US rocker Alice Cooper the surprise bidder for €55 golf-inspired toast rack sold by Meath auctioneer
Damien Matthews, who delivered the item to Cooper, said he had no idea the bidder was actually the US star when he made the offer.
'He's a bit of a golf nut,' Mr Matthews said, explaining why the 77-year-old star was interested in this particular toast rack.
'It turns out he's a very nice, funny guy. I thought people would be amused to hear about this. It's a small world now items are auctioned online and smaller regional firms have the same international reach.'
Cooper, a pioneer of 'shock rock', has enjoyed a six-decade career. The singer says he has played golf daily for the past 30 years.
During this London gig, actor Johnny Depp joined Cooper's band to perform a cover of Black Sabbath's Paranoid in tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the metal singer's death.
Mr Matthews said he travelled to London regularly with big-ticket items customers had bought. Curiosity got the better of him in this case, so he decided to drop the budget-friendly toast rack off to Cooper, just to check whether it really was the star.
'He was delighted to receive it,' Mr Matthews said. 'It was a small-value item but I hand delivered it.'
'It was a bargain for sure. But it's a nice thought Alice Cooper, who I believe appreciates the finer things, will take his toast from it each morning.'
The toast rack is up to 40 years old and is silver-plated.
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