Archive for June, 2008

Ritchie Bros Los Angeles Auction Results

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Ritchie Bros have conducted a US$29 million unreserved public auction that was held on June 23 & 24 at the Company’s permanent auction site in Los Angeles, California.
The auction attracted more than 1,900 bidders from around the world including an on-site buyer from Russia who purchased more than US$840,000 of equipment. The US$29 million auction […]

Titanic Passenger List Makes $33,900 at Philip Weiss Auction

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A rare, second-class passenger list from the doomed ocean liner the Titanic, produced by White Star Line and with the words “Titanic, First Sailing, April 12, 1912” handwritten on the cover, sold for $33,900 at a three-day multi-estate sale conducted June 20-22 by Philip Weiss Auctions. The list was from the estate of Ken Schultz, […]

Fund manager pays $2.1m for lunch with Warren Buffett

Monday, June 30th, 2008

A Hong Kong fund manager has paid $2.1million to win an annual charity auction for a meal with Warren Buffett, breaking the previous record by a factor of three.
Zhao Danyang, who runs a Hong Kong fund called Pureheart China Growth, emerged the winning bidder after much last-minute bidding on eBay. He can take up to […]

Purple Wave Auctions Expanding

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Purple Wave, the “click and mortar” auction company, announced that the company has recently expanded its operation to cover six U.S. states, including locations in Sierra, NV; Dallas, TX; Kansas City, Wichita and Hays, KS; Thomas, OK; and Pueblo West, CO. These new locations are in addition to Purple Wave’s headquarters in Manhattan, KS.
Purple Wave […]

Missouri Mudhole Duck Club for Auction

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

ORRICK, Mo - When Donald Potter first bought the Mudhole Duck Club, it was already established as one of Missouri’s top waterfowl hunting grounds. But its productivity took a major leap after Potter installed wells and valves that enabled him to flood areas at will for the best possible hunting.
Now, Potter is preparing to sell […]

Hollywood Memorabilia and Rock & Roll Auction

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

A star-studded line up of Entertainment Memorabilia including Animation Art was offered and sold at a Bonhams & Butterfields auction on June 16th in Los Angeles.
The top lot of the sale was an original painting of album art for Jefferson Airplane’s 1967 album After Bathing at Baxter’s. The work was created by artist Ron Cobb, […]

Marin Wine Auction September 13

Sunday, June 29th, 2008

Tickets are now available for the first annual Marin Wine Auction, which will be held on Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Marin Art and Garden Center in Ross, Marin County. The inaugural event will be hosted by the Keiretsu Forum Charitable Foundation San Francisco/North Bay.
The Marin Wine Auction will feature more than twenty Marin […]