auction
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“Because of that, it makes them desirable and interesting. And of course, once it goes on an auction site like eBay, it’s very easy for that price to go up.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Chatham Asset Management won the bidding in the bankruptcy auction that year, and much of the company’s debt was eliminated in the acquisition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
An old station house that is up for auction in Nottinghamshire has had unexpected attention after being dubbed the "scariest house on Rightmove".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Two paintings by the Impressionist master Claude Monet that have never been shown in public are to be sold in Paris next month by the billionaire Schlumberger family of France, auction house Sotheby's said Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The auction letter is on top, and under it are a notice of sale of tax-defaulted property, a notice to parties of interest, redemption amounts, rights of parties of interest after sale...
From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio
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In fact, Bob had more Barbie collaborations than any other designer — more than 60, including both production and one-of-a-kind dolls for charity auctions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
One major source of income and lawsuits has reportedly been in champagne-fueled art auctions on board major cruise lines, including Royal Caribbean, Carnival and Norwegian.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Eurozone government bond yields rose slightly in response to the Fed’s rate increase and ahead of large-volume government bond auctions from Spain and France on Thursday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Bad actors entered live auctions to place fake bids on items for up to $1,000 before letting the payments fail, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Mrs. Frankweiler closed her Manhattan residence three years ago; important pieces from its contents have found their way to various auctions and galleries since that time.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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Princess Diana's famous "revenge dress" that she wore on the evening that then-Prince Charles made a public admission of adultery is to be auctioned in New York in December.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
The two companies decided to change the way the figurines were auctioned to avoid the gouging narrative.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
When it was auctioned a decade ago, it had an estimated worth of $3.6m-$4.6m.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
The Treasury auctioned $44 billion in seven-year notes, as it usually does at the end of each month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
He has stopped working on his canvas, the painting we all thought was going to be this awesome, earth-shattering piece of art that would be auctioned for a million dollars.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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Treasury is auctioning $19 billion in 10-year Treasury inflation-protected securities, or TIPS.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
It has said on its website it intends to begin auctioning the 5.79 terabytes of data it was able to steal from Berlin in seven days' time, according to news agency Reuters.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
LaFontaine said the founders stumbled onto the live auction format that dominates the platform—they also host some fixed price sales—when they saw people auctioning Funko Pops during a livestream on Instagram.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The settlement comes three months after federal prosecutors filed the lawsuit, accusing the company of illegally selling, auctioning or disposing of vehicles owned by SCRA-protected service members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
I earned a decent amount of money each month by selling commercial time on my POV channel and by auctioning off any unneeded magic items, armor, or weapons I acquired during my travels.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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