Archive for August, 2006

Tampa auction held for unclaimed merchandise

Sunday, August 27th, 2006

Hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of unclaimed property went up for auction today.
People gathered at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel to view and bid on the items.
It included jewelry, coins, even rare baseball cards.
Everything comes from abandoned safe deposit boxes.
Jason Best, Attended Auction
“We came down from New York, and I think we did really […]

Debut of John Moran Auctioneers’ Discover Sale

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

Press Release
On September 26th, John Moran Auctioneers will host their inaugural DISCOVERY SALE at the Pasadena Convention Center. The Discovery Sale will feature 150 lots of fresh estate property all of which will be offered without reserve and will be sold to bidders in the sale room only — there will be no telephone or […]

Hundreds of eBay online stores closing

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Hundreds of eBay Inc. merchandisers say they have closed their online storefronts, and some took their listings elsewhere, in the wake of a controversial fee increase eBay began charging earlier in the week.
The exodus was expected after eBay raised the amount it charges to run an online store. By raising store fees an average of […]

19 properties for sale at Saratoga County tax auction

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Saratoga County plans to sell 17 properties at its Sept. 19 auction. The parcels, all of which were taken by the county for failure to pay property taxes, range in size from 0.03 acres to 14.94 acres.
That said, the September auction is small compared to a county auction in March. In fact, past September […]

Records Set at Gooding & Co Pebble Beach Auction

Thursday, August 24th, 2006

Press Release
The annual Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction Sunday (August 20) night resulted in record prices for at least three automotive marques, including $2.585 million for a 1927 Bugatti Type 35C Grand Prix car, and six cars each bringing more than $1 million in the culminating event of the annual nine days of historic […]