auction
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A handful of miscellaneous items — sports gear and equipment, a Nintendo GameCube, accessories and fine jewelry and a black bi-fold wallet — are also up for auction.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Dealers, who trade with the U.S. government, expect an increase in auction sizes early next year.
From Barron's • May 6, 2026
However, one year later, the Financial Title Company told Jackson that unless he handed over $24,525,906.61, the home and all of his things inside would go to auction.
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Founded in 1995 as an online auction house for hobbyists by the billionaire computer scientist Pierre Omidyar, eBay has traveled a bumpy road over the past three decades, remaking itself several times in the process.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
“Reading about the auction of the Mars, eh? Did you ever see the auction of a prize ship?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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