tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-331378272009-07-09T19:24:14.978-07:00Auction News<p><i>and other interesting tid-bits from</i><br> <b>OBENAUF AUCTION SERVICE, Inc</b></p>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-73605782160441104122009-06-20T22:47:00.000-07:002009-06-20T22:50:03.531-07:0006-20-09<p><img src="News06-05-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="253" border="0"> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090526/482/c125d68a4c044ff2a4fc0a5228edc911/#photoViewer=/090526/482/eb8d7a56b5d7473da14119dcc45c9e0a"><b><i><font size="4">Marilyn, Elvis items to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Julien's Auctions Summer Entertainment Sale will feature memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley on June 26 and June 27, 2009, in Las Vegas.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2009/06/05/news/doc4a2970ce84945092892947.txt"><b><i><font size="4">23-year-old S.D. rancher claims $232M Powerball win</font></i></b></a> - Wanless said he intends to use the money to help those in need. &quot;My family has been helped by the community and I intend to repay that help many times over.&quot;</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Pitcher-Owned-By-President-Lincoln-Up-For-Auction/hXPKyELm2UqrYgiaA-XWQg.cspx?rss=703"><b><i><font size="4">Pitcher Owned By President Lincoln Up For Auction</font></i></b></a> - The pitcher has the Great Seal of the United States (which is illegal to reproduce today), and 33 stars representing the number of the states in the union at the time is was created. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090605/NEWS01/706059996/-1/NEWS"><b><i><font size="4">Property auction draws hundreds</font></i></b></a> - A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 packed the fourth-floor community room of Monroe Bank &amp; Trust headquarters on Thursday night to try to get a deal or a steal on 40 homes and lots around Monroe County and elsewhere. </p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09b.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>CLAPTON MEMORABILIA AS POPULAR AS EVER</i></b></a> - AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31131179/"><b><i><font size="4">18th-century Petersburg house to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Folly Castle was built in 1763 by Peter Jones II, the great-grandson of Petersburg founder Peter Jones.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212235620.shtml?ref=rss"><b><i><font size="4">Carla Bruni Nude (Photo) Auction 'In Bed' Wins $19,600</font></i></b></a> - one anonymous bidder must think she's out of this world because they paid a whopping $19,600 for a nude photo of her!</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09c.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="101" border="0"> <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149910"><b><i><font size="4">The personal Vette of Harley Earl</font></i></b></a> - the man responsible for the Chevrolet Corvette's conception, will be auctioned off in June at the Mecum Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149909"><b><i><font size="4">Classics on the Block</font></i></b></a> - 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe and Hans Stuck's Auto Union Racer.</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09d.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" border="0"> <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/irresistible/19658656/detail.html"><b><i><font size="4">Celebrity Classic Cars Go On Auction Block</font></i></b></a> - Clark Gable's Convertible, 'Great Gatsby' Car Among Lots.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/06/airforce_robin_olds_060509/"><b><i><font size="4">Ace&#x2019;s collection spared auction block</font></i></b></a> - Brig. Gen. Robin Olds made his name by shooting down enemy aircraft and conventional wisdom alike.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/ettore-bugatti/"><b><i><font size="4">Bugatti&#x2019;s Bugatti To Bring Big Bucks</font></i></b></a> - The car goes on the block during the super-glitzy Pebble Beach Concours d&#x2019;Elegance in August, and auction officials think the final bid could top the record-setting $12.1 million paid last month for a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-7360578216044110412?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-14514176275337786252009-06-10T19:35:00.000-07:002009-06-10T19:37:38.829-07:0006-10-09<p><img src="News06-05-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="253" border="0"> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090526/482/c125d68a4c044ff2a4fc0a5228edc911/#photoViewer=/090526/482/eb8d7a56b5d7473da14119dcc45c9e0a"><b><i><font size="4">Marilyn, Elvis items to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Julien's Auctions Summer Entertainment Sale will feature memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley on June 26 and June 27, 2009, in Las Vegas.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2009/06/05/news/doc4a2970ce84945092892947.txt"><b><i><font size="4">23-year-old S.D. rancher claims $232M Powerball win</font></i></b></a> - Wanless said he intends to use the money to help those in need. &quot;My family has been helped by the community and I intend to repay that help many times over.&quot;</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Pitcher-Owned-By-President-Lincoln-Up-For-Auction/hXPKyELm2UqrYgiaA-XWQg.cspx?rss=703"><b><i><font size="4">Pitcher Owned By President Lincoln Up For Auction</font></i></b></a> - The pitcher has the Great Seal of the United States (which is illegal to reproduce today), and 33 stars representing the number of the states in the union at the time is was created. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090605/NEWS01/706059996/-1/NEWS"><b><i><font size="4">Property auction draws hundreds</font></i></b></a> - A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 packed the fourth-floor community room of Monroe Bank &amp; Trust headquarters on Thursday night to try to get a deal or a steal on 40 homes and lots around Monroe County and elsewhere. </p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09b.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>CLAPTON MEMORABILIA AS POPULAR AS EVER</i></b></a> - AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31131179/"><b><i><font size="4">18th-century Petersburg house to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Folly Castle was built in 1763 by Peter Jones II, the great-grandson of Petersburg founder Peter Jones.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212235620.shtml?ref=rss"><b><i><font size="4">Carla Bruni Nude (Photo) Auction 'In Bed' Wins $19,600</font></i></b></a> - one anonymous bidder must think she's out of this world because they paid a whopping $19,600 for a nude photo of her!</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09c.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="101" border="0"> <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149910"><b><i><font size="4">The personal Vette of Harley Earl</font></i></b></a> - the man responsible for the Chevrolet Corvette's conception, will be auctioned off in June at the Mecum Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149909"><b><i><font size="4">Classics on the Block</font></i></b></a> - 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe and Hans Stuck's Auto Union Racer.</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09d.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" border="0"> <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/irresistible/19658656/detail.html"><b><i><font size="4">Celebrity Classic Cars Go On Auction Block</font></i></b></a> - Clark Gable's Convertible, 'Great Gatsby' Car Among Lots.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/06/airforce_robin_olds_060509/"><b><i><font size="4">Ace&#x2019;s collection spared auction block</font></i></b></a> - Brig. Gen. Robin Olds made his name by shooting down enemy aircraft and conventional wisdom alike.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/ettore-bugatti/"><b><i><font size="4">Bugatti&#x2019;s Bugatti To Bring Big Bucks</font></i></b></a> - The car goes on the block during the super-glitzy Pebble Beach Concours d&#x2019;Elegance in August, and auction officials think the final bid could top the record-setting $12.1 million paid last month for a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-1451417627533778625?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-61902730342068701272009-06-05T20:46:00.000-07:002009-06-05T20:48:06.656-07:0006-06-09<p><img src="News06-05-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="253" border="0"> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090526/482/c125d68a4c044ff2a4fc0a5228edc911/#photoViewer=/090526/482/eb8d7a56b5d7473da14119dcc45c9e0a"><b><i><font size="4">Marilyn, Elvis items to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Julien's Auctions Summer Entertainment Sale will feature memorabilia from Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley on June 26 and June 27, 2009, in Las Vegas.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://delcotimes.com/articles/2009/06/05/news/doc4a2970ce84945092892947.txt"><b><i><font size="4">23-year-old S.D. rancher claims $232M Powerball win</font></i></b></a> - Wanless said he intends to use the money to help those in need. &quot;My family has been helped by the community and I intend to repay that help many times over.&quot;</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wcpo.com/news/local/story/Pitcher-Owned-By-President-Lincoln-Up-For-Auction/hXPKyELm2UqrYgiaA-XWQg.cspx?rss=703"><b><i><font size="4">Pitcher Owned By President Lincoln Up For Auction</font></i></b></a> - The pitcher has the Great Seal of the United States (which is illegal to reproduce today), and 33 stars representing the number of the states in the union at the time is was created. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.monroenews.com/article/20090605/NEWS01/706059996/-1/NEWS"><b><i><font size="4">Property auction draws hundreds</font></i></b></a> - A standing-room-only crowd of more than 300 packed the fourth-floor community room of Monroe Bank &amp; Trust headquarters on Thursday night to try to get a deal or a steal on 40 homes and lots around Monroe County and elsewhere. </p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09b.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>CLAPTON MEMORABILIA AS POPULAR AS EVER</i></b></a> - AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31131179/"><b><i><font size="4">18th-century Petersburg house to be auctioned</font></i></b></a> - Folly Castle was built in 1763 by Peter Jones II, the great-grandson of Petersburg founder Peter Jones.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212235620.shtml?ref=rss"><b><i><font size="4">Carla Bruni Nude (Photo) Auction 'In Bed' Wins $19,600</font></i></b></a> - one anonymous bidder must think she's out of this world because they paid a whopping $19,600 for a nude photo of her!</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09c.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="101" border="0"> <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149910"><b><i><font size="4">The personal Vette of Harley Earl</font></i></b></a> - the man responsible for the Chevrolet Corvette's conception, will be auctioned off in June at the Mecum Bloomington Gold Corvette Auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=149909"><b><i><font size="4">Classics on the Block</font></i></b></a> - 1936 Bugatti Type 57C Coupe and Hans Stuck's Auto Union Racer.</p><br /> <p><img src="News06-05-09d.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" border="0"> <a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/irresistible/19658656/detail.html"><b><i><font size="4">Celebrity Classic Cars Go On Auction Block</font></i></b></a> - Clark Gable's Convertible, 'Great Gatsby' Car Among Lots.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2009/06/airforce_robin_olds_060509/"><b><i><font size="4">Ace&#x2019;s collection spared auction block</font></i></b></a> - Brig. Gen. Robin Olds made his name by shooting down enemy aircraft and conventional wisdom alike.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/06/ettore-bugatti/"><b><i><font size="4">Bugatti&#x2019;s Bugatti To Bring Big Bucks</font></i></b></a> - The car goes on the block during the super-glitzy Pebble Beach Concours d&#x2019;Elegance in August, and auction officials think the final bid could top the record-setting $12.1 million paid last month for a 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-6190273034206870127?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-88815800180137240382009-05-08T21:46:00.000-07:002009-05-08T22:00:10.526-07:0005-08-09<p><img src="News05-08-09a.jpg" alt="" width="196" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>LINCOLN'S INAUGURAL SPEECH</i></b></a> - TOPIC OF WEEKLY LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM COLUMN</p><br /> <p><b><i><font size="4"><a href="http://www.qt.com.au/story/2009/05/09/hollywood-wax-museum-auctions-wax-celebs/">Museum auctions wax stars</a></font></i></b> - WAX figures of all four Beatles brought in nearly $US13,000 ($A17,413) at the first auction in the 44-year history of the Hollywood Wax Museum.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wqad.com/news/wqad-deere-auction-cancelled-050809,0,6257045.story"><b><i><font size="4">Economy claims annual Deere auction</font></i></b></a> - Deere &amp; Company is cancelling its antique tractor and memorabilia auctions planned for June. The setback comes at a time when festival season is just kicking off in the Quad Cities.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://centraljersey.com/articles/2009/05/08/hillsborough_beacon/news/doc4a0300419548c638873423.txt"><b><i><font size="4">Duke auctions raise $1 million</font></i></b></a> - Bidders came from far and near to purchase a piece of Doris Duke&#x2019;s belongings, and pay out a total of about $1 million during a weekend auction of most of the items the late heiress purchased during her life.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20090508.wlsale08art1633/BNStory/lifeMain/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20090508.wlsale08art1633<br />"><b><i><font size="4">Recessionistas rediscover the thrill of the second-hand deal</font></i></b></a> - As the economy shrinks people's budgets, many are digging for deals at auctions, junk shops and antique sales.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/05/08/hitler-retreat-items-to-be-sold-at-auction.html"><b><i><font size="4">Hitler Retreat Items to Be Sold at Auction</font></i></b></a> - personal items from Hitler's wardrobe and Berghof retreat, most from the famed Lattimer collection. On the list: Hitler's matchbox cover; his silverware; the key to his &quot;Eagle's Nest&quot; office; his tea cup, saucer, and dessert plate; and his Treffen-Westfalen S.A. badge, which was worn next to the Iron Cross on his uniform.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.losbanosenterprise.com/114/story/35501.html"><b><i><font size="4">Auction draws plenty of bidders</font></i></b></a> - For hours on Saturday the fairground's arena was filled with people with brochures in their hands, money in their pockets and a willingness to support the county's young aspiring farmers. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-8881580018013724038?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-9265863130283167052009-04-22T22:24:00.000-07:002009-04-22T22:25:49.811-07:0004-22-09<p><img src="News04-22-09a.jpg" alt="" width="180" height="250" border="0"> <b><i><a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php">JOHN STEINBECK'S FICTION</a></i></b> - LIVES ON AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltx8rhE5c9Y"><b><i><font size="4">Michael Jackson Exhibition by Julien's Auctions </font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GIetaE7FWs"><b><i><font size="4">Michael Jackson Exhibition by Julien's Auctions - Pt 3</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><img src="News04-22-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="145" border="0"> <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Millea-Brothers-to-Hold-Doris-pz-14997189.html"><b><i><font size="4">Millea Brothers</font></i></b></a> - to Hold Doris Duke Estate Auction On May 2 and 3, 2009. The auction will showcase 846 lots of objects that Doris Duke collected and lived with, including 17th through 20th Century European furniture and decorative objects, silver, fine art, carpets, Asian art, lighting, draperies, statuary and automobiles. The auction is arranged to simulate a walking tour of the <b>67,000-square foot Main Residence</b> at Duke Farms.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.biography.com/search/article.do?id=9542083"><b><i><font size="4">Doris Duke Biography</font></i></b></a> - When she was born, the newspapers christened her &quot;the richest little girl in the world.&quot;</p><br /> <p><b><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/04/22/financial/f133424D24.DTL&amp;feed=rss.business"><i><font size="4">EBay 1st-qtr profit, sales fall on weak economy</font></i></a></b> - EBay Inc. said Wednesday the weak economy led to lower earnings and revenue for the second consecutive quarter, but the online marketplace operator's results still beat analysts' expectations.</p><br /> <p><img src="News04-22-09c.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" border="0"> <a href="http://www.nbcsandiego.com/around_town/real_estate/One-of-A-Kind-House-Goes-on-the-Block.html"><b><i><font size="4">One-of-a-Kind House Goes on the Block</font></i></b></a> - check out this place in Point Loma.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/43494482.html"><b><i><font size="4">Akron mall for sale in Internet auction</font></i></b></a> - The mall, which closed in October, when electricity was shut off for nonpayment, will be one of 50 properties offered in a live Internet auction on May 1. The Web-based auction ''really opens it up to national and international potential interested buyers.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.thechronicle.com.au/story/2009/04/20/cleopatras-tomb-may-have-been-found/"><b><i><font size="4">Cleopatra's tomb may have been found</font></i></b></a> - Egypt's top archaeologist has made his version of a sales pitch, presenting 22 coins, 10 mummies, and a fragment of a mask with a cleft chin as evidence that the discovery of the lost tomb of Mark Antony and Cleopatra is at hand.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzSW9f3Iy8"><b><i><font size="4">Barrett Jackson Auto Auction</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naEyVzH3pHs"><b><i><font size="4">Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport 001 Auction 2009 Billionaires Boutique</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEFAWDE0004"><b><i><font size="4">Electronic Testing Equipment Online Auction</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pfn5jSmOTJ8"><b><i><font size="4">Bulk Auction Graphic &amp; Image Art Studio</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9yM14Xwlrs"><b><i><font size="4">Auto Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-926586313028316705?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-83813580824457935792009-04-13T20:18:00.000-07:002009-04-13T20:19:40.498-07:0004-14-09<p><img src="News04-14-09a.jpg" alt="" width="268" height="345" border="0"> <a href="http://www.mtvasia.com/News/200904/14017883.html"><b><i><font size="4">Michael Jackson Auction Set To Start Next Week</font></i></b></a> - Michael Jackson might not want his personal items sold to the highest bidder, but it looks like the iconic collection will be up for grabs in a four-day auction beginning <b>April 22</b> whether he likes it or not. Representatives of Julien&#x2019;s say that the company has invested $2 million into the auction, and that it expects to raise $15 million to $20 million in sales. &#x201C;It&#x2019;s going to be massive,&#x201D; Mr. Julien said. &#x201C;It&#x2019;s unlike anything anybody has ever seen.&#x201D;</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.internetnews.com/search/article.php/3815136"><b><i><font size="4">eBay News May Favor Big Sellers</font></i></b></a> - Auction giant likely to announce more policy changes Tuesday that favor larger merchants.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.pbs.org/nbr/blog/2009/04/foreclosure_auctions_can_be_a.html"><b><i><font size="4">Foreclosure Auctions Can be a Dangerous Game for Some Banks</font></i></b></a> - In some ways, it's gratifying - and in other ways, quite depressing - to go to a large foreclosure auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.weatherforddemocrat.com/features/local_story_097173915.html?keyword=secondarystory"><b><i><font size="4">Painting a picture of hard times</font></i></b></a> - But when she stopped by San Angelo's Goodwill Industries thrift shop recently, the antique expert never expected to find a Treasure, with a Capital T.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-8381358082445793579?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-16055896005410988892009-04-13T00:01:00.000-07:002009-04-13T00:07:42.143-07:0004-13-09<p><img src="News04-13-09a.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="161" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>CLARA BOW SILENT FILM STAR</i></b></a> - HAILED AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM </p><br /> <p><a href="http://i.usatoday.net/tech/graphics/iss_timeline/flash.htm"><b><i><font size="4">International Space Station</font></i></b></a> - comes together</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.azcentral.com/offbeat/articles/2009/03/30/20090330ODDearly-nyc0330-ON.html?&wired"><b><i><font size="4">Very early photo of New York City</font></i></b></a> - sold for <b>$62,500</b></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.centraljersey.com/articles/2009/04/12/the_beacon/news/doc49d3beb03b1f9717672718.txt"><b><i><font size="4">The State Agriculture Development Committee (SADC)</font></i></b></a> - will hold public auctions to sell 11 preserved farms.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=103008471&ft=1&f=1006"><b><i><font size="4">Saving Money At Food Auctions</font></i></b></a> - Paper goods, produce, even frozen pizzas were sold to the highest bidder at a recent auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.macon.com/532/story/681390.html"><b><i><font size="4">Schools on auction block</font></i></b></a> - after years of sitting vacant, the school system is auctioning off the four buildings today and Tuesday.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.app.com/article/20090412/LIFE02/904120304/1006/rss10"><b><i><font size="4">Don't lick the tuna!</font></i></b></a> - Market learns to live with tourists.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/realestate/bal-re.dream12apr12,0,4303820.story?track=rss"><b><i><font size="4">From candy factory to dream home</font></i></b></a> - Retired printer renovates building in Lancaster, Pa.</p><br /> <p><img src="News04-13-09b.jpg" alt="" width="277" height="432" border="0"> <a href="http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/index.html?id=1204"><b><i><font size="4">Thomas Drowne Cockerel Leaves Church Steeple</font></i></b></a> - The Boston Globe reported the price the museum paid was <b>$575,000</b>.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-1605589600541098889?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-37034121586218720722009-03-29T23:01:00.000-07:002009-03-29T23:02:59.103-07:0003-30-09<p><img src="News03-30-09a.jpg" alt="" width="188" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>ARTS AND CRAFTS DESIGNER ROHLFS</i></b></a> - FOCAL POINT OF WEEKLY LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM COLUMN.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20090316_Storage-unit_auctions_on_the_rise.html"><b><i><font size="4">Storage-unit auctions on the rise</font></i></b></a> - yet another barometer of the faltering American economy. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/89497/How-a-garden-shed-launched-Britain-s-biggest-eBay-seller"><b><i>HOW A GARDEN SHED LAUNCHED BRITAIN'S BIGGEST EBAY SELLER</i></b></a> - Mark Radcliffe has become Britain's first eBay millionaire, just 10 years after launching his online retail business from a garden shed.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.pdnonline.com/pdn/esearch/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003466018&imw=Y">Gursky's"><b><i><font size="4">Gursky's &quot;99 Cent&quot; Prints Fetch Millions At Auction</font></i></b></a> - Most recently, an anonymous bidder paid $2.48 million &#150; with a sense of irony, one hopes &#150; for Gursky's &quot;99 Cent II Diptychon&quot; (2001), which shows the cluttered interior of a discount store.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://gawker.com/5187864/desperate-poor-compete-for-scraps-of-spoiled-food-at-auction"><b><i><font size="4">Desperate Poor Compete For Scraps of Spoiled Food at Auction</font></i></b></a> - Attendance is up nationwide at grocery auctions, where people bid on food and household items that were either overstocked or past their sell-by date and so no longer suitable for consumption by the employed.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/No-Reserve-Turquoise-Hills-bw-14773214.html"><b><i><font size="4">No Reserve Turquoise Hills Family Golf Course Auction, Thursday, April 2</font></i></b></a> - The transaction includes the 67-acre 18-hole golf course, equipment, liquor license, inventory, and training. There are several RV hookups; therefore, you could &#x201C;Tin Cup&#x201D; it.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/most-beautiful-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-collector-cars.html?feed=rss_news"><b><i><font size="4">World's Most Beautiful Cars</font></i></b></a> - The vehicles on our list range in era from the 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C to the Porsche 911, which is still produced today. All have a look that appeals across generations--it usually has to do with uniqueness, simplicity of lines and clever design elements that create illusions of length, curve or muscle.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/AB/20090328/NEWS01/903280334/"><b><i><font size="4">Gun has shot at record bid</font></i></b></a> - The antique gun is an 1886 model Winchester rifle that was the favorite of many turn-of-the century sportsmen, including President Theodore Roosevelt. The .33-caliber weapon, designed by famed firearms pioneer John Browning. Firearms expert Jack Lewis at Cowan's said the Winchester, consigned from a family in a Southern state, will fetch a minimum sale price of <b>$400,000</b>. Bids could go as high as <b>$600,000</b>.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.globaltv.com/globaltv/edmonton/story.html?id=1440958"><b><i><font size="4">Stamp auction delivers deals</font></i></b></a> - Collection nets $125,000 over 3 years.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.startribune.com/local/42059892.html"><b><i><font size="4">Auctioneer's gavel signals one dream lost, one found</font></i></b></a> - Low prices and interest rates became an opportunity for buyers at a sale of foreclosed homes.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-3703412158621872072?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-24068134210729782112009-03-16T12:55:00.000-07:002009-03-16T12:56:09.275-07:0003-16-09<p><img src="News03-16-09a.jpg" alt="" width="153" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</i></b></a> - HIGHLIGHTS JACKIE ROBINSON CHANGING FACE OF BASEBALL.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/03/08/Love_letters_written_by_Orwell_to_be_sold/UPI-72231236546782/"><b><i><font size="4">Love letters written by Orwell to be sold</font></i></b></a> - the letters could sell for more than $56,000.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2343138,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121"><b><i><font size="4">States Turn to Online Auctions to Raise Cash</font></i></b></a> - municipalities that previously relied on old-fashioned auctions conducted in local parking lots are getting more sophisticated, turning to the online world as they seek to maximize their sales. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.mlive.com/penaseeglobe/index.ssf/2009/03/comers_ffa_museum_celebrates_r.html"><b><i><font size="4">'FFA Museum' celebrates rural life</font></i></b></a> - Comer Skinner of Monterey Township has built a time machine at Stonybrook Farm. Stepping into his barn, visitors can be whisked back 100 years to learn about life in rural Allegan County. Skinner's museum is crammed full of a dizzying array memorabilia.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/NewsStory.aspx?story=98899"><b><i><font size="4">Top 10 best things about the web</font></i></b></a> - Beyond just one site or service, this list ranks the best ways in which people have been able to use the internet.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090316/0482450.html"><b><i><font size="4">Kansas Properties Selling at Auction</font></i></b></a> - Under Hybrid Model That Combines Face-to-Face Showing and Online Bidding.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.turnto10.com/jar/news/local/article/ma_antique_toy_collection_up_for_sale/11400/"><b><i><font size="4">Antique toy collection up for sale</font></i></b></a> - An antique toy collection owned by a member of the family that founded KB Toys is going on the auction block later this week.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.hcnonline.com/articles/2009/03/16/humble_observer/news/12horitchie.txt"><b><i><font size="4">Ritchie Bros. opens new auction site</font></i></b></a> - The 3,000 pieces of industrial equipment amassed on the Ritchie Bros.&#x2019; auction site fill most of the 130-acre lot. From March 25 to 27, equipment like bulldozers, pickup trucks, tractors, pipe layers and snowblowers will be auctioned off as part of the company&#x2019;s grand opening for their new Houston location.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-2406813421072978211?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-37260113729308836822009-03-11T20:35:00.000-07:002009-03-11T20:36:33.859-07:0003-12-09<p><img src="News03-11-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="200" border="0"> <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/10/AR2009031001449.html?hpid=artslot"><b><i><font size="4">In Lincoln's Watch, A Mystery Etched</font></i></b></a> - For nearly 150 years, Abraham Lincoln's pocket watch has been rumored to carry a secret message.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/L/LINCOLN_PHOTOGRAPH_UNCOVERED?SITE=WWLAM&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT"><b><i><font size="4">Lincoln photo uncovered in Grant album</font></i></b></a> - A collector believes a photograph from a private album of Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant shows President Abraham Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before he was assassinated in 1865.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S826730.shtml"><b><i><font size="4">EBay admits more work ahead </font></i></b></a>- eBay posted drops in revenue and profit in the last quarter and has seen its stock lose 80 percent of its value since late 2004.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.klfy.com/Global/story.asp?S=9988906"><b><i><font size="4">MEMA Issues Statement About Upcoming Cottage Auction</font></i></b></a> - The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency strongly discourages people from purchasing Mississippi Cottages for housing at an auction in Louisiana next month because the units were damaged by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://wcco.com/business/morton.salt.auction.2.956507.html"><b><i><font size="4">Morton Salt Goes On Auction Block</font></i></b></a> - Chicago's Morton Salt is being put on the auction block, and published reports say it has generated several bids in a time when such deals are rare.</p><br /> <p><img src="News03-11-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="588" border="0"> <a href="http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2009/03/12/ddn031209arcade.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=16"><b><i><font size="4">Historic downtown landmark up for auction</font></i></b></a> - The future of Dayton's long vacant historic downtown Arcade could be decided at a Montgomery County sheriff's tax lien sale.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.fox28.com/Global/story.asp?S=9989648"><b><i><font size="4">Some of missing cars from Nebraska dealer found</font></i></b></a> - The vehicles are valued at an estimated $2.5 million. Two dozen of them have been found at an auto auction in Salt Lake City, Utah, six at the Scottsbluff airport and others in Las Vegas.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.2news.tv/news/local/41112897.html"><b><i><font size="4">Laptops</font></i></b></a> - get em' while they're cheap. Auction goers are bidding on about 10,000 items - including thousands of laptops, desktop computers, servers, printers, scanners and office furniture.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://ydr.inyork.com/ci_11889489"><b><i><font size="4">Horse auction produces no bidders</font></i></b></a> - The horses would be sold as one lot that must exceed <b>$122,141.46</b>, the price of the lien against the owner.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.biddersandbuyers.com/ads/031309polkmcgrew.htm"><b><i><font size="4">Collector Tractor Auction</font></i></b></a> - March 13/14 - New Paris, IN.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-3726011372930883682?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-9552462567489756622009-03-09T15:59:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:00:12.623-07:0003-09-09<p><img src="News03-09-09a.jpg" alt="" width="288" height="120" border="0"> <a href="http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/stories/index.html?id=1147"><b><i><font size="4">Record Single-Action Colt Sold for $862,500</font></i></b></a> - Since its discovery in 1925, only five collectors have owned this Colt handgun. <br><br /> </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.dailymail.com/Business/200903060306"><b><i><font size="4">UC to conduct online auction</font></i></b></a> - to determine who triggers Building 82 implosion.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/entertainment/story.aspx?id=270668"><b><i><font size="4">First edition Harry Potter sells for $19,120</font></i></b></a> - &quot;Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone&quot; was one of only 200 copies from the first printing issued with illustrated wrappers by London publisher Bloomsbury. The 1997 work about the boy wizard was published in the United States as &quot;Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone&quot; and includes an illustrated card signed by author J. K. Rowling. </p><br /> <p><img src="News03-09-09b.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="232" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>MARILYN MONROE PHOTO TRIBUTE FOCAL POINT</i></b></a> - OF THIS WEEK'S LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.ridermagazine.com/output.cfm?id=2064187"><b><i><font size="4">Bonhams &amp; Butterfields Quail Lodge Motorcycle Auction</font></i></b></a> - the auctioneers today announced they will partner with Quail Lodge to hold its first vintage motorbikes sale from Carmel -- on Saturday, May 9, 2009 -- to be held during the first annual The Quail Motorcycle Gathering, an event showcasing the finest motorcycles from the past, present and future. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/politicalwhore/2009/03/09/the-obama-car-is-for-sale-but-owner-says-she-cant-get-a-buyer/"><b><i><font size="4">The Obama Car is for sale</font></i></b></a> - but owner says she can&#x2019;t get a buyer.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/pz/090309/161015.html"><b><i><font size="4">An American Racing Crown Jewel</font></i></b></a> - 1965 Shelby Daytona Cobra Coupe, Expected to Break American Car Auction Record.</p><br /> <p><img src="News03-09-09c.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="223" border="0"> <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1157784/Do-mysterious-stones-mark-site-Garden-Eden.html"><b><i><font size="4">Do these mysterious stones</font></i></b></a> - mark the site of the Garden of Eden?</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-955246256748975662?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-2810660204806534942009-03-01T21:03:00.000-08:002009-03-01T21:04:05.957-08:0003-01-09<p><img src="News03-01-09a.jpg" alt="" width="213" height="274" border="0"> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090301/wl_sthasia_afp/indiaushistoryauction_20090301230100"><b><i><font size="4">Controversial Gandhi auction to go ahead</font></i></b></a> - An auction of Mahatma Gandhi's iconic round glasses, branded an &quot;insult&quot; by the independence leader's family, will go ahead, the New York-based auctioneers said Sunday.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://cbs13.com/watercooler/ancient.tools.found.2.944367.html"><b><i><font size="4">13,000-Year-Old Tools Found In Colo. Back Yard</font></i></b></a> - In what is now a yard in Boulder, someone took dozens of stone tools for cutting and scraping and burried them in a hole, perhaps for safekeeping, 13,000 years ago.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www9.gmanews.tv/story/150844/Haring-or-not-huge-painting-on-sale-for-99-cents<br />"><b><i><font size="4">Haring or not, huge painting on sale for 99 cents</font></i></b></a> - The unsigned painting is on the back of a piece of wood paneling and shows a yellow stick figure holding aloft a red heart. The word &quot;hope&quot; is printed within the heart's outlines. Thick squiggles radiate outward, a Haring trademark.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.auctionbytes.com/cab/abu/y209/m03/abu0234/s08"><b><i><font size="4">AuctionBytes Soundoff</font></i></b></a> - Letters from Readers.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/mar/02/spooked-by-a-painting/"><b><i><font size="4">Spooked by a painting</font></i></b></a> - Westminster Civil War-era artwork has eerie history.</p><br /> <p><img src="News03-01-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="193" border="0"> <a href="http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-03/02/content_10926702.htm"><b><i><font size="4">Auctioned bronze sculptures go to Chinese bidder</font></i></b></a> - Two controversial ancient Chinese relics were auctioned off on Wednesday night for 14 million euros (<b>17.92 million U.S. dollars</b>) each.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.newsday.com/news/local/suffolk/ny-liagap0212508987mar02,0,6332916.story"><b><i><font size="4">Mercedes sedan on Agape auction block</font></i></b></a> - Autographed Mets and Giants memorabilia and a Mercedes sedan will be among the items for sale at the first public auction of Agape World's property, the attorney overseeing the alleged Ponzi scheme's bankruptcy said Sunday.</p><br /> <p><a href="An Atlanta investment banker is auctioning off more than 15,000 videotaped episodes of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's iconic Christian talk show.<br />"><b><i><font size="4">An Atlanta investment banker</font></i></b></a> - is auctioning off more than 15,000 videotaped episodes of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's iconic Christian talk show.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=news/consumer&id=6685052"><b><i><font size="4">The rough economy</font></i></b></a> - isn't stopping some folks from being buyers. In some cases, they're getting homes for a fraction of their value. Homebuyers we spoke with say they are happy with the prices at the auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-281066020480653494?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-87783995057817260842009-02-24T08:21:00.000-08:002009-02-24T08:22:19.492-08:0002-24-09<p><img src="News02-24-09.jpg" alt="" width="195" height="243" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>BEATLES ROCK ON AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</i></b></a> - Publicity Photograph; John Lennon; inscribed &#x201C;To Cathy, Love John Lennon; 1974; 14 &frac12; inches by 17 &frac12; inches; sold for <b>$3,750</b>. Photo courtesy of Christie's, NY.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6600134.html"><b><i><font size="4">Chinese gov't writes to Christie's seeking to stop auction</font></i></b></a> - China's heritage authorities said Tuesday they had written to auction house Christie's in a bid to stop the sale of two looted bronze sculptures. Christie's will auction the two bronze sculptures of the heads of a rabbit and a rat on Wednesday. They are expected to fetch between <b>20.8 million to 26 million U.S. dollars</b>. <br><br /> </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/stories/2009/02/23/daily12.html?ana=from_rss"><b><i><font size="4">Davenport equipment auction breaks records</font></i></b></a> - More than 8,300 lots were sold from Ritchie&#x2019;s newly expanded 200-acre auction site. The event&#x2019;s gross auction proceeds totaled <b>$184 million</b>. Online bidders purchased more than <b>$36 million</b> in trucks and equipment. There were 550 online buyers.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://cumberlink.com/articles/2009/02/24/news/local/doc49a0e65a87283588209915.txt"><b><i><font size="4">Demand remains for antiques</font></i></b></a> - Economic conditions have impacted local dealers, but not to the degree some expected.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.star-telegram.com/business/story/1220679.html"><b><i><font size="4">Fort Worth-area property to be part of huge online commercial auction</font></i></b></a> - A 20-acre Fort Worth-area industrial site is among as many as 100 properties set for sale May 1 in what is being billed as the largest online commercial real estate auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-8778399505781726084?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-35015772587093066492009-02-18T15:10:00.000-08:002009-02-18T15:11:17.380-08:0002-18-09<p><img src="News02-18-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="214" border="0"> <a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Adolf-Hitler-Sticker-Album-Of-Nazi-Fuhrer-Pictures/Article/200901415211857?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Page_Strap_Teaser_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15211857_Adolf_Hitler%3A_Sticker_Album_Of_Nazi_Fuhrer_Pictures"><b><i><font size="4">Hitler 'Swastickers' Go On Sale</font></i></b></a> - A chilling &quot;Panini-style&quot; sticker album showing 138 pictures of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler is going under the hammer.</p><br /> <p><img src="News02-18-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="439" border="0"> <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/4851839a4500.html"><b><i><font size="4">Michael Jackson</font></i></b></a> - is selling personal items including his famous jewelled white glove and a robotic head. The items included are so extensive, a six-volume book has been printed to detail every lot and US TV channel The Auction Network will broadcast the event live.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/4848539a4500.html"><b><i><font size="4">A nude photo of Madonna</font></i></b></a> - taken in 1979 before she became famous, has sold at auction for US<b>$37,500</b> - more than double its pre-sale estimate.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://news.ino.com/headlines/?newsid=6896696696580"><b><i><font size="4">Tough market for sellers of antiques and heirlooms</font></i></b></a> - Americans trying to sell their prized possessions these days are finding that the market value of everything from baseball cards to antique furniture has sunk.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/090218/0475055.html"><b><i><font size="4">Barrett-Jackson</font></i></b></a> - Helps Raise More Than <b>$4 Million</b> for Charity During the 2009 Scottsdale Auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.nugget.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1439524"><b><i><font size="4">Packard's unique Panther</font></i></b></a> - a 1954 Packard Panther-Daytona, being prepped for sale at RM's Amelia Island event in Florida March 14.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.rmauctions.com/default.cfm?SaleCode=AM09"><b><i><font size="4">RM's pre-auction estimate</font></i></b></a> - is that it will sell for between <b>$700,000 and $1 million</b>.</p><br /> <p><img src="News02-18-09c.jpg" alt="" width="165" height="204" border="0"> <a href="http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1435531,3_1_EL18_LEGACY_S1.article"><b><i><font size="4">Noted auctioneer loved his family above all else</font></i></b></a> - The unique voice that induced audiences to buy everything from automobiles to xylophones was stilled Feb. 7 with the passing of Elgin auctioneer Howard Schultz, who died at age 80.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-3501577258709306649?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-4755754026153113272009-02-16T15:59:00.000-08:002009-02-16T16:00:23.982-08:0002-16-09<p><img src="News02-16-09a.jpg" alt="" width="151" height="250" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i><font size="4">LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</font></i></b></a> - TURNS ITS ATTENTION TO CIVIL WAR UNIFORMS.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-475575402615311327?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-88614458659925561572009-02-12T09:33:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:34:37.078-08:0002-12-09<p><img src="News02-12-09a.jpg" alt="" width="267" height="400" border="0"> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Baseball-granny-cashes-in-big-with-sale-of-rare-?urn=mlb,140821"><b><i><font size="4">Baseball granny cashes in big with sale of rare 1869 card</font></i></b></a> - The actual final price of the card was <b>$75,285.78</b>, but that amount included a 17.5 percent buyer's premium for the auction house. Memory Lane Auctions says the price is a record for its house and that the last 1869 Red Stockings card sold for around $30,000.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-8861445865992556157?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-76564524459141629462009-02-07T23:28:00.000-08:002009-02-07T23:29:44.020-08:0002-08-09<p><img src="News02-08-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="221" border="0"> <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601090&sid=aNLnZAT0n4Gs"><b><i><font size="4">Bugatti Found in Garage After 50 Years Sells for $4.53 Million</font></i></b></a> - The two-seat 1937 Bugatti Atalante 57S coupe was one of 17 vehicles of its type produced by the Italian-based racing-car manufacturer. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/feb/07/070000/bz-1800-homes-up-for-auction/"><b><i><font size="4">1,800 Homes Up For Auction</font></i></b></a> - An Irvine, Calif., auction company hopes to find buyers for 1,800 bank-owned foreclosed homes throughout Florida.</p><br /> <p><img src="News02-08-09c.jpg" alt="" width="215" height="360" border="0"> <a href="http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/price_of_the_day.html"><b><i><font size="4">Price of the Day</font></i></b></a> - A 15&frac14;&quot; high three-gallon Norton jug with a fancy pheasant decoration and in near-mint condition sold to a phone bidder for <b>$14,375</b> (est. $5000/7000). Crocker Farm photo. Crocker Farm, Inc., York, Pennsylvania, July 19, 2008. </p><br /> <p><img src="News02-08-09d.jpg" alt="" width="298" height="435" border="0"> <a href="http://www.topix.net/business/auctions/2009/02/degas-ballerina-bronze-sold-at-london-auction"><b><i><font size="4">Degas ballerina sculpture sells for $19 million</font></i></b></a> - to private Asian bidder, is highest price ever paid for statue by artist.</p><br /> <p><img src="News02-08-09a.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="118" border="0"> NUREMBERG TRIAL REVISITED AT <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.statesman.com/life/content/life/stories/other/02/08/0208auctions.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=48"><b><i><font size="4">Auctions of abandoned possessions</font></i></b></a> - at storage unit companies draws a steady group of buyers willing to gamble on what's behind the doors.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-7656452445914162946?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-61253815643879610702009-01-30T15:36:00.000-08:002009-01-30T15:37:40.823-08:0001-30-09<p><img src="News01-30-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="235" border="0"> <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo//090129/481/fc24037c17ed4cf78ec2aac3048a4fc8/#photoViewer=/090113/ids_photos_ts/r2550983029.jpg"><b><i><font size="4">Jeff Koons</font></i></b></a> - polychromed wood sculpture &quot;Stacked&quot; is displayed at Sotheby's in New York January 13, 2009. The sculpture will be auctioned on February 5 with an estimate of US<b> $3.4- 4.9 million.</b></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&sid=a2BgUI3sTPCs<br />"><b><i><font size="4">Amazon.com Soars After Outpacing E-Commerce Rivals</font></i></b></a> - the world&#x2019;s largest online retailer, gained 18 percent in Nasdaq trading after sales and profit topped estimates, signaling that the company is outpacing EBay Inc. and its e-commerce rivals. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/phoenix/stories/2009/01/26/daily88.html?ana=from_rss"><b><i><font size="4">Auction slated for Brownstones at Artesia condos</font></i></b></a> - Each home has three stories, a two-car garage, patios and balconies. The properties are all in the 3,000-square-foot-range, with mountain views, luxury interiors and options to include elevators, with starting prices of 50 percent or less than the homes&#x2019; original price tags of $1 million to $1.5 million.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-30-09b.jpg" alt="" width="156" height="250" border="0"><a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i><font size="4">Harry Houdini</font></i></b></a> - Photo Postcard Portrait; inscribed and signed; 1920; <b>sold for $2,280</b>. Photo courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.fortmcmurraytoday.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1413270"><b><i><font size="4">Athabasca water back up for auction on eBay</font></i></b></a> - The bottle comes with its own label, complete with a list of ingredients including arsenic and mercury.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-30-09c.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" border="0"> <a href="http://www.wsbtv.com/automotive/18603286/detail.html"><b><i><font size="4">Sonny, Cher Mustangs Head To Fla. Auction</font></i></b></a> - They will be sold for the first time in 25 years at the RM Auctions Collector Cars event in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., that begins Thursday. The cars are estimated at being worth between<b> $200,000 and $300,000</b> for the pair.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://buymytronics.com/"><b><i><font size="4">BuyMyTronics.com</font></i></b></a> - wants to buy your used, new and broken Electronics today! </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-6125381564387961070?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-55090014496620023432009-01-24T21:25:00.000-08:002009-01-24T21:26:13.069-08:0001-25-09<p><img src="News01-25-09a.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="203" border="0"> <a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i>GRATEFUL DEAD COLLECTION</i></b></a> - SPOTLIGHTED AT LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wheels.ca/article/497989"><b><i><font size="4">Bids soar at Arizona auctions</font></i></b></a> - SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. &#150; For car lovers and collectors, this was the place to be last week. With four major automotive auctions going on, vehicles of every era, style and price could be found.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.wheels.ca/article/497988"><b><i><font size="4">Hubby snags Reggie's Shelby</font></i></b></a> - He is a kid in a candy store, dragging me along from auction to auction &#150; forcing me to sit in every car imaginable. He explores machinery and kicks tires extensively before raising the bidding card. He raises his hand at $81,000 for a stunning 1965 Shelby Cobra 427 continuation vintage race car, once owned by baseball great Reggie Jackson &#150; and now owned by us.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/25/automobiles/collectibles/25SALE.html?em"><b><i><font size="4">THE classic-car auctions</font></i></b></a> - that take place each January around Scottsdale, Ariz., are an important indicator of market trends, establishing baselines for sales in the months that follow. Here are five examples from this year&#x2019;s auctions that provided some measure of the market&#x2019;s strength in early 2009. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://kob.com/article/stories/S760958.shtml?cat=516"><b><i><font size="4">City auctions off seized cars</font></i></b></a> - There were plenty if people looking for a bargain Saturday in Albuquerque as the city auctioned off vehicles confiscated from DWI offenders. An estimated 500 people showed up to bid on 150 cars that were on the auction block.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/01/24/Battlestar_memorabilia_up_for_sale/UPI-17421232822148/"><b><i><font size="4">'Battlestar' memorabilia up for sale</font></i></b></a> - thousands of pieces of &quot;Battlestar&quot; memorabilia went on sale Friday on eBay.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28814549/"><b><i><font size="4">1927 Yankees photo expected to get up to $100,000</font></i></b></a> - the online auction at http://www.scpauctions.com will end Wednesday.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/8974/title/A_Prayer_for_Archimedes"><b><i><font size="4">The owners wondered if the strange book might have some value</font></i></b></a> - so they took it to Christie's Auction House of London. And in 1998, Christie's auctioned it off for <b>two million dollars</b>.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://jalopnik.com/5136250/how-to-use-half+naked-women-to-sell-a-1990-lincoln-town-car?skyline=true&s=i"><b><i><font size="4">As 1990 Lincoln Town Cars go</font></i></b></a> - this one on eBay is quite the peach.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertynews/4305288/Withnails-Horrible-little-shack-under-the-hammer.html"><b><i><font size="4">Withnail's 'Horrible little shack' under the hammer</font></i></b></a> - The house is almost two miles from the nearest public road and a mile from the nearest inhabited house, but for someone out there it will be, in the words of Uncle Monty, &quot;the last island of beauty in the world&quot;.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-5509001449662002343?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-28315268845934442402009-01-18T21:31:00.000-08:002009-01-18T21:32:20.097-08:0001-19-09<p><img src="News01-19-09a.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="150" border="0"> <a href="http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/nationworld/107927.php"><b><i><font size="4">Collector pays $4.9 million for car at auction</font></i></b></a> - Forget the stalled economy, an undisclosed car collector paid $4.95 million on Saturday for a 1960 Ferrari 250 California Spider at the Gooding &amp; Co. auction in Scottsdale.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/01/17/370761.html"><b><i><font size="4">Gooding &amp; Company</font></i></b></a> - Posts Impressive $31.8 Million Results at 2009 Scottsdale Auction.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2009/01/17/370242.html"><b><i><font size="4">Barrett-Jackson Fever</font></i></b></a> - Sweeps Southwest with Big Winners in Scottsdale and Las Vegas.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-19-09b.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="198" border="0"> <a href="http://www.camaro5.com/?p=441"><b><i><font size="4">1st Production Camaro</font></i></b></a> - Auctioned for $350,000 at Barrett-Jackson Auction. The winning bidder is Rick Hendrick, an owner of several NASCAR stock cars and teams, as well as Hendrick Automotive Group, one of the largest automotive chains in the United States.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.northjersey.com/business/realestate/Going_once__going_twice__sold_as_is.html"><b><i><font size="4">Auction companies expect a boom in their sales of homes</font></i></b></a> - More homes are being auctioned than ever, with some <b>$16.9 billion</b> sold by private auction houses last year. That's not counting the foreclosed properties sold at sheriff auctions.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.9news.com/rss/article.aspx?storyid=108017"><b><i><font size="4">Auctions tough at stock show</font></i></b></a> - For more than 100 years, ranchers have brought their cattle to auction at the National Western Stock Show, and every year, they hope for the best.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-19-09c.jpg" alt="" width="194" height="221" border="0"> <a href="http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/home_garden/stories/2009/01/18/kovel18.ART_ART_01-18-09_H3_JHCHQ43.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101"><b><i><font size="4">This Arts and Crafts</font></i></b></a> - sideboard table sold recently for<b> $4,200</b>.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.mcall.com/business/local/all-5stuff.6743209jan18,0,7556216.story?track=rss"><b><i><font size="4">Financial worries</font></i></b></a> - are forcing collectors to turn prized possessions into money. Plenty of people facing financial pressure are boosting their personal liquidity by disposing of personal possessions. Comic Carnival Entertainment, a chain of comic book stores in Indianapolis, says it has seen a surge in customers looking to sell their Spiderman and Hulk collections.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/01/18/stcharles/news//0116stc-hart00.txt"><b><i><font size="4">Going, going, gone to new owners</font></i></b></a> - he was about to call his last auction before selling his 29-year-old auction house.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.nyc-architecture.com/SPEC/GAL-BW.htm"><b><i><font size="4">Gallery - Black and White New York</font></i></b></a><b><i><font size="4"> - </font></i></b>This site will hold you for a couple of hours!!</p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-2831526884593444240?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-61382857088152534212009-01-09T12:55:00.000-08:002009-01-09T12:57:07.699-08:0001-09-09<p><img src="News01-09-09a.jpg" alt="" width="245" height="160" border="0"> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/money/autos/2009-01-06-GM-auction-historic-cars_N.htm"><b><i><font size="4">GM to auction some historic cars</font></i></b></a> - Some 200 of GM's one-off and historic models will be sold at the Barrett-Jackson Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., to raise what amounts to pocket change for the struggling giant and to manage GM's fleet of historic and unique vehicles. The auction runs from Sunday through Jan. 18.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-09-09b.jpg" alt="" width="169" height="250" border="0"> Drop-front Harvey Ellis inlaid designed desk; circa 1903; red decal; sold for<b> $42,000</b>. Photo courtesy of Dave Rago. - HARVEY ELLIS DESIGNED FURNITURE EXPLORED AT<a href="http://www.liveauctiontalk.com/article_of_week.php"><b><i> LIVEAUCTIONTALK.COM</i></b></a></p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-6138285708815253421?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33137827.post-58032739569592897412009-01-08T09:32:00.000-08:002009-01-08T09:33:13.104-08:0001-08-09<p><img src="News01-08-09a.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" border="0"> <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/blog/big_league_stew/post/Woman-finds-139-year-old-baseball-card-in-box-of?urn=mlb,132871"><b><i><font size="4">Woman finds 139-year-old baseball card in box of antiques</font></i></b></a> - so she listed it on eBay. The starting bid was $10.</p><br /> <p><a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-vick-bankruptcy&prov=ap&type=lgns"><b><i><font size="4">Vick wants to auction Ga. home</font></i></b></a> - After more than a year on the market and a $400,000 price reduction, Michael Vick&#x2019;s eight-bedroom home in the Atlanta area will go on the auction block if a bankruptcy judge agrees to the move.</p><br /> <p><img src="News01-08-09b.jpg" alt="" width="226" height="170" border="0"> <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7807210.stm"><b><i><font size="4">Car worth 4mil is found in garage</font></i></b></a> - A classic Bugatti car, which gathered dust in a Tyneside garage for almost 50 years, may fetch up to &pound;3m ($4.35m) when it goes under the hammer. </p><br /> <p><a href="http://www.obenaufauctionsonline.com/"><b><i><font size="3">OAS OnLine Internet Auctions</font></i></b></a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/33137827-5803273956959289741?l=www.obenaufauctions.com%2FAuctionNews.html'/></div>OAS Auction Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04362824437076828956noreply@blogger.com