Auctions

Roman Bowl Fetches Record

Roman Bowl Fetches Record $4.8M at Auction Roman Bowl, Believed Used Some 1,800 Years Ago, Fetches Record $4.8 Million Price at Auction The Associated Press ABCNEWS.com “LONDON July 15, 2004 – A bidder paid $4.8 million for an ancient Roman glass bowl,...

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Now who has BushCheney.com?

Bidding opens for KerryEdwards.com website Yahoo! News Mon Jul 19, 8:10 PM “CHICAGO (AFP) – The online auction for the KerryEdwards.com website opened at 150,000 dollars, according to the German firm handling the sale.” Read the Full Story >> Just...

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A Lifetime of Collecting

Mystery man’s amazing hoard under hammer www.yorkshiretoday.co.uk 17 July 2004 Andrew Robinson “It took a lifetime to collect but will take only a few minutes to break up. One Yorkshireman spent about 50 years surrounding himself with his favourite things,...

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James Joyce Love Letter

James Joyce Love Letter Sells for Record $447,298 at Auction Bloomberg.com: “July 8 (Bloomberg) — A love letter written by James Joyce in 1909 to his wife Nora Barnacle, addressing her as “My darling little blackguard,” sold for 240,800 pounds...

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Basics of eBay

Basics of eBay “The gross eBay sales from collectible-related auctions in the United States totaled $1.7 billion in 2003. This doesn’t include sports memorabilia, toys or movie collectibles. EBay claims that every hour, more than 10 Pez candy dispensers...

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Cash for Fruit…

just kidding… Half-eaten banana sells for 1,650 pounds in Britain Yahoo! News – Wed Jul 14, 5:21 AM ET “LONDON (AFP) – A banana half eaten by a British television presenter has been sold for 1,650 pounds (3,000 dollars, 2,485 euros) in an...

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