Kardashian Bible sells for $80k in O.J. Simpson estate auction

Kim Kardashian tried to buy Bible, which was given to Simpson by her father

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Lawyer Robert Kardashian gave the Bible to O.J. Simpson the day after the infamous White Bronco chase. (Credit: Goldin Auctions)

Items from O.J. Simpson's estate, being sold to pay off part of the debt owned to the family of Ronald Goldman, raised more than $250,000 on Saturday night at Goldin Auctions.

Of the 97 lots in the sale, the top item was a Bible inscribed to Simpson by his lawyer Robert Kardashian, dated to the day after the famous Bronco car chase, which sold for an astounding $80,276.

In March, Malcolm LaVergne, the executor of Simpson's estate, said Kardashian's daughter Kim offered to buy the Bible for $15,000. He rejected it, saying the price was too low and offered $150,000 as a more reasonable price that would allow him to pull it from the auction.

Other top sellers from the estate included a replica of Simpson's 1968 Heisman Trophy ($42,700), a photo autographed to Simpson from former President Bill Clinton ($18,605), which had 62 bids, and two IDs — a 1969 USC student ID and a driver's license that expired in 1983 and sold for $24,461.

There was no shortage of oddball items, including a bronze buffalo statue ($10,614), O.J.'s Louis Vuitton luggage collection ($7,320), his college-used metal lunchbox ($4,270) and a lot that included two pairs of leather gloves and his AAA card ($5,795).

Simpson died last April from prostate cancer at the age of 76.

Last July, a Nevada probate judge approved Simpson related items to be sold to pay off the money the former football star, actor and broadcaster owed to the Goldman family. As a result of winning the civil suit against Simpson, the Goldmans maintain Simpson owed them roughly $117 million.

Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectibles market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.