The mounted Tarbosaurus skeleton slated to be auctioned tomorrow. Image via Heritage Auctions. Tomorrow, a tyrannosaur will go up for auction in New York City. It shouldn’t. The Tarbosaurus – lot 49315 – was illegally collected and smuggled out of Mongolia. Fossil theft is a major problem. It can happen anywhere, but dinosaur poaching is ...Read More
Wynne Parry This nearly complete Tyrannosaurus bataar is set to go on auction. It is one of many rare natural history specimens Heritage Auctions plans to sell on May 20. An Asian relative of the North American Tyrannosaurus rex, this specimen’s estimated value is between $1.4 and $1.8 million. updated 5/18/2012 9:11:28 PM ET 2012-05-19T01:11:28 ...Read More
Blizzard has set a date for its real-money, Diablo III auction house to go live: May 29, about a week after originally scheduled. Blizzard revealed the updated date in a brief note to its blog. Still, the date was tagged with the caveat “estimated,” meaning that the date could be pushed further back. The auction ...Read More
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Auction.com (www.auction.com), the nation’s leading online real estate marketplace, will auction an oceanfront estate on the Newport Beach coastline. Online bidding opens Monday, May 21 and closes the evening of Wednesday, May 23. Located at 4549 Brighton Rd. in Corona Del Mar’s exclusive Cameo Shores neighborhood, the property is one ...Read More
Spain‘s borrowing costs surged Thursday at a bond auction as official data confirmed the country fell back into recession in the first quarter and reports suggested depositors were withdrawing funds en masse from a troubled bank. The treasury raised 2.494 billion euros ($3.173 billion) in a sale of three- and four-year bonds, near the maximum ...Read More
VANCOUVER – This spring’s Heffel auction of Canadian post-war and contemporary art far exceeded organizers expectations with sales totalling $14.6 million. Before the bidding began the auction house had said it expected sales in the $9 to$12 million range. The painting “La plage américaine” by Quebec artist Jean-Paul Lemieux fetched the highest price at $1,813,500 ...Read More
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WOODLAND HILLS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– A variety of automotive component manufacturing equipment will be available for sale during a live webcast auction beginning at 11 a.m. (EDT) Thursday, June 14 hosted by Great American Group, LLC (OTCBB: GAMR.OB – News), a leading provider of asset disposition, valuation and appraisal services. The auction is expected to generate ...Read More
A lot of unhappy customers were burned by Auction Rate Securities — and a lot of stockbrokers aren’t too happy with the product either. In a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Arbitration Statement of Claim filed in December 2010, customer Claimant Najdzin asserted damages arising from breach of fiduciary duty, misrepresentation, omission of facts and ...Read More
TULSA, OK–(Marketwire -05/15/12)- Williams & Williams, the premier brand in real estate auctions, today announced it will auction Indian Springs Country Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. This private club offers a first class experience with an array of amenities and recreational sports, making it an appealing and unique income-producing investment. The live auction will take ...Read More