Archive for September, 2006

First Bob Dylan tape up for auction

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

The first known recording of Bob Dylan is up for sale by an old school friend of the folk-rock master.
The tape was made in 1959 when Dylan was still in school and recorded four songs on an old tape recorder in the bedroom of his high school buddy Ric Kangas.
The tape is appraised at some […]

Adolf Hitler watercolours sold at British auction

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

A collection of watercolours attributed to Adolf Hitler was sold for 118,000 pounds (224,000 dollars) at auction in Britain Tuesday.
Two protestors, one dressed as Hitler, stormed the sales rooms at Jefferys auctioneers in Lostwithiel, a small town in Cornwall in south-west Britain, but were removed by security guards.
The collection, which was discovered in 1986 […]

Introducing My World ? A New Profile Page

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Half-price bid to settle debts after auction ceases trading

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Businessman Jim Byrnes has offered 148 people who sold goods through his failed Cromwell’s Sydney auction house just 44c in the dollar for debts totalling $268,394.
Cromwell’s administrator Gavin Moss, who said in his report to creditors that the funds had been “misappropriated” from the company trust account, described the offer as “wishy-washy” and said more […]

Ofcom UK Wireless Spectrum Auction

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

UK Auction Info
Ofcom has announced the six companies that have qualified to bid in the forthcoming auction of radio spectrum for wireless radio services.
The companies bidding for the 4 megahertz of radio spectrum are: AirRadio Ltd; Arqiva Ltd; Motorola Ltd; The Joint Radio Company Ltd; T-Mobile (UK) Ltd and Ventura Team Spectrum One Ltd.
A sealed-bid […]