There is now an opportunity for the fans of the billionaire Elon Musk to acquire collectibles confirmed by the man himself. A Boston-based RR Auction is presently auctioned that two pieces of coursework annotated and initialed by Elon Musk.
Tesla boss Elon Musk was a teaching aide in an entrepreneurship class explained by Myles Bass at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School in 1995. The initial, standard UPenn written exam booklet with nine pages filled out is ranked and signed by Elon Musk on the front cover in red ink. Musk checks off important points made in the exam in all respects, wiping out marks for mistaken or incorrect answers.
In one example, where one student Brian Thomas explains “Exit Strategy” as “a viable way to end operations if sh*t hits the fan,” Elon Musk notes, “graphic,” and subtract two points.
Thomas has added a thorough letter of the provenance of the item. He notes:
“In 1995, he (Musk) was just another student on the University of Pennsylvania campus. That spring he worked as a Teaching Assistant for Management 231, an entrepreneurship course I took at Wharton Business School.”
He further added,
“no one knew back then that Elon Musk would become the world’s wealthiest and most iconic entrepreneur.”
The student said talking about the souvenir,
“the exam and case study both have Elon’s unmistakable ‘EM’ signed in red pen on the front cover next to the average grades he gave me. He diligently marked up all 9 pages of the exam and 5-page paper, deducting points and checking off correct answers. He was a tough grader and didn’t like my use of profanity, where I boldly wrote ‘sh*t hits the fan’ in a test answer.”
Moreover, a five-page case study regarding Ruth Owades’ mail-orders peculiarity gardening tool concept is now talking about another piece that has been disposing of for the auction. However, Elon Musk graded and initialed it on the first page in red ink. The Tesla boss merely checks off the key points made all over the paper, refraining from the remark and grades ‘8 1/2’ to the student.
Furthermore, the commented and initialed coursework has an estimated $4,000+ at the auction (thanks to end on Wednesday) even though the top offer presently stands at $1,481 following 17 bids.
Executive VP at RR Auction Bobby Livingston stated that “Elon Musk’s autograph is rare in any form.” He additionally added,
“The early date and connection with his alma mater—he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with degrees in economics and physics in 1997—make this collection truly unique and remarkable.”
