Musk and Gwynne dated from 1994 to 1995 when they were both at the University of Pennsylvania. They split when Musk graduated, moved to California and said he couldn't talk on the phone because it seemed like a waste of time to him, Gwynne said.
"We broke up just before he started conquering the world," Gwynne said.
The gold necklace with a small green emerald that Musk gave to Gwynne in late 1994 as a birthday present sold for US$51,000. A photo of Musk and Gwynne posing with four other resident advisers before a school formal in 1995 sold for US$42,000, the auction house said. The birthday card Musk signed to Gwynne, calling her "Boo-Boo," sold for nearly US$17,000.
The 18 candid photos were sold individually. Some show Musk in North Providence, Rhode Island, where Gwynne is from. She now lives in South Carolina and told The Globe she plans to use some of the proceeds for her stepson's college education. She and Musk have not kept in touch.
