It's a big year for "Seinfeld" ... a really big year.
Jerry Seinfeld celebrates his 70th birthday Monday, and his hit show will commemorate the 35th anniversary of its debut later this summer on July 5.
Both the Yankees and Red Sox have scheduled promotion nights for the long-running sitcom, so we decided to take a look at items from "Seinfeld" that have sold in the past.
For a "show about nothing," these 10 items are really something.
1. Rerun rights for the show: $500 million, Netflix
In 2021, Netflix paid $500 million for the rights to run the 180 "Seinfeld" episodes over five years. And, to think, people went crazy when TBS paid $180 million for those rights in 1998.
2. Jerry Seinfeld’s "1996 Porsche 911 Targa:” $164,000, Bring A Trailer Auction, 2024
It didn’t come with coffee, but they only made 4,500 of these cars, and Seinfeld put just 26,000 miles on it.
Given all the options the comedian added to this car and the rarity of it, there probably wasn’t any bump for Seinfeld owning it over a regular Joe.
3. The Puffy Shirt: $25,000, Prop Store, 2024
Arguably, the most talked about item in "Seinfeld" history, Jerry wore the shirt on the Sept. 23, 1993, episode. Made by Kramer’s “low-talking” girlfriend, Leslie, Jerry showed up wearing it and looking "like a pirate" on the "Today Show."
There were three of these shirts made. One is in the Smithsonian. Another emerged last month in a Prop Store auction. The only thing guaranteed was that it was one of three puffy shirts made for "Seinfeld" by the Palace Costume Company.
Despite the fact this shirt would likely fail a photomatch, it still went for $25,000. Another one of the puffy shirts, with similar guarantees, sold at Heritage in 2017 for $54,000.
4. Kramer’s 1957 Chevy Bel Air Couch: $10,455, Heritage, 2014
Kramer’s famous couch in his apartment was featured in several episodes, including “The Pool Guy,” “The Cadillac” and the “Reverse Peephole” episode. This piece was a great one because there’s only one, and it came with a receipt from the prop rental house.
5. Elaine’s Chocolate Brown Summer Dress: $7,500, Heritage, 2023
Elaine, Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character, is, of course, known for her outrageous dresses and dances. Her brown summer dress looks like quintessential Elaine, and it even garnered $7,500, quite a feat considering it wasn’t matched to any episode.
6. Cast signed finale script: $5,760, Julien’s, 2021
Jason Alexander donated this finale script signed by Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and himself to a school auction. It eventually found its way into a public auction in 2009 and sold for $641 at Bonhams.
Twelve years later, the same item sold for nine times more. Not a bad price considering the pen(s) used to sign this couldn’t have been more awful.
7. Dollar From Monk’s Cafe: $3,437.50, Julien's, 2022
This was the framed dollar that sat next to the telephone at the famous diner in "Seinfeld." There have been a couple that have sold, but this one has the best provenance, given it has a letter from Hollywood Cinema Production Resources.
8. “Assman” License Plate: $3,107, Heritage, 2007
Who can forget the “Fusilli” episode, when Kramer orders novelty New York license plates and gets “Assman” by mistake. The auction documentation only said it was one of several that were made for the show.
9. Cast-signed table draft from the “Soup Nazi” episode: $2,040, Goldin, 2023
The "Seinfeld" episode so famous that it allowed the protagonist, “No Soup For You” actor Larry Thomas, to open a chain of soup franchises. This is one of the scripts that "Seinfeld" fans would love to get their hands on.
Signed by the show's four main stars, this actually seems to be a relatively good value.
10. Seinfeld-signed David Letterman contract: $643, RR Auction, 2008
Long before his show became arguably the most popular sitcom ever, Seinfeld made regular stand-up appearances on late-night talk shows.
A contract for his $490 appearance on “Late Night with David Letterman” in 1984 sold for just $643 in 2008. A great early Jerry, this is a $3,000 piece if it sells in today’s market.
Darren Rovell is the founder of cllct.com and one of the country's leading reporters on the collectible market. He previously worked for ESPN, CNBC and The Action Network.