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Jeremy Mayfield sat in the back of his large barn Friday morning about 800 miles from where NASCAR's season-ending weekend was kicking off. Several hundred people surrounded him, listening intently as a fast-speaking auctioneer sold dozens of items. Complete Story...
A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.
Jewels, art, cars and more than 150 bottles of fine wine will be auctioned off in North Carolina's capital city to help recoup nearly $70 million in losses for investors duped in an alleged Ponzi scheme.
A $4 million estate in central Alabama that belonged to former HealthSouth chief executive Richard Scrushy is going to be auctioned next month.
Rose Percy has a long history with the American Red Cross. Complete with an extensive wardrobe and her own Tiffany jewelry, this 23-inch wax doll was first sold for $1,200 back in 1864 to benefit the U.S. Sanitary Commission — the precursor to one of best-known U.S. charities.
Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff's yacht "Bull", two smaller boats and a Mercedes-Benz convertible were sold at auction Tuesday for more than $1 million combined.
It was about fascination with big money — and the life of a couple at the center of the biggest financial fraud case in U.S. history.
The 18th century porcelain Yves Saint Laurent ate from, a Cartier watch he used to wear, the leopard-print couches and gilded chairs he lounged on: It's all to hit the auction blocks as the late French couturier's longtime partner liquidates their art-and-knicknack-filled residences.
Of all the items set to go on the auction block this week at a midtown Manhattan hotel, there's one that would take some mettle to wear in public: A satin New York Mets baseball jacket emblazoned with the name "Madoff."
An auction of oil drilling rights on North Dakota state land has fetched $71.6 million, a record haul that will go mostly to benefit public schools.
Unemployed and desperate, a 19-year-old Sheboygan man is trying to sell one of the only things he owns — his name. Calvin Gosz has put the rights to give him a new name on eBay. He said if people can have a name like Mercedes for free, "why wouldn't McDonald's pay for me to have Ronald McDonald as a name?" Gosz said he moved to Wisconsin from Florida in September. He's filled out more than a dozen job applications, but so far no luck.
Fancy a piece of British royal history? Then head to Christie's in London this month.
Even in these trying financial times, you're not going to see many going-out-of-business sales like this one.
Online auction house eBay has removed items that were posted for sale by anti-abortion activists trying to raise money for defense of a man accused of killing a Kansas abortion provider, the company said Monday.
Truckloads of opulent furniture, including a two-seated throne meant to grace a 53,000-square-foot home that Yellowstone Club founder Tim Blixseth never built, will be on the auction block in Georgia next month.
Over the years, the chief sommelier had forgotten they were there. And when the four bottles of 1875 Armagnac Vieux were finally unearthed from the labyrinthine wine cellar this week, they were covered in a black fungus that looked like matted cat fur.
When it came to collecting, former Neiman Marcus fashion executive Derrill Osborn had a singular focus: cows.
A clump of hair believed to have been trimmed from Elvis Presley's head when he joined the Army in 1958 has sold for $15,000 at a Chicago auction house.
An illuminating glove worn by Michael Jackson during the 1984 Victory Tour has brought in $70,800 at an auction of entertainment memorabilia.
In a letter from jail, John Dillinger tells his father he knows he's been a disappointment but also assures him that he's "not guilty of half of the things I am charged with and I've never hurt anyone."
A fossilized Tyrannosaurus rex is still looking for a home after bidders failed to meet the minimum price Saturday at a Las Vegas auction.
Lenny Dykstra's championship ring from the 1986 World Series has been auctioned off for more than $56,000.
An auction of the late soprano Beverly Sills' estate fetched more than a half-million dollars Wednesday — far more than expected for the costume designs, art and other personal items.
A chipped and incomplete chess set believed to have featured in one of Ingmar Bergman's best known films fetched one of the highest bids at a special auction for the late director's belongings, auction house officials said Tuesday.
One of the greatest automotive toy collections in the world is being auctioned off in New Jersey.
Hindenburg airship beer auctionedA blackened bottle of beer found in the wreck of the Hindenburg zeppelin is expected to fetch thousands of pounds at auction. The bottle was found by a fire-fighter cleaning up the American airfield where the German airship exploded in 1937.
EBay refuses benefit auction for abortion doctor killerAn eBay auction planned by abortion opponents to raise money for the man accused of killing Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller will not be permitted, company officials said Tuesday.
The Wall Street Fraud Watchdog has been demanding a settlement from Wells Fargo bank for its involvement in auction rate sales to completely innocent consumers, since July. Auction rate securities were sold as just like cash, completely safe, with no risk.
Detroit house auction flops for urban wastelandDETROIT (Reuters) – In a crowded ballroom next to a bankrupt casino, what remains of the Detroit property market was being picked over by speculators and mostly discarded. After five hours of calling out a drumbeat of "no bid" for properties listed in an auction book as thick …
Auction planned for Roeder defense fundAn Army of God manual. A prison cookbook compiled by a woman doing time for abortion clinic bombings and arsons. An autographed bullhorn.
Elvis hair sells for $15,000; shirt goes for $52,000A clump of hair purported to be from Elvis Presley sold for $15,000 to a telephone bidder today, while an Inverness man agreed to pay $52,000 for one of the late King of Rock 'n' Roll's shirts.
At foreclosure auctions, broken dreams on sale CHICAGO (Reuters) – The seven-bedroom, three-bath house in this city's West Garfield Park neighborhood had once been someone's American Dream.
UN calls for new reserve currencyThe United Nations called on Tuesday for a new global reserve currency to end dollar supremacy which has allowed the United States the "privilege" of building a huge trade deficit. "Important progress in managing imbalances can be made by reducing the reserve currency country?s …
TransFS Launches Comparison Shopping Site For Credit Card Processing FeesAccepting credit cards is crucial for any merchant but the obvious downside of this are the associated credit card processing fees which can amount to significant chunks of change. Usually fees range anywhere between 2 percent and 4 percent.
Sarah Palin Auctions Dinner Tete-a-Tete On eBayTicket to Alaska: 700 dollars. Bear mace: 35 dollars. Dinner with Todd and Sarah Palin: Minimum 25,000 dollars. Inflating Palin's ego in the name of charity: Priceless.
Inspired also by my dear friend Dowser, the article, not the title (!) (she ain't old!) this article is about another 'find' of mine during yet another foray thru antique stores.
As the foreclosure rate of homes reaches an all time high, homeowners are looking for alternatives to foreclosure and the devastating to damage to their credit. A short sale is a viable alternative.
Monroe 'burial plot' up for saleA US widow is auctioning off the burial plot occupied by her late husband above that of film legend Marilyn Monroe, the Los Angeles Times newspaper says. "Spend eternity directly above Marilyn Monroe", says the ad placed on eBay by Elsie Poncher of Beverly Hills.
Erotic tapes of Madonna up for sale on web Audio tapes of erotic messages left by Madonna on a former boyfriend's answering machine are up for sale in an online auction, writes Damon Wake.
Auction of British Invasion memorabilia provides housing for abused women and childrenEighteen women and 27 children, living at two local spouse abuse shelters, await results of an auction of British Invasion era photographs to see if they can move into rental housing
Buy a horse or burro for $25.00!A piece of the Wild West is coming to South Florida today. Twenty-five dollars and proof that you can provide adequate food, water and facilities will buy you a wild horse or burro.
'Lost' yard sale will auction iconic propsWant to buy Hurley's winning Lotto ticket? How about Charlie's guitar, or Locke's hunting knife, or young Sawyer's letter to the man who destroyed his family?
Veg PrezHow would you like to dine with former President Bill Clinton? And, more importantly, how would you like a spectacular veg meal? The Art for Life Garden Party Benefit scheduled for July 18 will offer attendees the chance to have a plant-based meal with the former president.
At Iraqi Oil and Gas Auction, Bargaining Is Contentious and produces few bidders to develop oil and gas fieldsBAGHDAD — The Iraqi government stumbled once again on Tuesday in its frequently delayed effort to award development rights to its most valuable oil fields.
Old and scary washing machine becomes an internet hitA "scary" 25-year-old washing machine with a reserve price of just 39p has sold on a New Zealand online auction site for more than £2000.
Auction of 'Poor Richard' almanac nets $557KWhen members of the local historical society in Berwick, Pa., found a dusty, long-ignored copy of Benjamin Franklin's 18th-century "Poor Richard" almanac on their shelves a few months ago, they decided to find out whether it could be real. The answer was yes.
Natalie Dylan Still A Virgin As Deal Falls Through She won't be taking her golden chastity belt off anytime soon. The 22-year-old California virgin who auctioned off her virtue online for $3.8 million has yet to meet her winning bidder in the flesh - because his wife won't let him.
Seized banks' odds and ends can wind up on auction blockWhoa, the taxpayers stand to recover quite a bit of loose change as assets of failed banks go to online auctions.
Girls Who Auction Their Virginity on the InternetYou're flown to Venice by an Italian businessman where together you take in some sites, then indulge in an a la carte dinner before retiring to your luxury suite. You kiss and undress each other. He lays you on the bed and starts kissing your body. You have sex.
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