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Ferrari – the Rolex’s of the Car World
Schumacher’s Ferrari, Shah’s Maserati Go on Sale in Italy Bloomberg.com: Germany June 27 (Bloomberg) — Collectors may spend more than $45 million at an auction tomorrow of historic Ferraris, with the Formula One car in which Michael Schumacher won five races last…
Report on eBay
I t was eBay’s 10th anniversary last week – hard to believe that they (and the Internet) haven’t always been around. See, you can make billions of dollars in only 10 years: EBay Losing Allure for Some Entrepreneurs BizReport Monday, June 27, 2005 by…
Sunken Spanish Galleon
Sunken treasure: Traders beat museum execs to galleon treasure INQ7.net June 27, 2005 By Gil Francis Arevalo Inquirer News Service “Editor’s Note: Published on Page A1 of the June 27, 2005 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer LEGAZPI CITY-Museum…
Babe Ruth’s Bill of Sale
What is this WORTH? Bradenton Herald | 06/26/2005 JIM BROCKMAN Herald Staff Writer “Five sheets of discolored legal paper fetched $996,000 on June 10 at an auction in New York. The information contained on those aging pages recorded and confirmed the $100,000…
Movie Prop Reproductions
Collectors increasingly turn to high value prop reproductions AP Wire | 06/24/2005 | JUSTIN M. NORTON Associated Press “WALNUT CREEK, Calif. – Trekkies wishing to own a piece of ‘Star Trek’ memorabilia better than plastic Spock ears or a rusty…
An Ode to Typewriters
Rick Poynor has a great post on Design Observer to a classic piece of pre-computer technology: “In Memoriam: My Manual Typewriter …Today, antique typewriters have become collectables. Companies dedicate themselves to finding rare machines and restoring…
Vintage Rolex Watch
Vintage Rolex 6062 Triple Date Moon on eBay Luxist – www.luxist.com Jun 24, 2005 by Adam Newman Adam Newman reports on luxist.com, that a rare Rolex is up for sale for $60,000 U.S. He also adds that the same watch recently was sold at Sotheby’s for…
Rare Coins
Investors cashing in on rare coins The Honolulu Advertiser By Annie-Laurie Blair Cincinnati Enquirer “You buy coins because you love them,’ says Mike Dickmann, gallery co-owner. ‘For 40 bucks, you can buy history.’ In fact, the market for…
Rare Auction of Ocean-Liner Items
Christie’s Sets Sail With Rare Auction of Ocean-Liner Items Bloomberg.com: U.S. June 21 (Bloomberg) “After a nine-year absence, ocean- liner travel has regained a berth at Christie’s International in New York. For the first time since 1996,…
