Archive for the ‘Auctions’ Category

« Older Entries

Antiques and Collectibles Still Huge Market

Sunday, April 2nd, 2006

TMCnet.com posts this report that the antiques and collectibles industry continues to grow:

“Collecting is like an addiction; it’s in your blood. People who are collectors will always buy no matter how they are doing financially. It’s just a matter of quantity.”

Given the industry’s recent growth, Shepard might be right.

Sales at Christie’s auction house totaled more than $3 billion last year, an increase of 25 percent from the year before. And eBay, which sells collectibles, antiques and other goods, reported that $44.3 billion worth of merchandise changed hands last year, a 30 percent increase compared with 2004.

Posted in Auctions, Collectors, eBay | No Comments »

$1.87 Million for 13th Amendment

Saturday, April 1st, 2006

The Charlotte Observer releases this report from the Associated Press:

An original copy of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, the amendment that abolished slavery in the United States in 1865, was sold at auction for $1.87 million.

Bob Raynor of Raynor’s Historical Collectibles Auction said the telephone and online auction attracted four bidders on Thursday.

Posted in Auctions, Collectors | No Comments »

WWII Engima Auction up to $30k on eBay

Friday, March 31st, 2006

InformationWeek posts this article by Gregg Keizer of TechWeb that an Enigma machine from World War II is currently $30,000 on eBay:

eBay bidders have offered more than $30,000 for a World War II-era German Enigma cipher machine, a sum that’s “on the high side,” according to a dealer who has sold other models.

The online auction, which is scheduled to close Monday, is for a three-rotor Enigma machine manufactured in 1941, said the eBay listing. The unit, however, is missing a serial number, and the rotors — which typically are stamped with the same serial number as the Enigma itself — appear blank.

“Serial numbers has [sic] been removed,” the listing states.

Posted in Auctions, eBay | No Comments »

Baseball with DiMaggio and Monroe Signatures to be Auctioned

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

News-Antique.com reports that Heritage Auction Galleries will be auctioning a very unique piece of baseball history:

A unique, autographed baseball jointly signed by New York Yankees Hall of Fame player, Joe DiMaggio, and his former wife, actress Marilyn Monroe, will be offered for sale by Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, Texas on May 6, 2006.

“The ball is from the estate of the late Associated Press photographer, Harry Harris,” said Chris Ivy, Director of Sports Collectibles for Heritage. “By a pure stroke of luck, he obtained the signatures during the Yankees 1961 spring training in Florida when DiMaggio and Monroe were attempting to reconcile after their divorce.”

Posted in Auctions, Collectors | No Comments »

He Will eBay For You

Friday, March 17th, 2006

Morgan Kriz of the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza writes that Nicholaus Harris of Incline has started his own eBay business:

What started as a volunteer service, helping friends and family sell their old items on eBay, has become an upstart business for Incline resident Nicholaus Harris.

“I had a friend who had bought a new computer. She was just going to throw away her old computer because it had a non-functional hard-drive,” Harris said. “The old computer just needed someone who was willing to put the time into it, so I posted it on eBay in its exact condition and sold it for $315.”

Posted in Auctions, eBay | No Comments »

eBay Express Coming in April

Tuesday, March 14th, 2006

Ina Steiner reports for AuctionBytes.com eBay Express is coming in April:

eBay Express will contain Store and fixed-price listings from U.S.-based sellers on eBay.com that can be purchased right away. eBay Express will contain a shopping cart, and buyers will be required to use PayPal or a credit card to make a purchase. Only sellers with a 98 percent positive feedback score of at least 100 will be eligible to sell on eBay Express.

Posted in Auctions, eBay | No Comments »

Auction House Has Been Around

Monday, March 13th, 2006

Andrew Turner writes this article for Kansas City infoZine about Manion’s International Auction House, which has been around since the 1970s:

What in the heck did we do before eBay?

Before eBay there was Manion’s. Manion’s International Auction House (www.manions.com) has been around since 1970, and while not as well known, Manion’s Auction offers many benefits to sellers and bidders they will never get from eBay.

Posted in Auctions, eBay | No Comments »

Star Wars Mats Up for Auction

Friday, March 10th, 2006

StarWars.com announces that several sets of highly collectible autographed mats are currently up to auction at eBay.com:

The first two sets of autographed Star Wars Planet Mats auctioned as a fundraiser for MediCinema helped raise a tremendous amount of money for the charity as generous Star Wars collectors bid on a rare opportunity to own unique Star Wars collectibles autographed by an unparalleled roster of Star Wars stars.

The last set of Star Wars Planet Mats — the fifth and sixth in a series of six — is now being auctioned online for charity. Currently up are Hoth and Kamino.

Posted in Auctions, Collectors, eBay | No Comments »

« Older Entries