(Dickinson, Tex.) – While the business pages are filled with stories about a collapsed housing market, massive job layoffs and an economy in seeming free-fall, LL Auctions reports it is off to a record start so far for 2009. The firm, based in Dickinson, Tex., just south of Houston, specializes in estates, [Read More]
Daily Archives: March 5, 2009
Never before auctioned space flown mementos from the personal collection of John Young – the first man to fly into space six times, one of only three men to fly to the moon twice, and the only man to pilot four different classes of spacecraft – will highlight the April 1 Space [Read More]
Toronto-based online auction and e-commerce management solution, Kyozou, announces plans for full integration of its online auction technology with Bidtopia. Currently, Kyozou’s tool works with eBay, Amazon and Overstock, among others. “We have had numerous requests for Kyozou to support alternate marketplaces and our partnership with Bidtopia is our first effort to [Read More]
Sotheby’s Inaugural sale of Turkish Contemporary Art realised the strong total of £1,307,400 ($1,838,597) against a pre-sale estimate of £1.1-1.5 million and saw several works more than double their pre-sale high estimates. Over 60 clients registered to bid in the auction, which was 78.5% sold by value and 70.8% sold by lot, [Read More]
A new online auction dedicated to selling and buying cars for export – CarsPal.com – will be launched on June 1. The exceptionally different approach to automobile auction service makes CarsPal stand out of the analogous web-auctions. The main features of the resource are promised to satisfy every car buyer and seller, [Read More]
Currently ongoing at iGavel is The Santa Barbara Auction, presented by Alexander Rose Fine Art & Antiques. Highlights of this auction include a Austrian Biedermeier Fruitwood Settee, 19th Century, estimated at $2,000-$3,000 with a starting bid of only $750. A Laver Kirman Rug, Early 20th Century, estimated at $600-$800, has a starting [Read More]