Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Promotional Figure; wood composition; 1942; 5 foot 5 inches sold for $6,325. Photo courtesy of Hake’s Americana & Collectibles. Superman showed up for the first time in the 1938 DC Comic series Action Comics. The 1938 comic is considered the first in the Golden Age of comics. If by chance you stumble upon a copy of the first issue in near mint condition in the attic, it could be worth up to $400,000. LiveAuctionTalk, Inc.
Very Rare Concept Car - to Debut at RM Auctions' Monterey Event. Considered the most valuable concept car of the late 1950s, the revolutionary Diablo will be the star attraction of RM Auctions’ multi-million dollar Monterey Sports & Classic Car Auction event, to be held August 15th and 16th in downtown Monterey, California.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008 - Antiques & Collectibles, Milwaukee, WI, Inspection: 5:00 p.m., Auction: 6:00 p.m.
Real-estate auctions pioneer Chuck McAtee dies at 41 - McAtee's Pacific Auction Exchange was the first company in the U.S. to build a franchise business around home auctions.
Looking for real estate deal? - Auctions may be for you.
Ritchie Bros. - attracts thousands of on-site and online bidders to multi-million dollar truck and equipment auctions in Toronto and Fort Worth.
Fine watches soar at weekend auctions in Geneva - Christie's sold 346 watches for a total of $25 million. "Twelve different bidders from four continents competed for the two top lots," it said, referring to the pair of Patek Philippes.
Overweight nude sets art world record - The 1995 life-size work, "Benefits Supervisor Sleeping," fetched $33.6 million during bidding at Christie's auction house in New York. "It's the sort of thing that everyone immediately wants to voice an opinion about," he said of the painting. "It challenges conventional taste ... and people do find that rather exciting and interesting to talk about."
Craigslist sues eBay - alleges corporate spy plan. In addition to unfair competition and fraudulent business claims, the countersuit accuses eBay of copyright infringement and using misleading advertising on Google Inc to run ads for its rival Kijiji site that appeared to be Craigslist ads.
Sparks auction business enjoying new home on TV - "People have been coming in and saying, 'Hey, I saw you on TV,'" Williams said. For the past six weeks, the Saturday auctions have been taped and edited into 30-minute programs that are telecast on KRNV Channel 4 and via Google videos on the Internet.
Einstein letter calling Bible 'childish' up for auction - The letter, handwritten in German, is being sold by Bloomsbury Auctions on Thursday and is expected to fetch between $12,000 and $16,000.
Fed Officials Warn About Inflation - Say Markets Still Unsettled. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke and fellow policy makers said financial markets are still unsettled, while several officials said the central bank is challenged by unacceptably high inflation.
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