Sanders goods of’gaze stealing’ are also burning… Wool doll won 20 million won

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, who unexpectedly became a’scene stealer’ at the inauguration of U.S. President Joe Biden. Among the attendees in a neat suit and coat, the casual appearance of wearing fur gloves and a thick coat became a hot topic among the youth and became the subject of various composite pictures.

The craze continues even now. According to the Associated Press on the 27th (local time), related products such as T-shirts containing Sanders’ appearance at the time were also sold on fire, and sales amounted to 1.8 million dollars (about 2 billion won) over the past five days.

According to this, the first quantity of T-shirts and stickers posted on Senator Sanders’ website sold out in less than 30 minutes. Even though more products were added last weekend, it is said that it quickly ended.

‘Play’, which combines photos of Sanders with various movie and drama scenes, continues among netizens around the world. There was even a link that combined Sanders’ photos in the desired place by simply searching for the address.

Senator Sanders said in a statement on the 27th, “My wife and I have been amazed by the creativity of the people over the past week, and we are happy that the sales revenue can be used for Vermont residents in need.” Sanders will use the proceeds from product sales for a Vermont charity.

A leading American progressive politician and Senate Budget Chairman, he said, “Do everything you can in Washington to ensure that workers in Vermont and across the country get what they need in the worst crisis since the Great Depression (the novel coronavirus pandemic). I will do it.”

Knitting dolls depicting Sanders at the inauguration ceremony were also sold at high prices on the Internet auction site on the 26th. CNN reported that about $40,000, including profits, will be donated to volunteer organizations.

Toby King, who made the doll, is a big supporter of Sanders. He made a knitting doll resembling Sanders and posted it on eBay, an internet auction site.

The sales money will be donated in full to’Mills on Wills (MOW)’, a volunteer organization that delivers meals to the elderly.

The doll started auction for 99 cents (about 1,100 won) and finally won a bid for 2,300 dollars (about 22 million won).To sympathize with the purpose of the auction company, the auction company decided to donate 4,600 dollars with the same amount as the successful bid price. did.

The Vermont female teacher, who presented the gloves to Sanders, became famous by appearing on the BBC. “I presented upcycled gloves to Senator Sanders a few years ago, and I was surprised and happy that he was wearing them during the last presidential campaign,” he said.

CNN commented on the fact that Sanders lost to Biden in the last presidential Democratic primary, and commented, “The sales of the goods were a’big win’ for Senator Sanders.”

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