Legendary Swedish guitarist
Yngwie Malmsteen has set up an
eBay store with some rare items and personal belongings to help raise funds for various charities. Among the items that are being auctioned are a
Cartier gold-plated lighter and a
Tiffany & Co. portable travel clock.
Acclaimed heavy metal singer
Tim "Ripper" Owens (
BEYOND FEAR, ex-
JUDAS PRIEST,
ICED EARTH), who has been fronting
Yngwie's band both live and in the studio since February 2008, was unable to join
Malmsteen on July 7 at
Getaway Rock Festival in Gävle, Sweden due to scheduling conflicts with
Tim's official
Ronnie James Dio tribute band
DIO DISCIPLES. Handling most of the lead vocals during
Yngwie's set at
Getaway Rock was bassist
Ralph Ciavolino.

