Martin Shkreli Is Definitely Not Selling His $2 Million Dollar Wu Tang Album To Pay For Legal Fees

Source-  Just a month after being convicted of securities fraud, notorious pharma-bro Martin Shkreli is selling off his one-of-kind Wu Tang Clan album, which he bought from the legendary Staten Island hip hop group two years ago for $2 million.

The embattled former drug-company exec listed the sole copy of the CD “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” on eBay EBAY, +1.98%   Tuesday night for a starting price of $1. Within an hour, the bidding hit $55,000 and 100 offers. As of Wednesday morning, the current bid stood at $74,500.

“I am not selling to raise cash–my companies and I have record amounts of cash on hand. I hope someone with a bigger heart for music can be found for this one-of-a-kind piece and makes it available for the world to hear,” Shkreli posted along with the auction listing.

“Upon sale, I will represent & warranty any copies of the music I have will be destroyed. I have not carefully listened to the album, which is a double CD. There is also a finely crafted booklet which you can read about elsewhere,” Shkreli said, apparently alluding to the Long Island artist who sued him last year because the album packaging contains artwork the artist claimed he was never paid for.

But Shkreli warned he may backtrack on the sale. “At any time I may cancel this sale and I may even break this album in frustration,” he wrote.

I generally don’t take joy in other peoples’ misery. Never have, never will. But I’d be a goddamn lair if I told you this doesn’t bring a smile to my face. Selling the Wu Tang album is his last ditch attempt to stay relevant and he knows it. The final push before ultimately rotting away in prison for the next twenty years. Best part is he bought it for TWO-MILLION DOLLARS and the bidding leveled out around seventy-five thousand. What an idiot. What an idiot for even buying it in the first place. What if the album sucks? That’s probably why it was never released. His threat makes it that much better, “at any time I may cancel this sale and I may even break this album in frustration.” Go for it, dude. At the risk of sounding like Lonzo Ball, nobody listens to Wu Tang anymore.

Thank God this is the last time I have to write about this guy. I told myself I was done after jury selection but this was too good. Just when I thought his downfall couldn’t be anymore satisfying he goes online and starts begging for money. Oh and we know what you’re using the proceeds for, Marty. It rhymes with beagle knees. What goes around comes around. Have fun in jail, asshole.