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 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 2 years ago

A pile of dinosaur dung 130 million years old sold at a New York auction Wednesday for nearly $1,000. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years 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 2 years ago

The famous Dodge Charger from 1980s television show The Dukes of Hazzard has sold via an Internet auction for an astonishing $12.06 million, according to a page on eBay.com. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

To show how relevant Cher still is, every item in her 700 item auction was sold. The auction raised double the expectations as well. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

A Spanish bank repossessed a house and put it up for auction complete with the mummified body of the former owner who had missed her mortgage payments, newspaper El Pais reported on Wednesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Despite direct appeals from the Indian government and a last-minute stay from an Indian court, an auction of personal items of Mahatma Gandhi’s — including his sandals, bowl, watch and spectacles — is scheduled to go ahead as planned on Thursday in New York City. picked by suebe 9 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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In April, an auction by Julien's Auctions at the Beverley Hills Hilton will provide an unprecedented look into the private world of Michael Jackson.

Pretty wacky stuff picked by tomba 9 months ago

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $317,200 in an Internet auction. The previous owner had bought it for less than a buck. It's one of the highest prices ever paid for a comic book, a likely testament to the volume's rarity and its excellent condition. picked by equinox 9 months ago

It sounded unbelievable: a teenager put raunchy photos of his mother up for auction online in revenge for making him clean out their garage.
And it was. The "teen" is actually 22-year-old student Michael Chal who pulled the stunt for a social media project to "get people chattering". picked by kakana 4 months 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 1 year ago

The world's first adhesive postage stamp of a public postal system, the "penny black," along with the world's second issued stamp, the "two-penny blue," have just surfaced in a Sotheby's auction that will feature other rare and valuable stamps belonging to renowned collector David Barton, who died last year. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

“I really am hopeful that eBay can see that once this is up, that it is not a glorification of violence,” said auction organizer Dave Leach, an abortion opponent from Iowa. “If the auction stays up, it will only be because eBay has been shamed into recognizing the nonviolent nature of the items.” Items organizers said were being donated for the auction include an Army of G... read full post picked by cecilberman 3 weeks ago

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 2 years ago

"It needs culling – it’s a freak." *edit: Hoax alert! After this post went up the daughter of the property owner mentioned in this story joined Plime to give us a very different view. It appears the original journalist went far beyond the truth in his search for publicity and may have endangered Kevin Stuart, who claims that there never was an auction for the life of the ani... read full post picked by cb__ 9 months ago

Eight cartoons drawn by Jacqueline Kennedy during her husband's 1961 bid for president were auctioned off in early June -- pulling in less than expected. picked by bingo 5 months 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.

Follow up to this story. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

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 2 years ago