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 [...]