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Is Elizabeth Taylor Memorabilia a Good Investment?
6:30AM 3/29/2011
Elizabeth Taylor fans have been flocking to eBay to pick up memorabilia since the movie star died last week, reportedly doubling prices for some merchandise. But are these collectibles worth the investment? Appraisers from Antiques Roadshow weigh in.
Remember Meister Brau beer or Pom Poms candies? How about Collier's magazine, Victrola or General Cinema movie theaters? After a recent auction, those classic names -- and many others -- may soon be going back into business. And more are still awaiting an offer.
Rare Apple I Computer Sells for $210,000 at London Auction
4:35PM 11/23/2010
An Apple I, one of only 200 computers the company made for its first-ever sales model in 1976, sold at a London auction for about $210,000, the Associated Press reported.
A 24.8-carat pink diamond was sold in an auction for a $46.2 million on Tuesday, the most money ever paid for a jewel, auction house Sotheby's said in a statement.
The recent winning bidder for a low-mileage 2008 Ford Escape hybrid may have gotten more than he or she bargained for -- especially if it's dark gray in color. It seems that matches the description of the vehicle President Barack Obama drove prior to his bid to become president of the United States.
The stars of TLC's new series, 'Auctioneers,' and the secrets of successful auctions
8:00AM 10/07/2010
TLC's newest series, Auctioneer$, could be accurately called a biography of an auction. Each episode tracks collectible items as they are brought to sale, and it gets to know the people who buy them as well as the ones who make sure they fetch the highest prices possible. Two of those auction...
Andy Warhol's Self-Portrait garnered a record $32.6 million price at Sotheby's. It wasn't the only record breaker at the sale, signaling buyers' rising confidence in the market.
Nicolas Cage's foreclosed house nets zero at auction
2:00PM 4/08/2010
Nicolas Cage bid adieu to another mansion Wednesday -- after no one bid for it in a foreclosure auction. His Bel-Air, Calif., Tudor estate went on the block starting at $10.4 million, a measly sum given that the "National Treasure" star had asked for $35 million when he put it on the market, the...
Energizer Bunny expected to drum up at least $18,000 at auction
11:00AM 4/07/2010
Dallas-based auction house Heritage Auction Galleries will be selling the original animatronic Energizer bunny from the ubiquitous commercials of the 1990s.
According to the auction listing, "This is an original Energizer Bunny created by Academy Award-nominated special effects artist Eric Allard...
Between your Google query and response, you are auctioned off
9:00AM 3/15/2010
By now you're probably accustomed to seeing ads appear in Google when you use it to search. You probably aren't even surprised when those ads relate to others searches you've done or pages you've visited. You may well, however, be interested in what takes place in that blink of any eye between when...
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