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1926 Whiskey Fetches $54K

1926 whiskey goes for $54K

Dec 9, 07 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - The crown jewel of New York's first liquor auction since Prohibition brought in $54,000 at Christie's yesterday. The 1926 bottle of whiskey went to an anonymous bidder, the New York Daily News reports, but was "worth the price," said a contender for the bottle. But it wasn't... More »

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Christie's • auction • whiskey • spirits

Rockwell Santa Painting Sells for $2.17M

Prices for magazine cover originals may
be heading north

Nov 30, 07 2:02 PM CST
(Newser) - Straddling the line between art, illustration, and extravagant Christmas gift, Norman Rockwell's "Extra Good Boys and Girls" raked in $2.17 million at a Christie's auction this week. The painting, originally a 1939 Saturday Evening Post cover, didn't hit the $2.5 million to $3.5 million estimate, but... More »

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art market • art • Christie's • Norman Rockwell • auction • painting • art auction

Mama Mia! 400-Year-Old Table Found
in Pizzeria

Expected to fetch $2M
at upcoming auction

Nov 29, 07 6:15 PM CST
(Newser) - A 17th-century cabinet expected to fetch up to $2 million at auction has an unlikely provenance: its long-missing bottom half was discovered outside the bathrooms at a pizza parlor. The Telegraph reports that the cabinet, which depicts St. Peter's Square and other images of Rome, was missing the carved wooden... More »

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art market • Sotheby's • auction

Revolutionary Roots: Che's Hair for Sale

Rumors say Chavez of Venezeula is interested 'mystery buyer'

Oct 25, 07 7:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A scrapbook including photos of Che Guevara's corpse, hand-written letters from comrades-in-arms, and a lock of the revolutionary's hair snipped after he was shot to death are on a Dallas auction block with a starting price of $100,000. The collection belongs to a former CIA operative who helped track,... More »

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Fidel Castro • auction • Che Guevara • Cuban Revolution • Hugo Chávez

NFL Team Yanks $275K Bid for Cowboys.com

Dallas claims it
intended to offer
just $275 for domain

Oct 23, 07 4:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Dallas Cowboys wanted the domain name Cowboys.com, but not that badly. The team had to withdraw a winning bid of $275,000 after realizing how much it had offered; the 'Boys claimed they intended to bid only $275 in a URL auction conducted by phone this month, ComputerWorld... More »

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Dallas Cowboys • domain names • football • auction • bid

Chinese Art Booms at London Sales

But prices for Western art shaky as buyers get credit-crisis jitters

Oct 16, 07 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Could turmoil in the financial world trigger an art market crash? That was the question on everyone's mind in London over the weekend during the Frieze Art Fair and the first major sales at Christie's and Sotheby's since the credit crisis. Though the fairs and auctions had all the energy... More »

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art market • London • art • Sotheby's • auction • painting

Fonda to Sell 'Easy Rider' Loot

Items from iconic Western up for grabs

Sep 16, 07 2:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peter Fonda is auctioning off a stash of memorabilia from Easy Rider that he's held onto since the movie's 1969 release. The producer, co-writer, and co-star of the trailblazing film "decided it was time to share some of his treasures." The crown jewel is the American flag from... More »

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Captain America • auction • Easy Rider • Peter Fonda • Dennis Hopper • Jack Nicholson • Wyatt • Billy

Bonds' #756 Ball Fetches $752K

Despite steroid scandal, record-breaking ball sells for more than $750,000

Sep 16, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Bonds beat expectations again, as his record-breaking ball sold for well above industry estimates. Bonds’ 756th homerun ball netted $752,467, while the ball that helped him tie Hank Aaron’s career record sold for $186,750. Some naysayers thought Bonds’ steroid scandal and sharp personality would dampen demand,... More »

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steroids • MLB • San Francisco Giants • Barry Bonds • Hank Aaron • Sotheby's • auction • home run • records

Uncertain Art World Awaits Fall Sales

Credit crisis has auctioneers, galleries bracing for bear market

Aug 29, 07 10:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the art world returns from its summer hiatus, dealers, auctioneers, and collectors are on edge about a possible downturn in the market, the Times reports. Fallout from the global credit crunch has led to speculation that astronomical prices for art, particularly in the contemporary sector, may be heading for... More »

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art market • Eli Broad • art • auction • credit crisis • art collector

Ridiculed Edsel Gains Traction

Ford's failure finds fans among auto collectors

Aug 25, 07 12:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Ford Edsel, a symbol of commercial failure since its release 50 years ago, is finding a niche among admiring collectors, the LA Times reports. With only an estimated 5 or 6,000 left on the market since the line was discontinued in 1960, many are fetching high prices at... More »

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auction • Ford • Edsel • art collector • cars

Bonds Ball
Hits Internet
Auction Block

No. 756 could score at least $500K for fan

Aug 22, 07 1:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - New home run king Barry Bonds has driven No. 756 all the way to the Internet auction block. Mets fan Matt Murphy, who caught the record-busting ball, will sell it in an online auction running from Tuesday through Sept. 15, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. The ball could fetch at... More »

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MLB • Barry Bonds • auction • Matt Murphy • memorabilia

Hitler's Bubbly Sparkles at
UK Auction

Bottle fetches almost $3,000 but is 'poisoned' or simply undrinkable

Aug 19, 07 3:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - A bottle of bubbly nabbed from Hitler’s wine cellar has drawn the equivalent of almost $3,000 at a British auction, the BBC reports. A Swedish television company bought the 1937 Moet and Chandon, which a soldier gave to a lawyer as thanks for legal work some 15 years... More »

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Berlin • Adolf Hitler • auction • painting • Nazi • Charterhouse • Reich Chancellery • champagne

McQueen's Wheels Up for a Spin

Steve McQueen's cachet will be tested when Christie's auctions off his Ferrari

Aug 15, 07 5:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Growling exhaust and a thumping V-12 engine doesn't usually garner $2 million at luxury auctions, but then this speedster was once owned by a movie star “synonymous with cars, horsepower, racing.” It's Steve McQueen who used to cruise in this ’63 Ferrari, a classic so polished that... More »

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Hollywood • auction • celebrity • Steve McQueen • Ferrari • cars

Google Stokes Wireless Competition With $4.6B Bid

Search giant set to buy wireless frequencies

Jul 22, 07 7:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Google is poised to bid $4.6 billion in the upcoming federal auction of wireless frequencies,  to create a national broadband network that could challenge the dominance of companies like AT&T and Comcast. If Google's bid triumphs, the web search giant could expand into selling Internet, telephone and... More »

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Google • Internet • FCC • broadband Internet • wireless • network • auction • web • Eric Schmidt • wireless frequencies

World's Oldest Car to be Auctioned

No speed demon, ancient auto could still fetch millions

Jul 8, 07 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The oldest car that can still be driven will be auctioned off in Pebble Beach, CA this August. It could go for as much as $2M, reports CNN. The steam-powered, four-wheeled De Dion-Bouton et Trepardoux—nicknamed "La Marquise"—was built in France in 1884, some 13 years before... More »

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California • coal • De Dion Bouton et Trepardoux • La Marquise • world's oldest car • car race • steam • steam powered • auction • cars

FBI Recovers 'Good Earth'  Manuscript

Original typed draft of Pearl Buck's novel was missing since 1966

Jun 27, 07 7:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The manuscript of Pearl S. Buck's "The Good Earth" has turned up at a Philadelphia auction house, having gone missing in 1966. The FBI was called in after the daughter of one of the author's secretaries tried to put it for sale, the AP reports. Buck died in1973, believing... More »

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FBI • literature • stolen manuscript • auction • Pearl S. Buck • The Good Earth • book

London Art Sales Soar

Bacon tops Sotheby's contemporary auctions; London shows new art-market clout

Jun 25, 07 11:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Francis Bacon took top honors and Damien Hirst became the highest-priced living artist—beating out Jasper Johns—at Sotheby's contemporary auctions in London last week. A 1971 Bacon self-portrait went for $43.2 million, and the Hirst pill cabinet called "Lullaby Spring" for $19.4 million. "Hirst is... More »

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art market • London • art • Sotheby's • Damien Hirst • Francis Bacon • auction

eBay Shuts Window on Google Ads

Auction site drops search giant's marketing tools after weeklong spat

Jun 18, 07 4:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Online auction powerhouse eBay broke a multi-million-dollar "keyword" advertising deal with Google, ostensibly after the search engine threw a party in Boston that crowded an eBay conference. But the boycott on search-driven spots also comes as Google's online payment feature Checkout elbows in on eBay-owned PayPal's territory. More »

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Google • Internet • Larry Page • Sergey Brin • advertising • eBay • online advertising • traffic • keywords • online auction • Google Checkout • auction • PayPal

I Bought Andy Warhol  

Pop artist's mass-produced work climbs in price, prestige worldwide

Apr 30, 07 8:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hipsters have known it forever, and buyers are catching on: Andy Warhol is the hottest artist around. The Times reports that his sales, including a projected $35 million for a painting at Christie’s next month, are second only to Picasso's. One expert calls Warhol "the most important international... More »

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art market • art • Andy Warhol • auction • painting • pop art • artist

Advertisers Won't Get
It on eBay

Stations opt out of TV-ad auction site

Apr 6, 07 9:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cable networks are boycotting eBay's experiment in auctioning television airtime to ad houses, in a decision that could ground its nascent spin-off site. The networks protest that Online Media Exchange, which eBay claimed would reduce inefficiency, doesn't account for today's complex targeting and multimedia promotional packages. More »

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television • Google • eBay • cable TV • business • auction • Online Media Exchange • Dish Network • advertisements

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