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

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

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

A furry pig drew a huge crowd when it was brought to auction and sold for £250. picked by AutumnLotus 7 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 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

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

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

“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 4 weeks 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

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

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

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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

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

Auction violated military rules on commercial endorsements, so there'll still be no "Mr. Wingnut Is Da Bizzomb Diggity Yo!" picked by Wingnut 3 years 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

Cher 'a self-declared pack rat' is putting 783 of her personal items up for auction. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

Wacko Jako's stuff.

*oy vey* picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

A filmmaker has caused outrage by trying to recruit students to auction their virginity online - and film their attempts.

Victoria's Monash University called police after receiving complaints about posters offering $20,000 each to a male and female virgin to appear in a feature-length documentary. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

The number from the Tommy Tutone hit song "Jenny" — 867-5309, with the Philadelphia area code 267 — is being auctioned off on eBay. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago