If you want a piece of Michael Jackson and you've got what it takes (money that is) here’s your chance.

The pop megastar will hold his first auction next year. Michael’s iconic glittery white glove first unveiled in his 1983 "Billie Jean" video and the large iron gates of his famed Neverland Ranch will be up for grabs in a 2,000-item sale that will be held in late April 2009 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be broadcast on U.S. television and online by the Auction Network.

Michael Jackson’s auctioneer, Darren Julien, said on Wednesday that the singer has been sorting through thousands of personal items from the Neverland Ranch in Santa Barbara and other places where he resided. The auction will be held in Beverly Hills and will last five days (April 21-25). It will be the first event of this sort organized by Michael Jackson, who has been living as a virtual recluse since he was acquitted on child sex abuse charges three years ago.

Julien said that the firm he represents -Julien's Auctions - has been collaborating with Michael Jackson for the past five months and the singer is in full control of the auction. A part of the auction’s proceeds will reportedly go to MusiCares, a charity aimed at helping musicians in need.

A similar white glove and a pair of white socks that Michael wore fetched a whopping US$35,000 and US$15,000 respectively in an auction held last year. In April, auctioneers are expecting the prices to go much higher. The auction catalog will also be available for purchase for the sum of $100. A limited signed edition of the catalog will be available for $500.

Julien refused to put an estimate on the iron gates of the abandoned Neverland Ranch, near Santa Barbara in central California, because “there is a lot of history there," as the auctioneer put it. In its days of glory, the 2,700-acre Neverland Ranch included a zoo, a lake and an amusement park, but it was also the place were prosecutors said Michael sexually abused young boys during sleepovers.

Since he was acquitted on the molesting charges, Michael has not lived at the ranch and was not far from a foreclosure of that property in May.

Julien insisted that the auction is not a forced sale, as many may think considering the financial problems Michael Jackson has been dealing with over the past few years. The auction is something Michael is doing of his “own free will.”

“He is not being forced into it," Julien said.

Highlights of Michael’s collection will embark on a tour. The journey will include stops in major metropolises such as London, Tokyo, New York, Dubai and Santiago.

For more information on this auction, visit www.juliensauctions.com.