Their eBay charity auction has raised £251,482 for London based charity organization Kids Company.

It was first reported that “End Of Decade Clearout Sale”, which ended on December 31, was offering a selection of Coldplay memorabilia ranging from musical instruments, to artwork, to stage costumes.

Amoungt the items sold at the Ebay auction was a Viva Thinline ‘72 Tele guitar, formerly the property of Jonny Buckland, which was sold for £15,000.

The auction included iconic military-style outfits worn for the Viva La Vida tour.

Other items sold included clothing worn by Chris Martin in the video of ‘Strawberry Swing’ as well as on of his acoustic guitars, muddy wellies from the 2000 edition of the Glastonbury festival as well as a Yamaha keyboard formerly owned by the Thompson Twins.

In a message posted on the band’s official website, coldplay.com, supporters were thanked for participating in the auction.

Coldplay said of the auction that they had accumulated several instruments and memorabilia over the last decade including guitars, keyboards, platinum discs amps, posters plus all kinds items dear to the band.

A representative for Kids Company charity organisation said the auction spearheaded by Coldplay was extremely important to them and played a significant role in their ability to help the children.

She said that another £8m would be required next year to pursue their work.

Kids Company helps children and young people in need and currently assists 14,000 youngsters.

Band member Chris Martin has decided to auction the first guitar he owned to help the organisation. Coldplay has unveiled a catalogue containing information about 52 various lots available through the auction.

Dubbed the ‘End of Decade Clearout Sale’ is also seen an opportunity for die hard Coldplay fans to own a piece of memorabilia of the one of the top bands of the moment.

The band has revealed that the ‘End of Decade Clearout Sale’ charity auction will feature a collection of musical instruments, signed memorabilia as well as costumes.

 The sale kicks off today, December 18, through the auction website Ebay. The band recently posted all the items to be auctioned off in a form of a downloaded catalogue from their website.

Coldplay announced that the sales would come in four separate waves:

Friday 18 December – Items from the Parachutes era
Saturday 19 December – Items from the A Rush Of Blood To The Head era
Sunday 20 December – Items from the X&Y era
Monday 21 December – Items from the Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends era

Amongst the object for grabs is band member Chris Martin’s first ever guitar which is marked with ‘Christopher AJ Martin’ in tippex.

Martin used the instrument to compose several early Coldplay tunes and is predominant on the band’s first album ‘Parachutes’.

Also up for grabs are a series of stage costumes band members wore as they toured the planet in support of ‘Viva La Vida’.

The auction also features the globe depicted on the cover of their first studio release.

The last Coldplay auction will end on December 31. Further details are available on the band’s website at Coldplay.com.