Archive for March, 2007

Toledo Police to hold auction of abandoned vehicles

Friday, March 30th, 2007

oledo police will hold its first abandoned and forfeited vehicle auction tomorrow with about 110 cars, trucks, boats, and motorcycles up for bid.
The auction will begin at 11 a.m. at the police impound lot, 198 Dura Ave., in North Toledo. Bidders must register at the auctioneer’s trailer. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. There is [...]

Barrett-Jackson Widens the Generation Gap in Premium Collector Car Buying

Friday, March 30th, 2007

The opening day of the 5th Annual Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Event saw record attendance figures as more than 80 special interest automobiles were sold, at No Reserve, in front of a packed house, broadcast on television among an audience of avid enthusiasts.
SPEED broadcast for more than three hours on the auction block as Craig Jackson, [...]

Majolica at Strawser Auctions

Friday, March 30th, 2007

This weekend, Strawser Auctions of Wolcottville, Ind., returns to Pennsylvania for its semiannual Eastern Seaboard sale of majolica – tin-glazed earthenware that lends itself to fanciful shapes – as evidenced by the nearly 1,000 lots to be offered today and tomorrow at Alderfer Auction Center in Hatfield.
A George Jones monkey-shaped marmalade tray is expected to [...]

Barrett-Jackson live TV collectors car auction

Friday, March 30th, 2007

Barrett-Jackson’s Palm Beach Collector Car Auction begins tonight and Speed TV will be broadcast three hours of coverage beginning at 9pm eastern time. Tonight and Friday night’s 6 hours of coverage will be tape-delayed, but on Saturday, Speed TV will be broadcasting the auction live from 12 noon to 8 pm.

Rare Stradivari violin to be sold at Christies auction

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

A rare Stradivari violin with an interesting history is expected to sell for more than $1 million when it is sold at Christie’s auction next week.
The 1729 violin, referred to as “Solomon, Ex-Lambert”, will be the lead item in the spring Fine Musical Instruments sale on April 2nd.
“It’s an instrument that survives in wonderful condition [...]

EBay Pirate Gets 27 Months for Selling $700,000 in Counterfeit Software

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Coutney Smith, 36, of Anderson, Ind., was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for selling $700,000 worth of counterfeit software on eBay. The sentence was handed down by U.S. District Judge Sarah Barker of the Southern District of Indiana as a result of today’s guilty plea concerning criminal copyright infringement laws.
This indictment follows [...]

BOYD CODDINGTON ANNOUNCES 2007 COLLECTOR CAR AUCTIONS

Thursday, March 29th, 2007

Legendary Hot Rod builder Boyd Coddington,
host of TLC’s hit TV show AMERICAN HOT ROD, announces three Boyd Coddington
Collector Car Auctions scheduled for 2007:
1. June 1st and 2nd in Springfield, MO at the Missouri Entertainment
and Events Center
2. August 11th and 12th in Pomona, CA [...]

New Study Finds FCC Spectrum Auctions Prone to Anti-Competitive Behavior

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

A new study filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finds that the FCC’s use of auctions for assigning spectrum licenses could be subject to anti-competitive behavior by incumbent carriers.
The study performed by Dr. Simon Wilkie, former chief economist at the FCC and current head of the University of Southern California Center for Communications Law [...]

Auctioneer announces sale of surplus assets

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Innovex, Inc. has selected Stuart B. Millner & Associates to sell Surplus Assets from the restructuring that are related to the Company’s plan to accelerate end-of-life production for Flex Suspension Assembly (FSA) flexible circuits in Litchfield, Minnesota and discontinue use of that facility by the end of March 2007.
Concurrent with FSA flexible circuit production end-of-life, [...]

Richard Gere beaten by Alan Greenspan in charity auction

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Richard Gere is selling himself for charity.
The Pretty Woman actor is offering fans the chance to have a private lunch with him in an online auction.
The unique experience is one of over a hundred lots going under the hammer in aid of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial, a human rights organisation founded in 1968 to [...]

West Corners Teacher accused of selling supplies on eBay

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

A veteran kindergarten teacher in the Union-Endicott school district was charged Tuesday with grand larceny, a felony, accused of stealing school items and selling them on eBay.
JoAnn Peters, a kindergarten teacher with nearly 30 years of experience, was charged with fourth-degree grand larceny, according to state police at Endwell. She was released on an appearance [...]

The Ram Rod Shurtliff Collection: Life on the Golden Road with the Grateful Dead

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

May 8, 2007
San Francisco
Ram Rod, born Lawrence Shurtliff (1945-2006), began an association with the Grateful Dead in 1967. He worked with the psychedelic era’s most beloved music makers for more than 30 years – as a truck driver, an equipment manager, and ultimately became one of their most loyal inner-circle members.

Known as Ram Rod his [...]

O J Simpson Book Auction Set for April

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

The rights to O.J. Simpson’s book “If I Did It” will be auctioned off April 17.
The book, in which Simpson explains how he might have committed the killings of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman, has been the subject of a legal battle between the former NFL star and Goldman’s family.
The [...]

Proxibid Enjoys Unprecedented Success with Farm Equipment Auctions

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Proxibid, a premier provider of live auction broadcasting services, has experienced unprecedented success in its Farm Equipment market segment. The Company has broadcast more than 20 Farm Equipment auctions since February, and has several more scheduled in the coming months.
Proxibid’s success in the Farm Equipment marketplace is evidenced by a recent Wieman Auction Company [...]

New Mustang to debut at Barrett-Jackson Auction March 31

Wednesday, March 28th, 2007

Barrett-Jackson and Mustangs seem to go hand-in-hand, especially special edition Mustangs. We just told you about the one-off Roush BlackJack Mustang convertible that will be going across the block, and there was the pair of bitchin’ OCC Eleanor GT500 E Mustangs that set Westworld rockin’ in January, only to be topped by the pair of [...]