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Ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz up for auction 20 years after theft

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Online bidding has started and will continue until 7 December .

Bidding currently stands at just over $812,000 ( 631,000 ) The sequin-and-bead-covered slippers from Michael Shaw , a memorabilia collector.

Shaw had loaned the shoes in 2005 to the Judy Garland Museum in Grand Rapids , Minnesota .

However, in the summer of the same year , someone smashed through a display case and stole them.

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