Archive for August, 2005

Man Charged with selling stolen Model Tractors on eBay

Monday, August 29th, 2005

A man who used to work for equipment-maker John Deere is accused of stealing more than 100 miniature tractors and selling them online for $16 to $10 each.
Timothy Paul Weekes, 25, of Cary is charged with embezzlement and the theft of 104 toy tractors worth a total of more than $2,000. He was arrested Thursday […]

SOTHEBY’S TO HOLD SALES OF FINE CHINESE CERAMICS, WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

On September 21 & 22, 2005, Sotheby’s will hold its sales of Fine Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Paintings and the Arts of the Buddha as a part of the twice-yearly celebration of Asia Week in New York. The sales are expected to bring in excess of $12 million*and $5 million, respectively. (An additional […]

$3,535,000 Paid for Vintage Automobile at Monterey

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C-SS `Teardrop’ Coachwork by Figoni & Falaschi Chassis no. 90105 Sold for $3,535,000 18 August, Monterey
Christie’s Results
Dermot Chichester, Chairman, and Rupert Banner, International Head of Christie’s Car Department: said
“At just under ten million dollars, our result marks a solid performance to the start of Monterey Peninsula week, and was consistent with the state […]

Auctioneers set to raise money for state 4-H

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

A group of auctioneers will hold a special sale Sept. 10 to help 4-H leaders become better at teaching youth members.During the 2005 South Dakota State Fair, the South Dakota Auctioneers Association will auction donated items to raise money for the state 4-H Foundation.The auction will start at about 4:30 p.m. on the DakotaLand Stage […]

California Man pleads guilty in eBay car con

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

A Southern California man involved in a scheme to defraud eBay users by taking money for cars sold through the auction Web site but were never delivered has pleaded guilty for his role in the crime.
David Hung Truong, 36, […]

Babe Ruth uniform sells at auction for $771,095

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

Exton sports auctioneer David Hunt, acting on behalf of an anonymous client, paid $771,095.70 in an online auction Thursday night for the uniform that the Bambino wore on a 1934 barnstorming tour of Japan.
The seller also wanted to remain anonymous, said Hunt, president of Hunt Auctions Inc.
The Japan tour, which took place after Ruth’s last […]

35th annual Auburn Fall Classic Car Auction

Sunday, August 28th, 2005

James S. Gilmore Jr. may not be a name that’s familiar to casual fans of the Indianapolis 500.
But the longtime Indy-car team owner’s contribution to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing — particularly sponsoring four-time Indy winner A.J. Foyt for 20 years — is likely to draw Brickyard-loving bidders to the 35th annual Auburn Fall Classic […]