The famous blue bird that once symbolized Twitter has reportedly found a new owner. Twitter’s former blue bird logo was taken down after Elon Musk took over and rebranded the platform as X. THe same has been sold at auction for $34,375.
RR Auction, a company specializing in rare and collectible items, confirmed the sale of the 560-pound (254 kg) sign, which measured 12 feet by 9 feet (3.7 meters by 2.7 meters). However, the identity of the buyer was not disclosed.
This isn’t the first time Musk has auctioned off remnants of Twitter’s past. Following his takeover, various office furnishings, memorabilia, and signage from the company were put up for sale.
The auction also featured other pieces of tech history, including an Apple-1 computer with accessories that fetched $375,000, a 1976 Apple Computer Co. check signed by Steve Jobs that sold for $112,054, and a first-generation, factory-sealed 4GB iPhone, which went for $87,514.
Bloomberg reported last month that Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is in discussions to secure funding from investors at a $44 billion valuation—the same price he paid for the company, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022. However, some investors, including Fidelity Investments, have significantly lowered their valuation of the platform due to advertising struggles following Musk’s takeover.
The talks coincide with a surge in the valuations of Musk’s other companies after Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential race. Musk’s association with Trump and the return of some advertisers to X have raised hopes for the platform’s financial recovery. A source told Reuters in February that this optimism has also helped banks offload the debt tied to Musk’s Twitter acquisition.
