Segamat flood trader auctions goods to reduce losses
SEGAMAT: The cries by trader Liau Chin Ping auctioning off her wares, comprising bags, shoes and clothing, some for a discount of up to 50 per cent, drew the attention of passers-by to her shop here. One of them was this Bernama reporter who was in the area to observe the impact of the floods […]
Princess Diana’s car sells at auction for US$762,600
LONDON: A car once owned by the late Princess Diana sold at an auction in the UK on Saturday for £650,000 ($762,600). A British buyer bought the Ford Escort RS Turbo Series 1 at Silverstone Auctions, according to Anadolu Agency. Diana, princess of Wales, drove the car between 1985 and 1988, and was photographed with […]
Biggest white diamond ever auctioned fetches $21.9 million
GENEVA, Switzerland: The Rock, the biggest white diamond ever auctioned, sold for 21.7 million Swiss francs ($21.9 million) on Wednesday, far short of the record for such a jewel. The 228.31-carat stone, larger than a golf ball, was sold in Geneva by Christie’s auction house. There had been high hopes that The Rock would smash […]
Warhol portrait of Marilyn Monroe fetches record $195 mln
NEW YORK: An iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe by American pop art visionary Andy Warhol went under the hammer for $195 million Monday at Christie’s, becoming the most expensive 20th century artwork ever sold at public auction. “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn”, produced in 1964 two years after the death of the glamourous Hollywood star, sold […]
Twitter founder’s auction of a tweet draws $2 million bid
SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter boss Jack Dorsey is selling his first tweet at auction, with bidding Saturday reaching $2 million in a sign of the appetite for virtual objects authenticated through blockchain technology. “just setting up my twttr,” Dorsey tweeted on March 21, 2006. On Friday he posted a link to “Valuables @Cent,” an online marketplace […]
Melon-aires not required as Japan premium fruit prices plunge
TOKYO: A pair of premium Japanese melons sold Monday for just a slice of the five million yen ($46,000) reached at auction last year, as the coronavirus bites hard. The melons from Yubari on the northern island of Hokkaido sold for a snip at 120,000 yen at the season’s first auction — 40 times less […]
GraysOnline to host mega online bushfire auction
KUALA LUMPUR: Come Feb 1, GraysOnline will host a week-long mega online bushfire auction, giving Australians the opportunity to turn their valuable items into much-needed funds for bushfire relief. The ongoing bushfire catastrophe engulfing much of south-east Australia has stretched firefighting and animal rescue groups to breaking point. GraysOnline is launching the event to raise […]
John Lennon’s glasses sold for nearly $200,000
LONDON: A pair of John Lennon’s sunglasses The Beatles legend once left behind in the back seat of a car sold Friday for nearly $200,000 at an auction in London. Billed as one of the most famous specs in rock-and-roll, the round, green-tinted lenses and their golden frame belonged to Alan Herring, the chauffeur for […]
