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Lifetime Collections to be Sold by Showtime Auctions Services, Apr. 1-3

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The three-day event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds in Ann Arbor, Michigan ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN….The lifetime country store and advertising collection of Tom and Mary Lou Slike, […]

J.K. Rowling’s chair, in which she wrote the first two Harry Potter books, to cross the auction block

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Will sell as part of Heritage Auction’s Rare Books auction in New York, April 6, 2016; chair is painted in Rowling’s hand: “I wrote Harry Potter while sitting on this […]

High Grade Gems up for Grabs in Memory Lane Event

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One of two 1888 Allen & Ginter cards of Buck Ewing graded PSA 9 joins The Babe, Ty, Honus, Ted, Jackie, Willie, Mickey and more in Memory Lane’s upcoming I […]

Cottone Auctions to Celebrate 30 Years in the Auction Business

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GENESEO, N.Y. – Cottone Auctions will celebrate 30 years in the business with a Fine Art & Antiques Auction on Saturday, March 19th, featuring original artworks by Alexander Calder, Roy […]

Americans who like to buy their fine art through internet auction now have a friend: Barnebys.com

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NEW YORK, N.Y. – Life’s about to get a whole lot easier for Americans who like to buy their fine art, antiques and collectibles through internet auction. Barnebys.com, the Swedish-based […]

CollectorCorkscrews.com Auction Highlights the Beauty & Functionality of Corkscrews

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What makes collectors compete hard for a corkscrew which ends up selling for thousands of dollars? There’s no one answer. In a recent www.CollectorCorkscrews.com auction, very different styles of corkscrew […]

Mantle Card Crush Records in Memory Lane Auction

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TUSTIN, CA—Highlighted by an ultra-high grade run of Mickey Mantle cards, Memory Lane’s Winter Classic Auction tallied over $2.1 million and set several hobby records when bidding wrapped up early […]