Jackson memorabilia sold to collector

A large collection of Jackson family memorabilia, including costumes, gold records, photographs and documents has been sold to a European collector.

The man who sold the collection, Henry Vaccaro, Sr., said it was the biggest Jackson collection ever amassed.

He said the Jackson family had gathered the memorabilia for years to decorate a chain of Jackson-themed restaurants, a venture that never materialized.

Vaccaro says he had two different experts authenticate the collection.

However, the Jackson family attorney said he could not comment on the collection's authenticity or how Vaccaro came to acquire it.