Archive for May, 2008

Indiana Jones Mercedes on eBay

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

The 1937 Mercedes 300c from Raiders of the Lost Ark is up for bidding on eBay,the starting price is $2.5m.
The mint-conditioned Mercedes convertible is reported to have only 600 miles on the clock, and comes with proof the German classic car was the one in the movie.
eBay listing

Envois Launches BidJit.com

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

Envois, Inc., has announced the launch of BidJit.com. The site combines a static auction site with real time Global Live Streaming Broadcast technology.
Sellers can list their items auction style or opt to sell at a fixed price. The site also offers Dutch style auctions for those wish to sell in quantity. In addition, BidJit.com [...]

Online Antarctic Trip Auction to Benefit Global Explorers

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

A three-week carbon-neutral Antarctica trip for two, donated by ecotour company Natural Habitat Adventures and valued at $33,590, is being offered in an online auction with bids starting at $25,000 and closing June 30, 2008. Proceeds from the auction will benefit nonprofit Global Explorers.
The comprehensive three-week Antarctic expedition up for auction was named a 2008 [...]

Bonhams Acquires Australia’s Leonard Joel Auction House

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Bonhams has announced that it has acquired Australia’s third oldest auction house; the distinguished old family firm of Leonard Joel.
Tim Goodman, Chairman of Bonhams & Goodman, comments: “I am pleased to advise that after four months of negotiation I have signed contracts to buy the Melbourne auction house Leonard Joel. This is simultaneously a big [...]

Ocean Tomo to Auction Online, Mobile Commerce, Banking and Financial Services Patents

Friday, May 30th, 2008

Ocean Tomo Auctions has announced that it will offer for sale several Lots of patents relating to Online & Mobile Commerce and Banking & Financial Services technologies at The Ocean Tomo 2008 European Live IP Auction on 26th June at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.

uBid.com Announce New and Expanded Product Offerings

Friday, May 30th, 2008

CHICAGO, May 29 – uBid.com Holdings Inc. , the leading asset recovery solutions company for the world’s most trusted brands, today announced additional product offerings on its uBid.com auction website, located at http://www.ubid.com. New and expanded asset recovery relationships will be provided by uBid.com Holdings Inc. in conjunction with Canon, Denon, Epson, Fujitsu, JVC, Kicker [...]

RedEnvelope, Inc. Announces Successful Conclusion of Auction

Friday, May 30th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – RedEnvelope, Inc. today announced that, following a U.S. Bankruptcy Court-supervised auction under Chapter 11 Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on Tuesday, May 27, 2008, Provide Commerce, Inc., the parent company of ProFlowers, Secret Spoon, Cherry Moon Farms and Shari’s Berries, has agreed to acquire substantially all of the assets [...]

OPENLANE Online Auto Auction Closes $25 Million in Funding

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

MENLO PARK, Calif – OPENLANE, Inc., the leading online auction company in North America for automotive dealers to buy and sell wholesale vehicles, today announced the Company has closed a $25 million funding round led by Meritech Capital Partners. Also participating in the round were existing investors August Capital, RPM Ventures, and Zilkha Venture Partners. [...]

Ocean Tomo to Auction Domain Name £.com – The British Pound

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

CHICAGO – Ocean Tomo Auctions has announced that it will offer for sale the “£.com”, the symbol-based domain name for the British pound symbol, along with related intellectual property assets. The powerful domain name package will be offered by Moneyedge Limited as Lot 40 at The Ocean Tomo 2008 European Live IP Auction to be [...]

Diamond Fetches Over $6million at Hong Kong Auction

Thursday, May 29th, 2008

A 101.27 carat colorless diamond, the largest of its kind ever sold at any auction in Asia, fetched 48.49 million HK dollars (6.22 million U.S. dollars) Wednesday at the spring auction of Christie’s in Hong Kong.
The price was in line with previous market estimates, which put the price between 47 million [...]




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