A lock of Bob Marley’s hair may have been the headline attraction at a Jersey auction this week – but in the end it failed to sell after bidding did not reach the reserve price.

Despite strong interest and pre-sale estimates of £20,000 to £25,000, the rare 1.5-inch dreadlock was ultimately “passed”.

While the Marley lot stole much of the attention beforehand, the auction itself proved a mixed bag, with several eye-catching items either underperforming or also going unsold.

Among the standout results, a sealed first-generation Apple iPhone sold for £12,000 against a £15,000–£20,000 estimate, while an Albert Einstein-signed letter fetched £3,000, around half its guide price.

Pictured: Some of the items that were “passed” at the auction because the highest bid did not meet the seller’s minimum reserve price.

Elsewhere, a signed note by Horatio Nelson made £1,400, and a sealed first-generation iPad reached £1,500.

There were also some lower-than-expected returns – such as a signed cutting linked to Neil Armstrong, which sold for just £750 against a £5,000–£6,000 estimate, and John Wayne’s signed marriage certificate, which sold for £850 against a £1,500–£2,000 estimate.

A number of other celebrity items – including Muhammad Ali’s worn training trunks, Madonna’s signed lingerie, and a Beatles autograph set – were also passed.