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Katy Perry, watch out

 Charlize Kisses Girl for $140K 

Theron throws in a smooch to sweeten charity auction

Oct 23, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charlize Theron threw a smooch into the bargain to revive a flagging charity auction last night—and didn’t back down when a woman made the highest bid. The actress was selling a trip to South Africa, but bidding stalled at $37,000—after Jeremy Piven raised $280,000. Annoyed,... More »

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auction • charity • kiss • Charlize Theron • Jeremy Piven • OneXOne

 Dinner With 
 Sarah Palin: 
 eBay Bids 
 Start at $25K 
   

Charity auctions meal with GOP star

Sep 9, 09 3:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - For any wealthy Sarah Palin super-fans out there, this could be your chance: eBay is hosting an auction for a private dinner with the former Alaska governor and husband Todd—provided the winner passes a background check. Bidding starts at $25,000, and proceeds go to a charity that provides... More »

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Alaska • eBay • auction • charity • Sarah Palin • dinner

 Old Capone Hideout for Sale 

$2.6M gets you 407 acres and nostalgia in Wisconsin

Sep 9, 09 2:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - For a minimum bid of $2.6 million, a remote 407-acre Wisconsin lodge where Al Capone stayed while on the lam can be yours, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Al Capone's hideout retreat,” proclaims an ad run in that paper by a small Wisconsin bank that had the... More »

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real estate • Wisconsin • foreclosure • auction • bank • Al Capone • lodge • hide-out

 Jacko Glove Sells for $49K 

King of Pop's signature accessory fetches twice expected price

Sep 6, 09 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - One of Michael Jackson’s jewel-encrusted gloves sold for $49,000 in an Australian auction, Reuters reports. The glove, which was the first to go up for sale since Jackson died in June, sold for nearly twice what the Bonhams and Goodman auction house expected. "There was a huge... More »

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music • pop music • auction • Sydney • Michael Jackson • bidding war • Debbie Rowe • glove

Archie-Veronica Wedding Sparks Fan Protest 

Everyone knows it should be Betty, says collector

Aug 14, 09 12:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - A comic book store owner and Archie fan is so upset that the comic hero is marrying Veronica after 67 years that he’s selling his copy of the series’ first issue in protest, the AP reports. Girl next door “Betty is it. Not Veronica," says Dave Luebke.... More »

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protests • auction • comic books • Archie • Archie Comics

(Newser) - A former Beverly Hills resident is about to get a rude awakening when he's evicted from his crypt above Marilyn Monroe so his wife can sell it, reports the Los Angeles Times. Elsie Poncher says her hubby was a "helluva nice guy," but she needs the money to... More »

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eBay • auction • grave robbing • Marilyn Monroe • Joe DiMaggio • cemetery • crypt • burial plot

 Strangest eBay Auctions Ever 

Used handkerchiefs, sisters... the possibilities are endless!

Jul 31, 09 6:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hard up for cash? Perhaps the Daily Mirror’s list of the 10 most bizarre eBay auctions will inspire you to sell off some of your own belongings:
  • Scorned by your ex-wife? Consider selling her wedding dress. If you model it yourself, as one man did in 2004,
... More »

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entertainment • eBay • online auction • auction • celebrity • James Blunt • Scarlett Johansson • Ally McBeal • Ian Fisher • Golden Palace Benedetto

 S. African Mount Up for 
 Auction, Villagers Irate 

Oprah, Bill Gates said to be among potential bidders for high life

Jul 29, 09 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Villagers at the foot of a South African mountain are incensed over plans to sell the land above them at a private auction, the Independent reports. The thousands of impoverished villagers live in cramped conditions and say the property, near Cape Town, should belong to the public. Bill Gates and... More »

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South Africa • auction • Cape Town • mountain • land rights

 Got $40K? Own 
 Madonna's Naughty Messages 

Erotic messages go up for auction with other rock memorabilia

Jul 28, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - One way to make a quick buck: Sell erotic phone messages Madonna left on your answering machine. That’s what former bodyguard-turned-boyfriend Jim Albright is doing, the New York Daily News reports, and the 17 minutes of recordings are expected to fetch $40,000. Also up for grabs: A 15-minute... More »

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entertainment • Bob Dylan • Jimi Hendrix • auction • video • celebrity • Madonna • voicemail • love letter • faxes

(Newser) - An auction today of the storied Watergate Hotel drew more than 150 spectators, media attention from around the world, and not a single bidder willing to pony up the necessary $25 million, reports the Washington Post. The German bank that foreclosed on the property took back the 12-story hotel and... More »

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Watergate • Washington DC • Richard Nixon • auction • hotel

 Psychic's Tools Go Up 
 for Auction in DC 

Jeane Dixon left loads of quirky paraphernalia behind

Jul 19, 09 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - What would you pay for a pre-owned crystal ball? A Washington, DC, auction house is refusing to make predictions as it organizes a sale of the psychic tools—er, props, for non-believers—of America's most famous seer, the Washington Post reports. Jeane Dixon, predictor of JFK's death and astrologer to... More »

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auction • Washington, DC • psychic • Jeane Dixon

Watergate Hotel
on Auction Block


Jul 19, 09 6:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Political scandal icon the Watergate Hotel will go to the highest bidder Tuesday when creditors auction off the foreclosed property, reports the Washington Post. The 251-room hotel, scene of a burglary that eventually brought down a president, has been empty since 2007 as its owners scrambled to pay $40 million... More »

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In Televised Auction of Oil Contracts, Iraq Plays Hardball

Oil ministry plays hardball on prices

Jun 30, 09 7:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi oil industry has been nationalized since 1972, but today the country is awarding the first contracts in decades to private petroleum companies—live on television. So far a joint bid by British Petroleum and a Chinese firm has won the first contract, for a 17 billion-barrel field in... More »

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Iraq • oil • Iraq oil • ExxonMobil • auction • oil companies • British Petroleum

(Newser) - A CD of Mikhail Gorbachev singing traditional Russian ballads has sold for $164,940 at a charity auction in London, the Guardian reports. The sole copy is now in the hands of an “anonymous British philanthropist.” The benefit was held to raise money for a foundation, named after... More »

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philanthropy • Russia • London • Soviet Union • auction • Mikhail Gorbachev • charity • album • Raisa Gorbachev Foundation • childhood cancer • benefit • ballad

 Iconic Einstein Pic Fetches $74K

Iconic image beats the record for a photo of the physicist

Jun 21, 09 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - An iconic image of a tongue-wagging Albert Einstein went for $74K at a New Hampshire auction, reports WCVB Boston. The photo is from a 1951 birthday celebration for the physicist at Princeton University. While Einstein may look playful in the picture, he intended the irreverent image as a statement against... More »

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auction • photograph • Albert Einstein

 Gun Used to Kill 
 Dillinger Up for Auction 

It's expected to get around $10k

Jun 18, 09 12:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Colt revolver that killed John Dillinger is being auctioned next month in Chicago, reports the Sun-Times. Gangster aficionados should be ready to fork over between $8,000 and $12,000 for the gun fired by Indiana cop Timothy A. O'Neil in front of a Chicago theater 75 years ago.... More »

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entertainment • Chicago • Johnny Depp • auction • John Dillinger • Public Enemies

(Newser) - The house of financially challenged actor Stephen Baldwin is going up for auction later this month, the Lower Hudson Journal News reports. The I'm a Celebrity—Get Me Out of Here! star paid $515,000 for the New York state property 12 years ago, but he and wife Kennya... More »

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reality TV • foreclosure • auction • Stephen Baldwin • house • home • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!

MARKETS

 T-Note Auction Puts Dow Off 24 


Jun 10, 09 3:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Markets fell today as an auction pushed yields on 10-year Treasury notes higher, the Wall Street Journal reports. A 30-year sale is scheduled for Friday. “Higher interest rates are not good for anyone,” said one broker. “It’s going to kill the refinancing boom.” The Dow... More »

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stock market • NASDAQ • New York Stock Exchange • Dow Jones • auction • Treasury Department • S&P 500 • Treasury note

(Newser) - Unabomber Ted Kacynski is battling plans by the federal government to auction his belongings, including diaries, typewriters, a hatchet, and his trademark sunglasses and hooded jacket, reports CNN. Proceeds of the sales will go to four wounded survivors of his  mail bomb attacks who are owed $15 million awarded to... More »

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crime • auction • bomb • compensation • victim • Unabomber • Ted Kacynski • bomb victims

(Newser) - The last clothing Marilyn Monroe wore and Elvis Presley's pill bottles are hitting the auction block in Las Vegas next month, reports the BBC. Monroe's bathrobe, believed to be what she was wearing the night she overdosed on sleeping pills in 1962, is expected to fetch some $6,000. Her... More »

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entertainment • suicide • Las Vegas • auction • overdose • photograph • Marilyn Monroe • Elvis Presley • blonde bombshells

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