Botswana auctioned 44 tonnes of ivory today in a closed auction.
The auction is the second sale of elephant tusks this week approved by CITES, the international convention that governs trade in endangered species, after Namibia on Tuesday sold more than seven tonnes of ivory for 1.1 million dollars.
Conservation groups are angry over a decision to […]

The first ivory auction in a decade sold more than 7 tons of tusks to, raising more than $1 million.
Most of the tusks came from elephants that had died of natural causes
Tuesday’s auction was monitored by Willem Wijnstekers, CITES Secretary General. In all, 7.2 tons of ivory were sold, fetching a total of $1.3 million.
Over […]

FTI Consulting, Inc., has announced the launch of its new Auction Solutions practice. The new practice, which will be a part of FTI’s Economic Consulting business segment, will advise clients on auction design, bidding strategies, and related matters. Two of the world’s leading experts on auction design, Dr. Paul Milgrom and Dr. David Salant, will […]

Two revolutionary business methods patents, which support the reshaping of the financial services industry, go on the auction block on October 30, in Chicago, IL. These patents cover a next generation payments platform for enhancing card processing and e-commerce to unleash new economic resources.
DualCurrency Systems of Minneapolis Minnesota announced that its two business methods patents […]

WWA Group, Inc. has announced the successful conclusion of the most recent auction held at WWA Group’s Dubai facility during the period October 18, 19, and 20, 2008. Gross auction sales exceeded US$20.34 million. 1,392 items, was sold to 183 successful bidders.
Actual sale prices for all items sold at our auctions are published for members […]