Australian Victoria Cross medal sets new world record at auction Yahoo! News Tue Jul 25, 2006 “SYDNEY (AFP) – A Victoria Cross awarded to a veteran of the World War I battle of Gallipoli has set a new world record after a collection of his medals sold at...
Auctions
DHS Annual Huge Toy Auction 2006
You don’t even have to be in Ohio to participate in this one. Antiques and Estate Auctioneers and Appraisers upcoming auction of over 300 brass and die cast toys to be sold at auction as part of the DHS Annual Open House, is also available online at...
Shakespeare’s First Folio Auction Record
Shakespeare First Folio sells for 2.8m pounds Telegraph | News | By Amy Iggulden (Filed: 14/07/2006) “A near-perfect copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio, which is regarded as the most important book in English literature, set a British record at auction...
First edition “Eragon” by Christopher Paolini
The following press release highlights a record price for a recently published book: Paperback Book Sells on eBay for $9,050, Reports Researcher Elaine Krieg Smith “First edition “Eragon” by Christopher Paolini reaches record auction price as fans...
Sports Memorabilia Auctions
A comprehensive article that covers a wide range of sports items that have recently been up for auction: From the unusual to the autographed, auction offerings cover it all Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Sports Sunday, July 2, 2006...
Getting Rich on eBay
Nice article detailing how the powersellers achieve their success on eBay, and how much work is really involved in reaching that status: Does Anyone Get Rich on eBay? Yahoo! News Elizabeth Millard, newsfactor.com Mon Jul 3, 2006 “In its nearly 11 years of...
Rare British Coin
Rare coin breaks auction record BBC NEWS | England 29 June 2006 “A buyer has paid 460,000 pounds (about US $850,200) at auction for a rare medieval gold coin which has broken the record for a British coin. The Edward III double florin, known as a double leopard...
Soaring Art Market
The Klimt Sensation: A Mona Lisa for America SPIEGEL ONLINE – News June 26, 2006 By Thomas Huetlin, Ulrike Knofel and Joachim Kronsbein “Early last week painter Gustav Klimt’s “Gold Adele” became the most expensive painting of all time,...
Longaberger Collectibles
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World’s Most Expensive Painting
Klimt painting sold for record $135 million Yahoo! News June 18, 2006 “WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 1907 portrait by Gustav Klimt has been purchased by cosmetics magnate Ronald S. Lauder for $135 million, the highest amount ever paid for a painting, The New...
