The unprecedented $1.5 billion sale of the late Microsoft MSFT, +1.70% co-founder Paul Allen’s masterpiece collection Wednesday evening at Christie’s — followed by strong results for the sale of 95 Read more
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U.S. Treasury to auction $96 billion next week in refunding
The refunding: As part of its regular quarterly refunding, the U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday it would sell $96 billion in notes and bonds next week. The department said it would Read more
Sotheby’s to auction off rare copy of the U.S. Constitution
Have a spare $20 million or so to spend? You might be able to buy an incredibly rare piece of American history. Sotheby’s will be auctioning off an “official first Read more
Here’s how much 1880s Levi’s jeans just sold for at auction. Can you wear them?
A pair of Levi Strauss jeans from the 1880s, naturally worn with dirt and candle wax in a way that modern distressing can only try to mimic, just sold for Read more
Mark Zuckerberg baseball card sells for $105,000 at auction
The sports-card market has long been dominated by legendary names such as Mickey Mantle and LeBron James. Could social-media titan Mark Zuckerberg be joining that list? An autographed card bearing Read more
Michael Jordan jersey from NBA Finals of his ‘magnum opus’ season to be auctioned in September
A jersey that Michael Jordan wore during a 1998 NBA Finals game in Utah will be auctioned by Sotheby’s online from Sept. 6-14. With a presale estimate of between $3 Read more
Paintings by college-age Andy Warhol put on auction block by Warhola family
A selection of Andy Warhol’s earliest paintings that have been kept in his family for more than 70 years will hit the auction block later this year, according to a Read more
This 400-year-old Shakespeare book sold for nearly $2.5 million at auction
A fan of the Bard just shelled out some big bucks for a piece of history. Sotheby’s sold a rare, nearly 400-year-old Shakespeare tome, dubbed the Shakespeare First Folio, for Read more
Sotheby’s is set to auction a key document related to the U.S. Constitution
If you’re feeling particularly patriotic this Fourth of July and have a few million dollars to spare, here’s a thought: You can start making plans to bid on a rare Read more
Tips For Promoting a Silent Auction – What to Tweet to Promote Your Charity Auction
Got an auction for charity coming up, and wondering what to tweet? Or maybe you just want to help a charity you love by getting the word out on Twitter? Read more