Cher 'a self-declared pack rat' is putting 783 of her personal items up for auction. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

A giant pair of bloomers which belonged to Queen Victoria sold for nine times their estimate at an auction in Britain Wednesday.

"These pants, considering their provenance and pedigree, are very exciting," said auctioneer Charles Hanson. picked by lpoindexter 4 months ago

Guess Founder Georges Marciano was just short setting an all-time auction record for a stone or piece of jewelry, a record held by the same Sotheby's picked by DemureArt 1 year ago

A sketch by Winnie the Pooh illustrator E.H. Shepard titled "Tiggers Don't Like Honey" fetched 31,200 pounds ($49,770) at auction Tuesday, well above the pre-sale estimate of 15,000 to 20,000 pounds ($24,000 to $32,000). picked by AutumnLotus 4 weeks ago

A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction Wednesday for nearly $1,000. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A Southern California company plans to auction the world's largest coin, a 220-pound gold piece minted by Canada.

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An eight-foot-tall animatronic model of GORT, the robot from "The Day The Earth Stood Still", is currently up for auction on eBay. According to the ad, "the robot hasn't been activated in years." So be careful, and remember: Klaatu Barada Nikto! picked by Mitzuzake 9 months ago

Auction violated military rules on commercial endorsements, so there'll still be no "Mr. Wingnut Is Da Bizzomb Diggity Yo!" picked by Wingnut 2 years ago

Strands of hair taken from the body of Ernesto Che Guevara by a former CIA officer involved in his death have sold for $119,000 at auction. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

If you were looking for the skeleton of a prehistoric mammoth, Monday was your day to buy. Christie's auction house sold one for $421,200 _ a world record.

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Presley's gun commanded $28,800, while a microphone used by the rock icon on the Louisiana Hayride in the 1950s sold for $15,000. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! See the fire-breathing Robosaurus auctioned off in Scottsdale! See the 40-foot tall metal monster move crush the crowded throngs of auction-goers! See the 20-foot long flames of fire engulf the entire auction facility in an inferno of epic proportions! picked by punthe 1 year ago

Don't panic - this is not BDSM slash fiction set in Hogwarts.

Updating Psycmoe's post, the works of William McGonagall, the world's worst poet, sold at auction for more than a set of autographed Harry Potter first editions. picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

Internet auction website eBay today withdrew an unusual second-hand sale item, the country of Belgium, which had attracted an offer of €10 million ($16.68m). picked by mitzuzake 1 year ago

If you thought the Beatles were so Yesterday, think again. A lock of hair from the late John Lennon sold for an incredible $48,000 at an auction held Wednesday at Gorringes in Worthington. picked by leopoldogolba 12 months ago

A stroller sold in an Internet auction in Germany came complete with a deadly plaything -- a pistol loaded with six bullets. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The auction of a 22-year-old beauty's virginity. Expected to step on the block, so to speak, of Stern's Sirius radio studio is a San Diego woman who says she wants to sell her maidenhood to pay her college tuition. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

''My daughter doesn't need to inherit a giant . . . bag full of flannel . . . shirts,'' says biotch Love. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Four of five paintings by Gustav Klimt that were relinquished by Austria this year after a long legal battle are to be auctioned on Nov. 8 at Christie’s. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

In the mood to buy a conversation piece? Say, an ancient Tibetan bead? An autographed comic book? Maybe a set of police vehicle lights?

PropertyRoom.Com of Mission Viejo, Calif., provides an alternative to typical police auctions, held when departments clean out evidence rooms: It will pick up property, refurbish it as needed, auction it and deliver it to the successful buyer. picked by doggylives 8 months ago