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Ruby slippers from 'Wizard of Oz' are for sale nearly 2 decades after they were stolen

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Online bidding has started and will continue through December 7 , Heritage Auctions says.

The sequin-and-bead-bedazzled slippers belonged to Michael Shaw , the collector who originally owned them.

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

The man who stole the shoes was convinced they were adorned with real jewels.

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