Corgi, which is part of the group that also owns Hornby, is currently auctioning off several limited edition die-cast models on eBayThe one that caught my attention is this one:More information... Similar posts

A great crowd, in excess of 250, attended an auction held by us at Lakefield, Fethard, Co Tipperary for Mr Nicholas Goodbody, yesterday, June 1st.Almost 70 lots of used machinery were put up for sale, all of which were used on Nicholas' farm until his retirement from farming recently.With a backdrop of Slievenamon and under a blazing sun, the bidding was strong and all bar 2 of the lots were sold. This MF 50b was one of the unsold lots!Star of the sale was a NH TX65 Combine, which went for €56,000.A 1995 JD 7800 made €20,000 and a 1991 JD 3650 made €14,500.A 4-furrow plough made €5,100, a ring roller €3,900, Fleming Topper €4,000, while grain trailers made €3,400 for single axle and €4,000 for tandems.All in all, a great sale, in great weather, leaving all concerned happy... Similar posts

If you're a Dr Who fan then the upcoming auction of props and costumes being held in Bonhams might be of interest.Going under the hammer are a selection of props, including Daleks, as well as costumes that were worn by Billie Piper and other stars of the popular show.More info on the Bonhams... Similar posts

Oh my, I have been a bit slack on the blogging front this week. Just dropping in to let you know about Talent For Haiti, which is a charity auction created by Eilis Boyle and Helen James to fundraise for the victims of the earthquake. Many designers have donated lots of goodies and there was an auction last week for a private concert with Glen Hansard and Mark Geary, what a pair of gents! Sadly, somebody else won that auction although there are lots of auctions still ongoing so click here to help a very worthy cause and get your mits on some of the spoils! We have donated this Red Tigers Eye & Turquoise Necklace by Juvi Designs. The starting bid for this piece is €100 so it’s the perfect opportunity to try to get it for a fraction of the normal retail price, which is €175... Similar posts

  An unusual art sale begins today at the Royal College of Art. For those not put off by the day that is in it, Friday 13th, it represents a good opportunity to try your luck. More than 800 leading artists and up and coming artists from the college have created 2500 postcards for sale to the public. You can buy an original piece of art by the likes of Anish Kapoor, Grayson Perry or Yoko Ono for just £40. The catch is they are signed on the back so you will not know who created your postcard until you have actually bought it. The “Secret Postcard Exhibition” will run until the 21st December,  plenty of time to track down a Richter or Baldessari,and the proceeds of the auction will be given to charity. The exhibition is open to the public from today but the auction will be... Similar posts

If you ever wonder what An Post does with items that were lost in the postal system, due to either incorrect address, or failure to deliver but can’t be returned to sender, or simply an unnotified change of address, think no more of it. The items are auctioned off, twice a year, with the proceeds going back to An Post. One such auction is taking place this evening and if you’re interested, head to Herman and Wilkinson Auction House in Rathmines. The auction will begin at 6.30pm. Some of the stuff on the block today include 6 bottles of champagne, 6 bottles of Canadian whisky, a Rolex watch, Gucci and Burberry handbags, a model train set, 4 large Tom Tom drums, a wetsuit, a signed print of The Titanic, an electric floorwasher and a set of fish hooks.... Similar posts

The Nora Dunne Gallery has been an out  right success to date, no doubt about it. Right for the start, the gallery has had an array of artists from all back rounds, from, amateurs to professional artists alike. Gallery Curator: Karen Harper , has a lot of experience in the field of art - been a very creative and talented Jewellery Designer/Maker herself, she has really made her mark in the gallery on the Kimmage Road. The owner: Ben Dunne is a national icon. With Ben heading a team of professional staff, he knows what he wants and seems to be a natural leader in the field of  business; now with a fine art gallery under his collar, his gallery may be the next Sotheby’s of  Kimmage! I always said it: It’s a truly fine gallery with great space, design and  natural... Similar posts

The idea behind BidRivals isn't that complicated.They sell electronics, such as Sony Playstation 3, at a fraction of their normal retail price. How? By making it into an auction.When the clock stops whoever has the bid wins.Not that complicated really.You can get more details on how the process works on their site.While obviously winning isn't that easy I'd view it as a good chance to get a high value item for a fraction of its retail price PLUS it's saner option than a normal betting site...... Similar posts

The new Nora Dunne Gallery situated at: 52-54 Kimmage Rd West, Dublin 12. has just accepted new and exciting works from Artists of all ranges in style and colour. This new and prosperous gallery is bustling at the seams with fresh work regularly. This morning was no exception - i was there and was there were NONE of the previous works i last visited as they were ‘eaten’ up at the Auction  at the unforgettable last April Auction - it WAS a success, as everything went! WOW i say. Well done ye lot - can i have the formula please..!! ‘Camden Street’ John Morris. There are really some fantastic artists on display at the present exhibition inc: Alan Kingwell, Derek Lyons, David Ffrench LeRoy,Stella Styne, Markey Robinson, John Morris, Nick Fegan, Vincent Keeling,... Similar posts

With the release of Star Trek in a few days time there are two very cool auctions running on eBay in aid of charity.One of them is for a private advance screening of the film for 26 people in LA (not much use to me obviously!), while the other is for a lithograph signed by JJ Abrams:You can read more about the auction here, though they don't seem to have shipping details for outside the US...... Similar posts

Guess which bankrupt megastar has put their crap up for auction in Los Angelus today? From the New York Times: Shuttering Neverland: Michael Jackson’s Effects Go to Auction (Right: Jacko as an Elizabethan noble) BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — The king’s crown, scepter, ice cream cart and life-size Lego model of Darth Vader are for sale. Those items, along with the statues of E.T. and the cast-iron gate decorated with the royal coat of arms of Britain, could belong only to Michael Jackson, whose style of self-enshrinement has always mixed the regal and the childlike. They are part of an auction of Jacksoniana so large that it has been installed in a former Robinsons-May department store here…. (Lot 29: Bronze Statue of Two Nude Boys Catching Crabs. Oh, I could make a joke. I... Similar posts

An Auction will be held at this fantastic Gallery situated beside the K.C.R Kimmage. It kicks off Sunday 19th April at 1pm with viewing from Monday April 13th. 250+ pieces are on view with an astonishing array of artists. These paintings MUST be viewed - ranging from not so well know artists to very famous indeed. Art is a very personal thing, so it’s really down to a very personal choice. So be there if you can Some of the Artists i personally know and their work is progressing very well, with maturity and vigor attached to their signature. I hope there will be a big and exciting turn out, infact I’m sure there will. I’m going to be there for sure to see this lovely exciting gallery.It’s SO fresh,big, and professional.Ben Dunne will be the Auctioneer with Garrett... Similar posts

Short generic domains can be insanely expensive, so it was interesting to see how much xml.mobi would fetch at auction over on SedoThe bidding heated up a bit in the last hour or so, but the domain went under the hammer for a mere $430, which is a lot lower than you might have expected.... Similar posts

Toys.com has been sold at auction this evening for a staggering $5.1 million!Adam Strong covered the auction live over on Twitter:More coverage over on DomainNameNews.com... Similar posts

On Monday the 2nd of February 2009 the Carndonagh Livestock Mart celebrated their 50th Anniversary. The late P. J. McCarroll, (Jim to those who knew him,) was the local vet who came up with the idea to set up the Mart in 1958. The basis for the mart was that it would be based on co-operative ideals, run by farmers, for farmers, with everyone owning a share of the business. Seven men were elected on to the committee at the initial meeting in Canny’s Hotel on the 15th of July 1958. These They were P.J McCarroll, Chairman, Carndonagh, George Doherty, N.T., Culdaff, Stephen Butler Jr, Carndonagh, James McLaughlin, Muff, Charles Scott, Tulnaree, Michael Deery, Malin, Angus Mills, Culdaff and P.J. O’Doherty, Secretary, Carndonagh.THE COW PARKIn order to raise the funds for a building the... Similar posts

It’s been six months since I posted my first article about LuzernTech, the “Online Supplier of Refurbished Equipment”. I wrote about my experience when buying a DVD player from them, through the auction site eBay. After contacting the National Consumer Agency, I finally got a full refund. However, they still appear to be causing a lot of people, a lot of heartache. Just take a look at their negative feedback for the last 6 months, it’s clear that they are still pulling the wool over a lot of peoples eyes. Apart from the apparent lack of communication from them, the same issue that I had seems to have arisen a number of times yet again. The issue? Well in a nutshell, they refused to refund me the delivery cost of the item even though what they sent me was broken.... Similar posts

Ju Duoqi is an up and coming Chinese artist. She has just opend an exhibition at the Paris-Beijing Photo Gallery at the 798 art district in the Chinese capital. It is unusual in that what she has done is to create copies of the old masters made entirely from food and photagraphed the results. “I have narrowed my works down to where I only use recycled materials,” “So its easy for me to come up with the idea of making artworks with food, which is cheap and environmentally friendly” she says. Before the vegetable subjects are pinned together to make the cabbage collages, she boils or dries the contents, or uses preserved vegetables. The market for Chinese contemporary art has sunk a little because of the global economic crisis, but it is still performing well. Ms... Similar posts

Aftermarket.com's live auction for TRAFFIC down under is taking place today.Unlike SnapNames', Aftermarket.com's system is 100% browser based and cross-platform, so there are no real barriers to sale ie. if you've got a computer, a 'net connection and the money, you can bid on domains and spend money. As the auction is being held as part of TRAFFIC Down Under it's only natural that some of the domains listed would be either com.au or .asia:2o.com $8,500AccentTables.com $5,000Antiitch.com $0athletic.com.au $2,000Authentication.com.au $500BajaAdventures.com $100Bake.com.au $0Barbecuing.com.au $500BikeRims.com $1,500BirthstoneJewelry.com $1BlackCherry.com $6,000BookTemplates.com $0Branding.com.au $0BrightonBeachHomes.com $0Broadcasting.com.au $0BroadcastingSchool.com... Similar posts

A little over six months ago the sale of a Francis Bacon triptych saw it become the most expensive contemporary work ever sold at auction. The record sale led many commentators to predict that the art boom was credit crunch proof. However the failure of another Bacon, this time a self portrait, to attract even a single bid at an art auction in New York has starkly contradicted this prognosis. There was an audible gasp in the auction room when the $40 million painting was withdrawn from sale. The two week auction in New York saw nearly a third of the works offered for sale fail to sell, with many more going for well under the asking price. Amongst those that failed to sell were works by Picasso, Rothko, Manet, Monet, Modigliani, Matisse, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Hirst.... Similar posts