Elon Musk is now cleaning out Twitter HQ by auctioning off ‘woke‘ office supplies, such as a massive Twitter bird statue and other thousand-dollar items starting at $25.
The items from the San Francisco office include valuable luxury items, such as a $20,000 espresso machine, a $10,000 vegetable dryer and a $17,000 braising pan. An ‘@’ shaped planter is also up for grabs, along with chairs, tables and kegs.
Musk, 51, took over the social media giant in a $44 billion deal in October and shrunk the company’s staff from around 7,000 to 2,500 in an attempt to rebrand Twitter and its woke policies.
The billionaire appears to be taking Twitter’s makeover a step further by bidding off several items from the office’s kitchen and workstation starting at either $25 or $50.
Bidding for the items opens on January 17 at 7am PT and ends the following day at 10am PT.
Elon Musk is cleaning out Twitter’s headquarters in San Francisco by auctioning off thousand dollar items for the starting price of $25
One of the items up for grabs includes a massive statue of the famous Twitter logo. The items range between $25 to $50 despite some being worth thousands of dollars
The items are listed on the website BidSpotter under Heritage Global Partners.
It is unclear why Musk has decided to auction off the items, but some speculated Twitter’s earning may be low since the CEO announced in November that the social media company had seen a drop in revenue.
‘Twitter has had a massive drop in revenue, due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, even though nothing has changed with content moderation and we did everything we can to appease the activist,’ Musk wrote at the time.
Musk had previously cut down on employees to cut cost – but gave some the option to either adopt Twitter’s new ‘hardcore’ style or resign.
Nick Dove, a spokesperson for HGP, debunked assumptions that the auction was to offset any financial issues.
‘They’ve sold for $44 billion, and we’re selling a couple of chairs and desks and computers. So if anyone genuinely thinks that the revenue from selling a couple computers and chairs will pay for the mountain there, then they’re a moron,’ Dove told Fortune.
Other items up for grabs on the list include several ice machines, fridges, pizza ovens, a coffee maker, projectors, Mac desktops, several white boards and several unpackaged desks.
Another item is a giant ‘@’ sign planter filed with succulents
An espresso machine that is worth around $18,000 is up for grabs on the auction website
Two stationary bikes is also up for grabs that can be used while working
A braising pan is also available. The cost of this item generally runs around $28,000
A vegetable dryer is also available, which can cost up to $3,000
Other items available include chairs, fridges, Mac desktops, several white boards and several unpackaged desks
Amid the auction announcement, Musk had lost his title of the richest person in the world on Tuesday to the Louis Vuitton group chief Bernard Arnault.
Arnault, 73, is the chairman and CEO of LVMH. The luxury goods group parents brands, such as Dior, Tiffany and Bulgari – and is now worth $170.6 billion.
Musk is now worth $163.1 billion, according to Bloomberg.
The Tesla CEO’s worth was mostly associated with the car brand, but it has recently suffered this year amid concerns of over production.
Musk also made a dent in his bank account when he purchased Twitter for $44 billion – a deal he was forced to sell $15 billion worth of his Tesla stick in order to close.
Meanwhile, LVMH’s worth increased after the COVID-19 restrictions lifted and in-person shopping resumed.
