer's manuscript of the Book of Mormon sold for $35 million (£28.4m) in 2017, however as the Codex Leicester sold for more when adjusted for inflation it's still considered the most expensive manuscript sale.

The most expensive wristwatch ever auctioned is this bespoke Patek Philippe watch, which went under the hammer for an enormous $31 million (£25.1m) in November 2019 at a charity auction in Geneva. Completely one of a kind, the Grandmaster Chime watch has a black dial and a rose gold dial which can be flipped.

House guests might want to take off their shoes if they wish to walk on this prized rug. The most expensive ever sold at auction, the Clark Sickle-leaf carpet, which was woven in Persia sometime around 1700, sold for a jaw-dropping $33.7 million (£27.3m) at a Sotheby's New York sale in 2013.

This exquisite 16th-century sketch by Raphael, a simple study for the Old Master's final painting, is the priciest drawing ever sold. The Head of an Apostle fetched an impressive $36.7 million (£29.7 million) when it went under the hammer at a Sotheby's London sale in 2012. The sketch was sold to an unidentified Russian collector.

Crafted from the finest ebony and studded with semi-precious stones, the 18th-century Badminton Cabinet is the most expensive piece of furniture sold at auction. The furniture masterpiece went for $36.7 million at a Christie's sale in 2003, which would equivalent to $51.1 million (£41.4m) today, beating the record price it set when it was previously sold in 1990.

A 1963 Ferrari 250 GTO racer made it into the record books in May 2018 when it was purchased at a private sale for a whopping $70 million (£56.7m) by avid collector David MacNeil from Chicago. Widely regarded as the ultimate vehicle for the Ferrari connoisseur, the 4153 GT model won the famous Tour de France in 1964 and is one of only 39 built by the Italian auto firm.

The spectacular 59.6-carat Pink Star diamond went under the hammer for $71 million (£57.7m) in April 2017 at Sotheby's Hong Kong, breaking the record for the most expensive diamond sold at auction. The previous record holder, the famed Oppenheimer Blue, sold for $50.6 million (£41m) in 2016.

Setting the record for the most expensive piece of artwork sold at auction by a living artist, Jeff Koons' Rabbit sculpture went under the hammer for $91.1 million (£73.8m) in May 2019. The stainless steel structure was created by the artist in 1986 and was inspired by a child's inflatable toy. Rabbit overtook the previous record holder, David Hockney's Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures), which sold at auction for $90.2 million (£73m) in November 2018.

L'Homme au Doigt (Pointing Man or Man Pointing), a 1947 bronze work by Alberto Giacometti, sold for an astonishing $141.3 million (£114.5m) at a Christie's auction in 2015. Admired by art critics the world over, the postwar sculpture is regarded as Giacometti's most iconic masterpiece.

The Hawaiian island of Lanai, a 90,000-acre paradise, was purchased by Oracle founder Larry Ellison in 2012 for $300 million (£243m), making it the most expensive island ever sold. Ellison now owns 98% of Lanai, while the remaining 2% is owned by the state. The entrepreneur has since invested another $450 million (£365m) in projects on the island, which houses two five-star hotels and a 3,200 person town.

Forget Van Gogh's Sunflowers, Rothko's No. 6 or de Kooning's Interchange. The Salvator Mundi, thought to be by Leonardo da Vinci though some experts doubt its authenticity, is the most expensive painting ever sold. In 2017, the 500-year-old artwork was purchased by Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdullah for an eye-watering $450 million (£364m).

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The most expensive boat in the world is thought to be Roman Abramovich's Eclipse, a 533-feet long megayacht which was bought for $472 million (£380m) in 2011 but is believed to be worth $1.5 billion (£1.2bn) today. Complete with 25 luxurious cabins, an onboard nightclub and two swimming pools, it's certainly not your average yacht.

The world's most expensive private residential property in the world is the colossal Antilia, a 27-storey skyscraper in Mumbai owned by billionaire Mukesh Ambani. The property, which is valued at $2 billion (£1.6bn) by the Guinness World Records, has 400,00 square feet (37,000 square metres) of living floor area, and derives its high cost partly from the highly expensive area in which it's built – Altamount Road, where one square foot of land costs on average between Rs 80,000- Rs 85,000 ($1,050-$1,100/£860-£910).

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