{"id":287084,"date":"2021-05-05T07:26:17","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T12:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/tom-hanks-forrest-gump-ping-pong-paddle-fetches-25600-at-auction"},"modified":"2021-05-05T07:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T12:26:27","slug":"tom-hanks-forrest-gump-ping-pong-paddle-fetches-25600-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/tom-hanks-forrest-gump-ping-pong-paddle-fetches-25600-at-auction","title":{"rendered":"Tom Hanks&#039; &#039;Forrest Gump&#039; Ping Pong Paddle Fetches $25,600 At Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<article id=\"post-194315\" class=\"post-194315 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news tag-actor tag-army tag-china tag-cinema-of-the-united-states tag-creative-works tag-film tag-forrest-gump tag-military-humor tag-tom-hanks tag-united-states\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">    \t\t<!-- .entry-meta --><br \/>\n    \t<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n\t\t<!-- adman_adcode_beginning --><\/p>\n<div readability=\"62.9739714526\">\n<section id=\"cb-bb5519436603f6cd8a952e39fc18da37\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-image-block canvas-image-block-permalink canvas-image-block--default canvas-block-is-first \">\n<div class=\"image-block\">\n     <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20210427_9e2755684d3d4e539af5e54fda384ddb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:fe994281-919f-4b82-9c2b-f226adde458a\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" title=\"actor\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\" src=\"http:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Tom-Hanks039-039Forrest-Gump039-Ping-Pong-Paddle-Fetches-25600-At-Auction.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"actor\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-599dcafcd7e230fd10b89585708dc3c1\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31.2123287671\">\n<p>The paddle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/tom-hanks\/\"><strong>Tom Hanks<\/strong><\/a> used to help repair U.S. relations with China in \u201cForrest Gump\u201d just sold at auction \u2026 and it fetched a whopping $25,600!!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-fa78bbc19c00e2582fc728ff1c8f553f\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>The ping pong bat the famous actor grabbed for his role as Gump hit the block a few weeks ago \u2026 and the gavel just dropped for the final sale on Thursday morning, <strong>TMZ Sports <\/strong>has confirmed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e9f0da6a1f1f1b93edd7b1fb7ee59cce\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"33.4391891892\">\n<p>The price is far more than the experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.julienslive.com\/m\/lot-details\/index\/catalog\/381\/lot\/154142?url=%2Fm%2Fsearch%3Fkey%3Dtom%2Bhanks\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Julien\u2019s Auctions<\/strong><\/a> estimated it\u2019d go for \u2026 initially, they believed it\u2019d sell in the $1,000-$2,000 range.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2cb31cb55041ed84259a4ca06e50f774\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>But, it ain\u2019t hard to see why it exceeded expectations \u2026 the piece is serious movie history!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-6642847f19dca3b84f60782f6e8c7824\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block canvas-youtube-video-block-permalink canvas-youtube-video-block--default \"\/>\n<section id=\"cb-c1ef3d1f2a7667cc79917a855987a7f3\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>You\u2019ll recall \u2026 Gump used the paddle after the Army sent him to China \u2014 with Gump famously saying, \u201cSomebody said world peace was in our hands. But, all I did was play ping pong!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-e98f152fc86d3a2f74f8deb0ba4f853e\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"35\">\n<p>It\u2019s unclear if this was one of several paddles Hanks used for filming, or if it\u2019s a true one-of-one \u2026 but the auction house says it still has its black-gripped handle and red and black striking surfaces in-tact.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-c15ae00ef41a34b7b45248920a8f084d\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>In total, auction experts say it measures in at 10 inches long and 6 inches wide.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-2ef9e8851c962d6354d0ef1354547e27\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>The buyer\u2019s identity has yet to be revealed.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"cb-8aeedd966f525431ad1d3f1e28f27445\" class=\"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default canvas-block-is-last \" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;text_block&quot;}\" readability=\"29\">\n<p>Stupid may be as stupid does \u2026 but this feels like a smart purchase in our book!!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2021\/04\/29\/tom-hanks-forrest-gump-ping-pong-paddle-auction\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- adman_adcode_after --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a returnurl=\"https:\/\/url.lv\/freesoftware\" href=\"https:\/\/url.lv\/all-sites\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"army\" style=\"width: 357px; height: 111px;\" alt=\"army\" src=\"http:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/wp-content\/plugins\/MagicDownloadButton\/images\/DownloadNow.png\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\">Sharing is caring!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\"><span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in <a href=\"http:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/category\/categorized\/news\" rel=\"category tag\">News<\/a><\/span>\t<\/footer>\n<p><!-- .entry-footer --><\/article>\n<p><!-- #post-## --><!-- #comments --><\/p><\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/etrafficlane.com\/newline\/tom-hanks-forrest-gump-ping-pong-paddle-fetches-25600-at-auction\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The paddle Tom Hanks used to help repair U.S. relations with China in \u201cForrest Gump\u201d just sold at auction \u2026 and it fetched a whopping [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-287084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287084\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}