What if you could pull on the Cowardly Lion’s costume? Would his mane hang down to your knees? Would his huge paws swallow your feet?

It’s fun to think about—but too expensive to do. The costume just sold at an auction for $3.1 million. A lock of hair from the costume sold for less: $4,375. Other items from The Wizard of Oz movie were sold too. You could buy a practice dress and pinafore for the character Dorothy. That is, you could if you had $245,000.

The Manhattan auction house room was packed. When The Wizard of Oz items came out, people hushed. The seller, James Comisar, told the Wall Street Journal that it felt like a church. The costumes are part of history. They were passing to a new owner.

It matters to God how we spend our money. Can you think of some good reasons to buy expensive pieces of history like the lion costume?