“The Dark Knight” suit auctioned off for $250K (photos)

A private collector bought a batsuit worn by Christian Bale in “The Dark Knight” and “The Dark Knight Rises” for 250,000). 


Another bidder snagged the batpod—the heavily armed motorcycle used by Batman as he battled the Joker and Bane in two “Dark Knight” movies—for £312,000. And since crime doesn't pay, Bane’s costume sold for £96,000, Bloomberg reports.

The costume was up for sale as part of an auction organized by The Prop Store, a U.K. memorabilia company. The offering of more than 500 costumes, props and other pieces of movie history brought in more than £1.5 million, auctioneers said.

“We managed to get some world-record prices there, which is very exciting for us,” said Stephen Lane, chief executive officer of the Prop Store. “The activity across the board was pretty unprecedented.”

A TIE fighter helmet from “Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope” (the original 1977 film) gavelled in at £210,000, which the store says is a world record. A stunt mask worn by the Sloth character in The Goonies sold for £36,000. These prices include a 20 percent buyer’s premium (the auctioneer’s cut) but don’t include shipping.

In the end, about a dozen people were bidding for the batpod online, over the phone and in person. Bidding opened online earlier in the month, but bids had only gotten up to £35,000 by the morning of the auction, Lane said. It jumped to £180,000 online before the live auction opened ad finished up at £260,000, before the buyer’s premium took it to £312,000.