Wizbang Pop!: At Auction Archives

Hendrix guitar, Morrison notebook to be auctioned

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 16, 2008 · Comments (1)

One of Jimi Hendrix's favorite guitars, set alight on a London stage more than 40 years ago and thought to have been lost forever, is to be auctioned later this year. The guitar, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster, was famously doused with lighter fuel and set alight by the rock... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Life for sale; Friends included

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: July 1, 2008 · Comments (0)

A man who put his life up for auction on eBay found it wasn't worth quite as much as he thought when he settled for around A$100,000 less than his target price. Ian Usher, 44, held the seven-day auction of all his belongings, including his three-bedroom home in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Monet Painting goes for 80.5 Million at auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 25, 2008 · Comments (0)

Claude Monet's painting "Le Bassin aux Nympheas," seen here, sold for 40.9 million pounds (51.7 million euros, 80.5 million dollars) at an auction in London on Tuesday, smashing the previous record auction price for the artist's work. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

For the Beatle fan who has everything: Paul's hair

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 16, 2008 · Comments (0)

Hitting the auction block on June 18th, at Bonhams of London, is a lock of hair from one Sir Paul McCartney. A 44 year old lock of hair at that. According to the Bonhams lot 260 detail: This lock of hair was won by the vendor's mother, who was... [Full Story]

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Athena Onassis heiress to sell off her mother's jewels

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 10, 2008 · Comments (0)

Athina Onassis, the heiress once dubbed 'the richest little girl in the world', is selling millions of dollars of jewellery she inherited. The only surviving descendant of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, 23-year-old Athina has decided to sell more than 40 pieces owned by her mother, Christina, who died... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (2 votes cast)

Black Japanese watermelon sold at record price

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: June 6, 2008 · Comments (0)

A jumbo black watermelon auctioned in Japan on Friday fetched a record $6,100, making it one of the most expensive watermelons ever sold in the country. In a society where melons are a luxury item commonly given as gifts, the watermelon's hefty price tag followed another jaw-dropping auction last... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

Own a piece of patterned history!

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 30, 2008 · Comments (2)

How much would you pay for one of Bill Cosby's old sweaters? Say, $5,000? Three of Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable's distinctive Cosby Show sweaters are being auctioned off on eBay's Giving Works charity listing, beginning June 2. Bids start at $5,000, and the proceeds will go to Hello Friend/Ennis William... [Full Story]

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Save the Whales, Save the World

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 22, 2008 · Comments (0)

The 'Heroes' actress is offering the winning bidder and five guests the chance to join her at a fundraising dinner at Eva Longoria's restaurant, Beso. The following week, the winner and their five friends will go to lunch and on a private whale-watching tour off the coast of California.... [Full Story]

Rating: 1/5 (1 votes cast)

Lucian Freud Painting Goes for $33.6 Million

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 19, 2008 · Comments (1)

Lucian Freud, the 85-year-old flesh- and-flab-loving British painter, became the world's priciest living artist at auction last night when his graceful portrait of a 280-pound civil servant named Sue fetched $33.6 million at Christie's International in New York. The 1995 Freud was one of eight records smashed in an... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (1 votes cast)

'The Ten Commandments' Tablets To Be Sold At Auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 16, 2008 · Comments (0)

Thou shalt find the Ten Commandments up for bid this summer. A pair of faux granite tablets that Charlton Heston cradled in the 1956 biblical epic "The Ten Commandments" is expected to fetch as much as $60,000, said Marc Kruskol, a publicist for the auction Profiles in History. It... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (2 votes cast)

Tea with Greenspan a bargain at $11,000

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

Up for auction are the stuff dreams are made of... or at least my dreams. The charity is The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial and the auction is so full of amazing items it makes me wish I had the money to give. Check the site for all the auctions... [Full Story]

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Gun Jack Ruby Used to Kill Lee Harvey Oswald Going Up for Auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: March 6, 2008 · Comments (0)

The man who owns the .38-caliber Colt Cobra revolver Jack Ruby used to kill accused presidential assassin Lee Harvey Oswald says the gun is going up for auction this month in Las Vegas. Anthony Pugliese III, who paid $200,000 for the gun at an auction in 1991, won't divulge... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

The $140,000.00 Hot Wheel

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: February 19, 2008 · Comments (0)

At the American International Toy Fair in New York, Hot Wheels has unveiled the anniversary car. And, it's diamond-encrusted. The car's 18-karat white gold frame is covered in 2,700 blue, black, and white diamonds - reportedly to mimic Hot Wheels' Spectraflame blue paint. The 1:64 scale car was designed... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Lock of Lennon's Hair Sells at Auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: December 21, 2007 · Comments (1)

A lock of John Lennon's hair sold for $48,000 last week at Gorringes, an auction house just outside of London. The hair from the former Beatle was tucked inside one of Lennon's books, A Spaniard In The Works, and was inscribed "To Betty, Lots of Love and Hair, John... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (2 votes cast)

Geronimo's rifle, Wyatt Earp's shotgun auctioned

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 26, 2007 · Comments (1)

A Springfield rifle owned by the famed Apache warrior Geronimo fetched $100,000 during an auction of Wild West guns and weapons that brought in more than $1 million. Lawman Wyatt Earp's double-barreled shotgun garnered $65,500, while a saber attributed to U.S. Army cavalry commander George Custer sold for $20,315... [Full Story]

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Rock Memorabilia Auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: November 26, 2007 · Comments (0)

Christie's has another wonderful Rock & Roll memorabilia auction this week and it's main course is a collection of vintage rock t-shirts. Check out the entire collection at Christies. Original Goat's Head Soup promo sweater, with goat head appliqué, made in England by The Ritva Man. Made exclusively for... [Full Story]

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Peter Fonda Auctions Easy Rider Gear

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 9, 2007 · Comments (4)

Peter Fonda is either cleaning house or he's hard up for cash. He's put loads of movie memorabilia up for auction at Heritage Auctions. And it looks like he'll walk away with a pocketful of money. His hunting rifle is up for auction starting at $8000 and his Captain... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (2 votes cast)

Osbournes sell off kids crap...

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 9, 2007 · Comments (1)

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are doing some housecleaning. The 58-year-old rocker and his wife are selling art, furniture and collectibles from their homes in Malibu, Beverly Hills and England. The Nov. 30 auction will also feature items from their MTV reality show, "The Osbournes," including son Jack Osbourne's black... [Full Story]

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Record Setting Gem Auctioned at Sotheby's

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: October 8, 2007 · Comments (0)

A 6.04 carats extremely rare fancy vivid blue diamond ring is shown during a Sotheby's preview in Hong Kong October 3, 2007. One of the rarest gems in the world, a flawless blue diamond, has sold for US$7.98 million at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong, making it the most... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Will Ferrall Walk On Goes for $47,100

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 29, 2007 · Comments (0)

Some nut paid a wopping $47,100.00 for the opportunity to have his 10 year old son have a non speaking 'extra' role in a new Will Ferrall movie. The money will go to the Cancer for College foundation run by a fraternity brother of Ferrell's at the University of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Marie Antoinette's pearls up for auction

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: September 28, 2007 · Comments (1)

A set of pearls once belonging to Marie Antoinette and taken to Britain by a friend for safekeeping will go on sale in December, and are expected to fetch up to $800,000. Now part of a diamond, ruby and pearl necklace, France's last queen gave a bag of pearls... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Fossilized walrus penis sells for $8,000

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 28, 2007 · Comments (2)

A fossilized penis bone from an extinct walrus isn't the usual kind of artifact to hang above the mantel. Maybe that's why it sold at auction for $8,000, far below the expected price. The 4½-foot-long item, covered with weathered skin and dry muscle tissue, was sold to the company that... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (1 votes cast)

Elvis Presley "The King" Knabe & Co Grand Piano 1930 on Ebay

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 11, 2007 · Comments (0)

Owning a piece of musical history comes at a cost. Starting bid: $250,000.00 ... [Full Story]

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Own a piece of cinematic history

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: August 3, 2007 · Comments (0)

Profiles in History has nearly 100 truly unique items up for bid on Ebay... Be the hit of your next party with your very own can of Soylent Green. And what fine honey wouldn't be impressed to find out you were wearing Jack Kerouac's pants. Also available is THE Johnny... [Full Story]

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New York auction house fetches record art bid

Posted by Tracey Coyle · Published: May 16, 2007 · Comments (1)

Sotheby's auction house in New York has fetched a record amount of cash for contemporary art work with the sale of a painting by the US abstract artist Mark Rothko for 72.8 million dollars. The canvas by the Latvian-born painter entitled "Yellow, Pink, Lavender on Rose," had been valued... [Full Story]

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