As if he didn’t have enough problems, Michael Jackson’s German logo has been sold to a stranger.

Wolfgang Rath, who owned the rights to the MJ logo in Germany, sold them at auction this week. The winning bid was a mere 85,000 euros, about $105,600. The name of the winner has not yet been revealed.

Jackson remains popular in Germany, with potential business ventures. Rath was surprised the rights to the logo went for so little, but he was even more shocked that neither Jackson nor any of his representatives tried to join the auction.

Rath also found it odd that Sony Music didn’t try and buy the logo, since it is currently stamped on a box set of singles issued in Germany.

The new owner can now do what he pleases with it, so any kind of merchandise can now be issued in Germany under Jackson’s name.

Source: Fox