Home Mobile
Real Estate
Cars

auction

Auction tip fires up sellers

Mandy Lo The Standard 18.01.2010
Estate agents plan large-scale housing auction

Estate agents from around the country are coming together to host a massive auction this April in the hope it will kickstart the housing market.

Auction tip fires up sellers

Homeowners in Tseung Kwan O are holding on to their flats in the hope that prices will rise after a site on the application list was triggered for auction.

Judge denies effort to halt Jackson auction

ANTHONY McCARTNEY AP 04.04.2009
Michael Jackson 'Suicide' Lyrics to Come to the Auction Block

International autograph auctioneers Alexander Autographs Inc. of Stamford, Ct. will offer in their August rock and entertainment auction a telling set of lyrics handwritten by Michael Jackson indicating that the late singer may have been in a suicidal frame of mind at the time of their composition.

Judge denies effort to halt Jackson auction

Hundreds of items from Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch may still go on sale after a judge on Friday rejected a bid to have the King of Pop's one-time possessions returned to the singer. But the ruling probably won't be the last word on who ends up with them.

Purchaser of Gandhi artifacts known as 'King of Good Times'

Heather Timmons and Hari Kumar Herald Tribune 07.03.2009
Purchaser of Gandhi artifacts known as 'King of Good Times'

What would Mohandas K. Gandhihave thought of Vijay Mallya?

Vijay Mallya wins Gandhi memorabilia for $1.8 mn, Indians elated

Days of high drama over the auction of Gandhi's memorabilia in New York ended on a triumphant note for India as business tycoon Vijay Mallya put in a bid of $1.8 million, winning not only the five heritage items but also gushing praise from Indians young and old.

Gandhi Items Sold at Auction for $1.8 Million

have been sold for $1.8 million to an Indian tycoon, who says he will donate them to his homeland.

Indian diplomats work overtime as Otis sets condition for no auction

US collector James Otis has formally offered to withdraw possessions of Mahatma Gandhi from sale if India agrees to either spend more on healthcare for the poor or support educational events to promote non-violent resistance. Meanwhile, Indian diplomats worked overtime to prevent the articles from going under the hammer Thursday (early Friday in India).

India Offers to Buy Gandhi Watch, Glasses to Halt N.Y. Auction

India has offered to buy the personal effects of Mahatma Gandhi and a telegram on which the independence leader wrote “All good causes create good wishes” to pull them from a planned New York auction, the owner said.

Armed with court order, India will seek to stop New York auction

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday stayed the proposed March 5 auction of the personal belongings of Mahatma Gandhi by Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York. The items include a watch, sandals, a bowl and plate and rimmed glasses.


1 | 2 | next »