By: Deborah Quinn Hensel
HOUSTON (REUTERS).- While Texas financier Allen Stanford awaits trial on charges of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, hordes of buyers waited on Saturday at a sweltering warehouse for an auction of his possessions. People line…
Auctioneer Noel Barrett Promises "Something for Everyone" in His May 21 Sale
NEW HOPE, PA.- As its title promises, Noel Barrett’s May 21 auction has “something for everyone” within its 714-lots, from fresh-to-market holiday items and antique games to coveted clockwork toys and salesmen’s samples. The Saturda…
Auctioneer Noel Barrett Promises "Something for Everyone" in His May 21 Sale
NEW HOPE, PA.- As its title promises, Noel Barrett’s May 21 auction has “something for everyone” within its 714-lots, from fresh-to-market holiday items and antique games to coveted clockwork toys and salesmen’s samples. The Saturda…
Annual Barrett-Jackson Auction to Sell Historic Ambulance that Transported JFK
SCOTTSDALE, AZ.- The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, “The World’s Greatest Collector Car AuctionsTM”, will sell one of the most historically significant vehicles in U.S. history at its 40th Annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction, Jan…
RM Auctions Posts Best Performance in History of the Hobby Generating Over $275 Million
BLENHEIM,ON.- RM Auctions, the world’s largest collector car auction house, enjoyed a record-setting sales run in 2010, generating over $275 million* US in sales. The impressive total – an all-time high for the international auction company a…
Frenzied International Bidding Pushes Total to $1.82 Million at John W. Coker Sale
NEW MARKET, TN.- Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport experienced a mini traffic boom during the weeks leading up to John W. Coker’s Sept. 15, 2010 auction, as potential bidders converged on the region with one goal in mind: to preview and buy ar…
Frenzy of International Bidding Pushes Total to $1.82 Million at John W. Coker Sale
NEW MARKET, TN.- Knoxville’s McGhee Tyson Airport experienced a mini traffic boom during the weeks leading up to John W. Coker’s Sept. 15, 2010 auction, as potential bidders converged on the region with one goal in mind: to preview and buy ar…
Collectors Could Strike Gold when Little-Known California Toy Collection is Sold
DENVER, PA.- At the heart of Dan Morphy Auctions’ 1,300-lot July 16-17 Premier Auction is a collection of mostly mint/boxed toys that has flown under the radar for nearly three decades. Running the gamut from European, early American and Japanese …