Price Climbing on Marilyn Monroe-Adjacent Vault

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Richard Poncher’s former crypt is quickly becoming the most famous burial spot in the country…at least, it could well be the most expensive. You see, Poncher was formerly laid to rest just above the grave belonging to Marilyn Monroe. The crypt is located in Beverly Hills at the Westwood Village Memorial Park, specifically in the Corridor of Memories Mausoleum.

Poncher’s widow put the tomb on the market, ostensibly to earn money to pay a $1.6 million mortgage. The housing market being what it is, this was a genius idea. Property values on homes are falling, so just sell off an entirely different type of real estate.

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When the crypt was first put up for auction on eBay, the bid sat at a cool six-figure amount. Now, it’s up to $4.5 million - and it’s not done yet. Poncher originally purchased the crypt from Joe DiMaggio at the time of the latter’s divorce from Monroe.

Whoever purchases the crypt will be in good company. Hugh Hefner is scheduled to enter the grave right next to the iconic actress, for which he paid $75,000 in 1992. Other celebs interred in the memorial park are too numerous to list. Among them lies Natalie Wood, Rodney Dangerfield, Roy Orbison, Burt Lancaster and Walter Matthau.

The official eBay listing for the crypt offers the catchy tagline, “Spend eternity directly above Marilyn Monroe.”

Is it tacky, or just good business…and where does one draw the line?