Monthly Archives: March 2009

J.B. Robison Auctioneers-Realtors (www.jbrauctions.com) has announced a six-day auction of the contents of the Shangri-La Resort and Convention Center, according to J.B. Robison, auctioneer. Robison explained that the contents of the Main Lodge, Conference Center and Recreation Center would all be up for auction. “There is an enormous volume and variety of [Read More]

More than 50 properties valued in excess of $150 million will be featured in the first round of the Commercial Property PowerSale(TM), NAI Global’s ongoing series of national, multi-seller auction and sealed-bid sales. NAI Global in cooperation with its longtime alliance partner Higgenbotham Auctioneers International created The Commercial Property PowerSale(TM) as part [Read More]

Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. the leading North American salvage auto auction company today announced reaching a strategic marketing alliance with RideSafely.com and its affiliate HaulMatch.com. Existing RideSafely.com offices in Hamburg, Dubai and Moscow will now offer IAA support services such as buyer registration, buyer payment and logistics assistance. In addition, IAA will [Read More]

Over fifty winemakers, world-class Chefs and some 6,000 guests will gather this spring for the 19th Annual Florida Winefest & Auction. The event, to benefit children’s charities, will take place Thursday, April 23rd – Sunday, April 26th. Considered “America’s Friendliest Wine Festival,” Florida Winefest & Auction has donated over $6.6 million to [Read More]

REDC, the leader in real estate auctions, has acquired the domain name, Auction.com, for $1.7 million, company Chairman Robert Friedman has announced. “I’ve wanted this domain for years and I’m thrilled that we were able to acquire this coveted top level domain,” Friedman says. “REDC is without question the number one real [Read More]

VeraSun Energy Corp. today announced that it has selected Valero Renewable Fuels as the successful bidder for assets contained in the “VSE Group”, in addition to ethanol production facilities in Albion, Neb., and Albert City, Iowa, following an auction in Wilmington, Del. The secured lenders submitted successful credit bids for each of [Read More]

Massive Container liquidation – many items unreserved. Quality Collection of USA and European paintings plus clearance of imports from USA , Europe and Asia to be sold in one session. Sale includes Persian rugs , crystal, bronze sculptures, and memorabilia. Over 300 lots. Many Unreserved. Time: 2pm – 6pm (preview: 12pm- 2pm) [Read More]

GunBroker.com the world’s largest online auction site and community for firearms, accessories and hunting supplies, today announced it has closed $7 million in debt financing with Bank of America. The transaction was arranged by Triton Value Partners, an Atlanta based business advisory and private equity firm. The new financing, which is comprised [Read More]

Auction Systems Auctioneers & Appraisers, Inc., the Southwest’s most active auction and appraisal company, has moved their Phoenix auction firm to a new location. The 112,000 square-foot, state of the art auction complex is located at 951 West Watkins Street in Phoenix, Arizona off Interstate 17 and 7th Avenue. “We are very [Read More]

Bonhams is to offer for sale an airworthy two-seater Vickers-Supermarine Spitfire aircraft, estimated value £1.5 million, on 20th April at the RAF Museum, Hendon, London. This will be the second iconic World War Two Spitfire that Bonhams has offered within just seven months. Last September the auction house sold a non-airworthy 1945 [Read More]

The auction of collectors items at Charterhouse in Sherborne on Friday 27th March has one of their best ever selection of coins, medals, stamps and militaria amongst the sale of 750 lots. “Our collectors sales are always popular, with postcards, clocks, stamps, the weird and the wonderful, but this time we have [Read More]

Ford Motor Company will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Mustang by auctioning the first retail 2010 Ford Shelby GT500 and a pair of Mustang GT concept cars during the 7th Annual Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Collector Car Auction on April 9-11, 2009. The three historic Mustangs will be sold for charity and [Read More]

Thanks to SeeAuctions.com the search for an alternative to eBay comes to an end. Antique, collectible, art and coin dealers have longed for this day! SeeAuctions.com is a real auction site that caters to the antique, collectibles, art and coin markets. The continued increase in fees, changes in policy, and new regulations [Read More]

Christie’s will offer a selection of works by Saudi Arabian artists in their widely anticipated sale of International Modern and Contemporary Art on April 29th, 2009 in Dubai, the first time that a group of work from Saudi Arabia has been included in an international auction. The sale follows Jewels and Watches [Read More]

Everard and Company presents their online auction of ‘Fine Art, Photography and Antiques From Estates and Various Owners. Featured in the auction is a nice group of photographs from a private collector in New England. These signed images are by important 20th century photographers including Bruce Davidson, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Alfred Eisensteadt, Elliot [Read More]

Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding a Variety Antique & Collectible Auction on Sunday, March 22. The auction will feature vintage toys, art pottery and coins and currency. Cordier Antiques & Auctions will be holding a Variety Antique & Collectible Auction on Sunday, March 22 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (across the [Read More]

Bonhams Printed Books and Manuscripts sale on 24th March includes the score for the film Psycho which upset the sleep of generations of film goers. This sale provides a unique opportunity to acquire an iconic cinematic score appearing on the market for the first time. Bernard Herrmann is widely celebrated as the [Read More]

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, Skinner, Inc., one of the nation’s leading auction houses for antiques and fine art, will kick-off a two-day Discovery auction featuring Silver and Estate Jewelry in its new gallery in Marlborough, Mass. The auction begins on the 18th at 2 p.m. at 274 Cedar Hill Street, Skinner’s [Read More]