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Dissecting the Nobel: how Milgrom and Wilson changed the face of auctions
Their big contribution was that auctions aren't just auctions. How an auction is designed matters enormously for what it does.
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Einstein's 'God letter' to be auctioned
A handwritten letter by Albert Einstein in which he grapples with the concept of religion is being auctioned in New York on Tuesday. The so-called "God letter" was written in 1954 and is expected to fetch up to $1.5 million (£1.2m). The Nobel Prize-winning scientist, then 74, wrote the one-and-a-half page note to German philosopher Eric Gutkind in response to one of his works.
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"The Business and the Market Feel Good": Sotheby's Posts Better-Than-Expected Third Quarter Results
Sotheby's third quarter results beat expectations thanks to a change in the sales Hong Kong schedule and an unexpected tax benefit.
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A Utah Schoolteacher's Exceptional Collection of Cat Art Is Meow for Sale
Patrick Eddington wrote to countless writers and artists, from Kiki Smith to Marcel Dzama to Ray Bradbury, asking them to send him cat-related works. They did.
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Top U.S. auctioneers refused to sell gun from Trayvon Martin shooting
Two of America's leading auctioneers of guns said they refused on ethical grounds to handle the sale of the 9 mm pistol that George Zimmerman used to kill unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin. The firearm is so toxic that another auctioneer, the man who sold the revolver used to kill John F. Kennedy's assassin, said he would want no part of it had he been approached by Zimmerman. Zimmerman, a onetime neighborhood watch volunteer, is trying to sell the Kel-Tec PF-9...
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Mint-mistake dime struck on sixpenny nail estimated at $10,000 before auction
Is it a dime? Or is it a nail? In probably one of the oddest items to come to the world of coin collecting, New York-based Heritage Auctions has announced the sale of a Roosevelt dime that was accidentally (or some say deliberately) struck onto a zinc nail. Yes, that piece of ironmongery used to repair your roof. The dime/nail is estimated to be worth roughly $10,000.
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NSFW The Biddable Muse
If it had been up to me—and it really should have been—Playboy wouldn’t have abandoned its voyeuristic legacy of naked-lady photo spreads and centerfolds. Instead, I would’ve doubled down... By J.C. Hallman.
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John Lennon's acoustic guitar sells for $2.4 million - CNN.com
An acoustic guitar John Lennon used to record ''I Want to Hold Your Hand" and other early Beatles hits has sold for $2.4 million, according to an auction house.
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Sotheby's Is Auctioning Off What Might Be the World's Largest Cat Painting
Titled 'My Wife's Lovers,' the oil work was commissioned by a wealthy 19th century feline fancier.
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Fangio's Ferrari 290 MM should top $28 million at auction
This 1956 Ferrari 290 MM built for Juan Manuel Fangio could fetch over $28 million at auction in December, making it RM Sotheby's most valuable automobile.
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Ringo Starr Cleaning House, Will Auction Beatles 'Stuff' For Charity
The Fab Four drummer is putting an original pressing of the White Album, a guitar once owned by John Lennon and one of his own Ludwig Oyster drum kits on the block.
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10 Strange and Wonderful Finds from Christie’s Oddest Auction
A little taxidermy to brighten up your home! Or perhaps a life-size wax figure of Freud?
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eBay To Host Live Art Auctions On New Site
In July, eBay announced a partnership with noted auction house Sotheby’s to help bring its inventory of art, antiques and collectibles online via a new live auction format with real-time bidding. At the time, eBay said Sotheby’s was the “anchor tenant” to trial this new format on eBay.com.
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