Sharapova hotel items to be auctioned
Here are a few more details on the toilet seat scandal I posted about earlier. Did Sharapova agree to this willingly? I’d never allow for this - I’d instead offer up some signed photos or tennis gear for auction, or maybe just donate money directly to the charity. I don’t want to meet the kind of people that will buy some of this stuff.
Jerry Goh, organizer of Sharapova’s Dec. 30 exhibition match against Russian Anna Chakvetadze, said every item used by the former Wimbledon and U.S. Open champion — except the hotel room toilet seat — will be sold to benefit charity, the Russian information agency Novosti reported Monday.
“Since there’s an interest for products that Sharapova will use during her stay here, we want to do this tastefully,” Goh said. “So no toilet seats or covers will be offered for auction.”
Items to be sold after the visit include a swimming suit, towels, slippers, pillow cases and bed linens. Goh did not specify whether the items would be washed before the sale. UPI
