The collecting world often presents us with some unusual items, but rarely any so strange as the David Hasselhoff lifesize figure coming up for sale at Julien’s Auctions.

Whatever your reason for buying, the Hoff is sure to provide hours of fun

Starring in a sale of his memorabilia, the gleeful model of The Hoff is expected to make between $20,000-30,000.

Used in the Spongebob Squarepants movie, it was also seen at the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff, with celebrities queuing up to have their photo taken with the Baywatch hunk.

Hasslehoff also stands alongside A-listers of the collecting world in the auction, with Marilyn Monroe’s earrings and Clark Gable’s script for The Misfits up for sale.

But will collector’s clamour for Hasselhoff memorabilia in the future?

He’s already something of an icon, having appeared in hit 80s TV shows Baywatch and Knight Rider, as well as that legendary appearance at the Fall of the Berlin Wall…