Record price paid for African mask June 17, 2006 AFP “PARIS (AFP) – A Gabonese tribal mask was sold at auction here Saturday for 5.9 million euros (7.5 million dollars, including fees), a record price for tribal art. The 48-centimetre (19-inch) wooden Ngil...
Hot Wheels Drive Goodwill’s Online Sales Rare Collection Nets $2,001 for Job-Training Programs By: Marketwire Jun. 16, 2006 “MADISON, WI — (MARKET WIRE) — 06/16/06 — A Hot Wheels collector sealed a sweet deal June 14 when he or she...
It’s time for a reader writes (we just get so many of these darn things – ;0): “How can i sell my collectable vintage cap guns and toys without getting ripped off. Ella” Well, if you’ve stopped by here before, you’ll know that we...
Forbes.com via ArtFact reports on the following new record for a Norman Rockwell painting: A Rockwell Record Forbes.com Julie Carlson, Artfact.com 05.31.06 “In the lead-up to Memorial Day remembrances, a patriotic Norman Rockwell work titled “Homecoming...
A reader writes: “I have Movie Souvenir Playing Cards – 53 most prominent stars in filmdom – price 50 cents – 1918 by M. J. Moriarty – Movie Souvenir Card Co. – Cincinnati, U.S.A. Could you possibly tell me anything about these...
eBay’s 193 Million Users Like to Speak Up, Says Whitman Stanford GSB May 2006 “STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – Meg Whitman’s first look at eBay’s website did not inspire visions of a multinational company that sells $1,608 of merchandise...
Group of Seven painting sells for $1.1 million CTV.ca Canadian Press May 29, 2006 “TORONTO — A striking abstract scene by Group of Seven member Lawren Harris sold for nearly $1.1 million at auction Monday, roughly one year after being rescued from a...
On June 10 and 11, 2006, Antiques and Estate Auctioneers will be holding an auction of Vintage and Collectible Toys from a 25 year private collection. For full inventory you can view their online catalog at www.estateauctioneers.com. Their auction gallery is located...
World record price paid for books BBC NEWS | England Saturday, 27 May 2006 “First editions of works by novelist Virginia Woolf were put up for sale by an anonymous owner from Suffolk. The copies of The Years and Three Guineas were both signed by the author. They...
DiMaggio Pinstripes Sell For $195,500 Marilyn Monroe Items Also On Auction Block WFTV.com – Action 9 POSTED: 11:16 am EDT May 22, 2006 “NEW YORK — An anonymous buyer will pay $195,500 for a uniform worn by Joe DiMaggio in his final World Series. The...