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  • July 2008

    • Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Jul 18, 08 8:11 AM CDT

      Medical Bracelet With Soul Sells for $32K

      The personal belongings of James Brown sold for $850,000 at a bittersweet Christie's auction yesterday, E! Online reports. Letterman bandleader Paul Shaffer provided the day's surprise by shelling out $32,500 for the medical bracelet Brown was wearing before he died on Christmas Day in 2006; the estimate had been $200 to $300. A full-length, black satin cape drew $47,500, and a jumpsuit studded with the acronym GFOS  $25,000. More »

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      auction  • Christie's  • singer  • estate  • James Brown  • soul

    • Yankee Fever Expected to Sell Seats—Literally

      newser  |  New York  |  Jul 9, 08 11:40 AM CDT

      Yankee Fever Expected to Sell Seats&mdash;Literally

      Though Yankee Stadium, renovated in the 1970s, contains few long-lost relics, its current contents could nevertheless bring in $50 million when they're auctioned at season's end, New York magazine reports. From seats (figure $1,000), to urinals ($200), to trash bins ($100), everything is expected to find buyers stricken with Yankee fever. More »

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      baseball  • New York Yankees  • auction  • memorabilia  • Yankee Stadium  • Derek Jeter  • sports collectibles

    • Rosa Parks Collection to Be Sold to Settle Estate

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jul 4, 08 8:58 AM CDT

      Rosa Parks Collection to Be Sold to Settle Estate

      A collection of thousands of Rosa Parks’ personal items, together valued at upwards of $10 million, will be sold by Guernsey's auction house, the AP reports. The sale is part of a settlement  between her foundation and her nieces and nephews, who challenged her will shortly after her death in 2005. More »

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      auction  • civil rights movement  • Rosa Parks

  • June 2008

    • Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 29, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      Investor Wins $2.1M Lunch With Buffett

      A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction ever held on eBay. Zhao Danyang of the Hong Kong-based Pureheart China Growth Investment Fund won the auction, which ended Friday evening with a bid of $2,110,100. More »

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      eBay  • auction  • charity  • Warren Buffett  • investor

    • Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      newser  |  E! Online  |  Jun 26, 08 3:30 AM CDT

      Fuhgeddaboutit! Soprano Garb Grabs $200K

      Fans of fictional mob boss Tony Soprano shelled out nearly $200,000 for the outfits he wore on his hit TV series, including a set of "blood-spattered" threads, reports E! Online. Top grossing was the suit and undershirt Tony wore when Uncle Junior shot him in season 6, which fetched $44,000. The money will go to the Wounded Warriors charity for soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan. More »

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      auction  • charity  • Christie's  • Iraqi soldiers  • Tony Soprano

    • Monet Sells for Record $80.4M

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 9:30 PM CDT

      Monet Sells for Record $80.4M

      One of Monet’s rare waterlily paintings sold at Christie’s in London tonight for more than $80 million, a record price for the artist, the New York Times reports. At least six buyers competed for Le Bassin aux Nympheas , a 1919 work from a series of paintings considered among Monet’s most important. An anonymous buyer won the painting with a high bid of $80.4 million. More »

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      auction  • Christie's  • art auction  • impressionist art  • Claude Monet  • bid

    • Baby's First Bustier?

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 22, 08 4:58 PM CDT

      Baby's First Bustier?

      Not exactly a candidate for father of the year, Larry Birkhead, Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend and babydaddy, shelled out $3,000 at a Las Vegas auction to take home some of the former Playboy playmate's unmentionables—for daughter Danielynn. Birkhead plans to keep it packed away until his daughter is older. "It's not going to be in any bedtime stories anytime soon." More »

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      auction  • Playboy  • Anna Nicole Smith  • lingerie  • Larry Birkhead  • Dannielynn Hope

    • Rowling's Potter Prequel Conjures Up $49K for Charity

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 11, 08 5:01 AM CDT

      Rowling's Potter Prequel Conjures Up $49K for Charity

      JK Rowling’s handwritten “prequel” to the Harry Potter books has sold for $49,000 at a charity auction to benefit the PEN writers organization, Reuters reports. In the 800-word story, which takes place before Harry’s birth, the boy wizard’s father and Sirius Black use magic to elude police in a high-speed chase. The work also manages to brush aside rumors that an eighth Potter book is in the works. More »

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      auction  • Harry Potter  • charity  • JK Rowling  • wizard

    • Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

      newser  |  Daily Mail (UK)  |  Jun 9, 08 8:10 PM CDT

      Jerry Hall's Wedding Dress Up for 'Cathartic' Auction

      In the market for some rock 'n' roll history, in lace? Jerry Hall is auctioning off the dress she wore when she married Mick Jagger 18 years ago, along with 60 other designer outfits. "It feels very cathartic," she said. More »

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      celebrity  • wedding  • auction  • charity  • Mick Jagger  • wedding dresses  • Jerry Hall

    • Japanese Melon Sells for $6K

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 10:05 AM CDT

      Japanese Melon Sells for $6K

      A rare black watermelon, one of 65 from Japan's first harvest of the year, sold for more than $6,000 at auction today, the AP reports. The Densuke melon has the distinction of being the most expensive of its kind in Japan, and probably the world, though the Guinness World Records organization points out that it does not keep track of watermelons. More »

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      Japan  • auction  • yen  • watermelon

  • May 2008

    • Sopranos Star Auctioning Mob Duds to Help Vets

      newser  |  E! Online  |  May 28, 08 3:55 AM CDT

      Sopranos Star Auctioning Mob Duds to Help Vets

      Anybody who ever wanted to dress like New Jersey's most famous fictional mobster could soon find an offer they can't refuse, reports E! Online. James Gandolfini is auctioning off 24 costumes he wore as mob boss Tony Soprano—including the blood-spattered ensemble the character wore when he was shot. All proceeds from the sale next month will go to the Wounded Warrior Project, which aids injured Iraq and Afghanistan vets. More »

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      auction  • Christie's  • The Sopranos  • Sopranos  • wardrobe  • Tony Soprano  • Wounded Warriors

    • Einstein Called Faith 'Childish Superstition'

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 13, 08 3:22 PM CDT

      Einstein Called Faith 'Childish Superstition'

      A relatively unknown letter by Albert Einstein, offered at auction Thursday in London, offers new details on the scientist's tangled relationship with religion, the Guardian reports. While believers often consider Einstein a scientist who maintained his religious faith, the 1954 letter calls the Bible "primitive legends," and "the word god … nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness." More »

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      religion  • science  • auction  • Judaism  • Albert Einstein

    • Investment Firm Bails Out Neverland

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 12, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Investment Firm Bails Out Neverland

      An investment company has bailed out Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch and a foreclosure auction of the 2,500-acre California property—which once featured roaming wild animals and amusement park rides—has been canceled, reports the Los Angeles Times . The financially troubled pop star bought the Los Olivos ranch in 1988 for $28 million. Jackson, who moved to the Middle East after his acquittal on sex abuse charges, will now be able to keep the estate. More »

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      California  • celebrity  • foreclosure  • auction  • Michael Jackson  • ranch  • Neverland

    • Smells Like Teen Nostalgia

      newser  |  Portfolio  |  May 8, 08 3:36 PM CDT

      Smells Like Teen Nostalgia

      Grunge is passé, but the market for its collectibles isn’t, reports Portfolio . Nostalgia plays a big role in determining what's hot, and prices on items of baby boomer vintage, even from the likes of the Fab Four, are starting to drop. Meanwhile, the demand for Gen X artifacts—skateboards, Star Wars figurines, old video games—is on the rise.  More »

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      auction  • memorabilia  • Christie's  • guitar  • Generation X  • Nirvana  • Eric Clapton  • Jimi Hendrix

    • Monet Sells for Record $41M

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 6, 08 10:05 PM CDT

      Monet Sells for Record $41M

      A Monet painting sold at Christie’s tonight for $41.4 million, a record price for the artist, the New York Times reports. Three bidders competed for the 1873 impressionist painting “The Railroad Bridge at Argenteuil,” which Christie’s estimated would go for $35 million. The high bid of $37 million pushed the final price, which includes auction house commissions, above $40 million, providing further evidence that the economic downturn has yet to dent the art world. More »

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      auction  • Christie's  • art auction  • impressionist art  • Claude Monet  • bid

  • April 2008

    • Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 30, 08 8:20 PM CDT

      Give Peace a Bid: Lennon Lyrics Go to Auction

      John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to 1960s mantra "Give Peace a Chance" are going up for auction, reports Reuters. A Canadian woman, then 16, acquired them after sneaking into the famous Montreal "Bed-In" staged by Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969—with Lennon predicting, “One day they will be worth something.” More »

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      music  • auction  • Beatles  • Christie's  • John Lennon  • Yoko Ono

    • March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 15, 08 6:55 AM CDT

      March Foreclosures Up 57% Over Last Year; Worst Coming

      Bank repossessions skyrocketed 129% over the 12-month period ending in March, and foreclosure filings rose 57% over the previous year, RealtyTrac announced today. March foreclosure notices rose 5%, after a 4% decline in February. All this “is ongoing fallout from people overextending themselves and using highly toxic loan products,” said a RealtyTrac VP. And it hasn't peaked yet. More »

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      housing crisis  • subprime crisis  • economy  • foreclosure  • real estate  • auction  • economic indicators

    • Carla Nude Pic Fetches $91K at Christie's

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 10, 08 8:11 PM CDT

      Carla Nude Pic Fetches $91K at Christie's

      Sarkozy isn't the only one who gets to see his wife in the buff: a collector paid $91,000 for a photograph of a naked Carla Bruni at Christie's today. The auction house expected Michel Comte's 1993 portrait of the French first lady to sell for no more than $4,000, AFP reports. Brigitte Bardot, however, was the auction's big winner: Richard Avedon's photograph of the French star fetched $181,000. More »

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      Nicolas Sarkozy  • auction  • Carla Bruni  • Christie's  • photography  • art auction  • art collector

    • Papa’s Got a Brand New … Jumpsuit?

      newser  |  TMZ  |  Apr 8, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Papa&rsquo;s Got a Brand New &hellip; Jumpsuit?

      Estate sales are always a mixed bag, but the James Brown auction at Christie’s in August will be something special, TMZ.com reports. Sure, fans will be able to snag coveted items like a Grammy or keyboard, but the Godfather’s socks, underwear and canceled checks? Say it loud: His estate is broke. More »

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      auction  • memorabilia  • Christie's  • music sales  • estate  • James Brown

    • Lincoln Letter Sells for $3.4M

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 4, 08 10:08 AM CDT

      Lincoln Letter Sells for $3.4M

      An 1864 letter from Abraham Lincoln to Massachusetts schoolchildren fetched a record $3.4 million at auction yesterday, a record for an American manuscript, CNN reports. In the letter, Lincoln responded to a petition from 195 youngsters asking him to "free all the little slave children of this country" with a heartfelt reply saying it was God's will that they be freed. An anonymous American collector bought the letter. More »

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      auction  • Sotheby's  • letters  • Abraham Lincoln  • slavery  • Civil War

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