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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Sat./Sun., May 10/11, 2008

Claude Monet's - "Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil" 1873. Purchase price: $41.5 million.

Art collectors shrug off market woes - Art collectors this week shrugged off the US economic downturn and global financial turmoil to buy solidly at the big New York auctions although there were some signs of a more cautious mood seeping into the market.

Last of Vernon Regal collection on block - For nearly a century, Vernon Russell Regal pursued his unbridled passion for collecting, selling and restoring art, antique furniture, Chinese porcelain, tapestries and rare books. The last of three auctions of his eclectic treasures will be held May 16-18 by Dargate Galleries.

Repossession firms see economy's stark reality - While mortgage foreclosures have drawn a lot of attention lately, the economic downturn also is affecting thousands of Mainers in another way: Their cars, trucks, snowmobiles, motorcycles, lobster boats and many other items are being repossessed in increasing numbers.

Price of Stamps Increasing on May 12th - On Monday May 12th, the price of a First-class stamp will be increasing from 41 cents to 42 cents. As Americans have been preparing for this price increase, they have bought over six billion of the Forever Stamps, featuring a rendition of the Liberty Bell by artist Tom Engeman, being offered by the United States Post Office.

Government auction is Cobb's spring cleaning - Proceeds are returned to specific departments or go into the county's general fund. But the sale isn't what it once was. Last year's $257,000 take was off by two-thirds from the 2005 high.

N. Texas Man Reels In 65-Pound Catfish - he thought his line was caught on something--but then he realized that "something" was pulling back.

Tragedy spurs push to toughen penalties - Immediate, permanent confiscation of the vehicle, any vehicle driven after a revocation by multiple DUI offenders will be the kind of game changer we need.

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Thursday, May 6, 2008

REALITY OF BLACK HISTORY - BROUGHT HOME THROUGH VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHY. Carte-de-visite Photograph; Black soldiers standing next to recently freed slaves on wash day sold for $3,360. Photo courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries. (LiveAuctionTalk, Inc.)

ADOT - auctions off excess land along Santan Freeway. ADOT sold the parcel west of the northwestern corner of Lindsay Road and the Santan Freeway in Gilbert to an undisclosed bidder for $4.66 million, its appraised value.

Would-be buyers find foreclosure auctions are tricky - Across metro Atlanta, a record-setting 7,000 properties were listed for auction Tuesday.

Art Auctions At Sea Investigated - On many cruises, passengers bid on Picasso, Rembrandt, Peter Max and even Salvador Dali works of art.

Buyers defy economy at Sotheby's NY art auction - The sale made a total of $233.3 million, meeting Sotheby's estimates, with an average lot value of $5.7 million, up from $3.5 million six months ago, the auction house said.

Criminal cars auctioned for a steal - Lt. Barry S. Feinberg says about 16 confiscated vehicles will be put for auction by the Passaic County Sheriff Department.

Drew Peterson Pulled Over by Naperville Police - Peterson, 54, said he was stopped on his way to pick up a friend who called him for a lift after the driver of the car in which she was riding was taken into custody by Naperville Police.

Massive Sinkhole Widening in Southeast Texas Town - The sinkhole was believed to be at least 600 feet long and 150 feet deep. It's a huge hole in the ground and it's still cracking.

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Monday, May 5, 2008

Amazing pictures of a volcano eruption in Chile - More than 4,500 people fled their homes in southern Chile yesterday after a volcano erupted for the first time in 9,000 years.

Billionaire Bait - Monet, Bacon, Koons Headline N.Y. Auctions.

Auctions - 3 sales show the mouse is fast replacing the gavel. Three major sales offer signs of just how pervasive online auction bidding has become, with one offering its complete catalog as a downloadable PDF. The gavel promises to go the way of the buggy whip.

How Come She Can Sell That - But I Never Could?

Seattle fish-egg auctions bring in hundreds of millions - The Seattle auctions dominate the pollock roe wholesale world, and are expected to move around 60,000 tons of roe this year.

Auctioneers saw signs of trouble coming - Auctioneers saw it coming. They knew the subprime loan frenzy would cause many homeowners to mortgage their futures.

Jar museum closes; $300,000 collection to be sold - The closing of the jar museum will be an economic as well as a cultural loss for Muncie.

Old tools can become garden folk art - Folk art takes many forms -- anything from cigar-store Indians to bottle-cap figures and carved-coal pictures. It's the art of the untrained, and each piece is unique.

AuctionBytes Soundoff - Letters from Readers.

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Saturday/Sunday, May 3/4, 2008

NORTHWEST MUNICIPAL CONFERENCE - Municipal Vehicles & Equipment Auction, May 3, 2008, 10 AM

To Make Up for School Financing Cuts - Parents Get Serious About Auctions.

Auction times, date set for closed hotels - The auctions are scheduled for Tuesday, May 6 at Garden Inn & Suites, located at 3419 American Way; Royal Inn & Suites, at 3685 American Way; The Bellevue Inn, at 1250 South Bellevue and The Lamplighter Motor Inn, at 667 South Bellevue.

Auction site appeals to both charitable and competitive side of a bidder - Getting people to give to charity requires finesse. Getting people to bid at auctions requires savvy. Combining the two creates a significant challenge.

Recession Obsession - Have Auction Houses Tightened Up on Guarantees?

Car plates fetch 9.8 mln dlrs in UAE auction - An auction for 57 special car registration plates fetched some 9.8 million dollars Friday, with the double-digit plate 50 G being sold for some 926,000 dollars, WAM official news agency reported.

Gold Consolidates at Low Levels - Gold staged a modest downside extension in the wake of the better than expected payrolls data. While the short -term bias remains vulnerable, the intraday tone is generally consolidative.

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Friday, May 2, 2008

The Yale Wonder Clock - coin-operated machine; oak; 94 ½ inches high; 1900; sold for $86,250. Photo courtesy of James D. Julia. (LiveAuctionTalk, Inc.)

The Federal Reserve has auctioned $24.12 billion - in super-safe Treasury securities to big investment firms, part of an ongoing effort to ease credit problems.

Easy Export - to provide access to Copart and Manheim live online auto auctions for their vehicle dealers. International dealers get faster, easier access to the vehicles they need.

Bidders makes their moves on rare chess sets - Collectors check out rare chess sets and books at auction.

Sheikh's acquisitions raise talk of breeding 'superhorse' - the bidding started, and a mare - not a traditionally pricier stallion - sold for an unprecedented $10.5 million.

Taking a Ride Through the Land of Lost Homes - As they take their seats, the home shoppers are handed a slick binder listing the repossessed properties they will see in the next two and a half hours. "Welcome to Chicagoland's Premier Foreclosure Tour," it says. "Today we visit Hoffman Estates and Schaumburg."

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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Some 600 rare posters - will be put on the block Sunday by Poster Auctions International. Jack Rennert, the company’s president and the author of several books on poster art, predicted that some of the highest bidding will be inspired by an 1895 poster of Sarah Bernhardt, right, by Alphonse Mucha. He expects it to bring $25,000 to $30,000.

Real estate agent SOLD! on auctions - 'I'm not a magician, but I can sell a piece of property'. Randall Harris knows how to talk fast, but that's not as important a part of his business as people might think. Harris, owner of Harris Auctions, said the most important thing is trust.

AuctionZip.com - announced today the launch of AuctionZip Photo+, the internets first photograph based advertising system. The website, which advertises and promotes live auctions, will allow auctioneers to feature photos of specific items targeting potential buyers by keywords, category, and location.

Web auctions surge in popularity - as the credit-fueled buying binge turns into a sell-off. Struggling with mounting debt and rising prices, faced with the toughest economic times since the early 1990s, Americans are selling prized possessions online and at flea markets at alarming rates.

French Politician Auctions Car On eBay - Five-time French presidential candidate Jean-Marie Le Pen, founder of the far-right National Front party, is hoping to make some money by auctioning his old bulletproof car on eBay.

Check That Begat 'Bambino's Curse' - Will Become Lucky Bidder's Prize.

New ideas needed for real estate uptick - Realtors embracing change, looking for alternative methods.

Used car dealer - sentenced to three years for false odometer disclosures.

Ancient Latin American art collection - seized in Germany. The artefacts, allegedly spirited into Germany in defiance of a Spanish ban, are said to be worth $100 million on the open market.

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