An exact copy of Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding dress has been attracting interest from around the world – a week before it is due to be auctioned.
The replica of the ivory silk dress was made by designers David and Elizabeth Emanuel, apparently at the request of the princess in case of a mishap.
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A battle of the yachting nations will commence at 1600 GMT on Wednesday 14 December 2005 between the USA and the rest of the world as the replica of the first America’s Cup winner, America, is auctioned at the Royal Thames Yacht Club in London.
The original yacht was destroyed in 1942 and this ‘original replica’ [...]

A nonprofit group hopes to raise more than $100,000 when it auctions a subzero degree freezer, stereo cabinets and other home appliances that once belonged to Jerry Garcia, lead guitarist of the rock band The Grateful Dead.
The items, which also include toilets, cupboards and a dishwasher, will be available for bidding on the online [...]

The growth of online auctions of used factory machinery provide opportunities for managers worldwide to pick up brand name parts and equipment they may need to start new lines or to upgrade their
plants.
The increased availability of second hand food machinery also helps smaller companies get into the market quickly without having to make a big [...]

Artists for a New South Africa invites Star Wars fans to visit their online auction and bid on authentic Star Wars signed collectibles and extraordinary one-of-a-kind items just in time for your holiday shopping.
The auction ends on Tuesday, December [...]

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Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels and Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian today gave Hoosiers their first look at the new Colts license plate and announced a unique online auction to reserve plates with special numbers. Beginning tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m. (EST), the Indiana Stadium and Convention Building Authority will offer an online auction [...]

A Michigan real estate developer was the highest bidder for a square-inch piece of land in Owen County, shelling out $1,752.60 for the parcel in a wooded ravine.
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Arte Fino Gallery Inc of Hicksville NY is proud to announce the launch of their November – December auction at iGavel.com.
The auction features original art work from artists Abbott Graves, William Henry Howe (N.A), Karl Moon, Robert Koehler, Julian Walbridge Rix, Leon Louis Dolice, Francois Nicolas Delaistre, William Mellor, Joseph Dobrowsky, Paul [...]

Leaders in Randolph County, Missouri, are preparing to sell the county’s old jail on the online auction site eBay. They plan to start the bidding at more than 32-thousand dollars, with the auction to start as soon as Wednesday.The two-story structure is 95 years old. The jail doubled as home to the county sheriff and [...]

The Pennsylvania Auctioneers Association announced recently that they have signed an online partnership agreement with AuctionZip.com, the nation’s largest auction website. The agreement, signed by PAA President Harry Bachman and AuctionZip.com President Steve Johnson, will allow AuctionZip.com to power the auction listing section of the PAA website.
The move allows PAA member auctioneers who post [...]

The sale of more than 2,000 abandoned lots in North Port is scheduled to begin Jan. 19.
Doug Dennison, assistant vice president of Fisher Auctions, has toured some of the available lots in North Port, and he knows that not all of them are in pristine condition.
“Some are great, and some are not so great,” Dennison [...]

A U.S. auction house is trying to sell one of Saddam Hussein’s military uniforms online, calling it an “ultimate artefact” of the U.S. war in Iraq. Manion’s International Auction House (www.manions.com) is offering the olive green dress uniform, complete with Saddam’s special rank on its shoulder straps, at a starting price [...]

The eBay-owned payment service has been accused of violating money-laundering provisions in the USA Patriot Act by transmitting funds from gambling companies.
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri told eBay that its online payment service violated provisions in the USA Patriot Act between October 2001 and July 2002, according to eBay’s annual report, [...]

The online payment service will pay the US government $10m to clear itself of transferring funds to illegal gambling ventures.
The US Department of Justice and the online payment service, which is now owned by eBay, said on Thursday that they had entered into the settlement agreement. The government’s claims, disclosed in March, asserted that PayPal [...]

ALROSA completed its 11th International Auction for special-sized diamonds and says the sale of 127 boxes (out of 138) sold for $28 million. The sale offered 963 diamonds all together for a total carat weight of about 15,600. ALROSA said it offered five “exceptionally large” diamonds, which were more than 50 carats, with the largest [...]