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Archive for June, 2006

Auction it TODAY Sells Over 100 Franchises Just One Year from Start Date

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Press Release
The highly successful online-auction franchise, Auction it TODAY, www.auctionittoday.com, recently announced that it has sold over 100 stores since franchise sales began in May 2005. To date, Auction it TODAY has 106 stores in 12 states.
“Our franchises have expanded quickly and successfully because we carefully control our growth process,” states John Hoose, Auction it […]

Lunch with Warren Buffett sells for $620,100 on eBay

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Five ibidders placed 29 bids in the eBay Inc. auction that ended Thursday evening. The winner of the auction was identified only by the eBay user name “fastisslow.”
Proceeds from the auction go to the Glide Foundation, which provides social services to the poor and homeless in San Francisco.
The winning bidder will be able to take […]

Insurance Auto Auctions Expands into Montana with Acquisition of Gardner’s Insurance Auction

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Press Release
-Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leader in automotive total loss and specialty salvage services in the United States, today announced that the company has purchased the assets of Gardner’s Insurance Auction in Missoula, Mont. The location is IAA’s first in Montana and will service total-loss claims throughout the state of Montana and will support […]

RM Auctions to Offer $8 Million Ferrari at Monterey Aug 19

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Classic Car Auction Info
Press Release
RM Auctions, North America’s premier collector car auction house, is honored to present the legendary 1958 Ferrari 412 S race car at the 2006 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction on Saturday, August 19, 2006 at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California. This one-of-a-kind racing Ferrari, one of the […]

52 Unit Michigan Shopping Center to be Sold at August 7th Auction

Friday, June 30th, 2006

Property Auction Info
Press Release
Higgenbotham Auctioneers International announced today that Mackinaw Crossings, a 52-unit boutique style shopping mall will be sold at auction on Monday, August 7th at 6:00 p.m.
Established in 1996, Mackinaw Crossings, with its shopping and entertainment venues has become the lynch-pin of Mackinaw City’s developmental success. The city, which had been known for […]

Christie’s New York Book auction takes $10.5 million

Thursday, June 29th, 2006

The two-day auction netted $10.5 million for the Cincinnati Museum Center - more than twice the pre-sale estimate of $4.5 million.
On June 7, the center announced it was putting the 900-book Cornelius J. Hauck collection on the auction block because it didn’t fit into the center’s local and regional focus.
The wealthy Hauck was heir to […]

Warren Buffett lunch gets $500,100 bid on eBay

Wednesday, June 28th, 2006

eBayyer.com
It will cost more than half a million dollars for a successful bidder to dine with Warren Buffett, with bidding for that privilege in an online charity auction on eBay Inc. now reaching a record $500,100.
Buffett, the 75-year-old chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Charts), will dine with up to eight people, as he has since […]