Archive for January, 2007

Overstock Discontinues Affiliate Program

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

Overstock.com has discontinued its auction affiliate program. Overstock.com spokesperson Jared Matkin said the reasons for the program’s termination were the high rate of non-paying bidders that were generated by affiliate traffic, and that overall, the affiliate program was contributing roughly 1 percent of auction sales.

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New Rolls Royce makes $2million at charity auction

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

The first Rolls-Royce Phantom drophead coupé destined for the United States has been sold for $2–million at a charity auction during the annual Naples Winter Wine festival.
More than $1.6-million will go to the Naples Children and Education Foundation which supports charitable and educational programmes to improve the physical, emotional and educational lives of underprivileged or […]

Worldwide Auction Group to auction JFK Hearse

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

[ May 5, 2007; ] The Worldwide Group auction house says the 1964 model Cadillac hearse will be on the block May 5th at the Houston Classic Auction in Seabrook, Texas. It transported Kennedy’s body from Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas to Air Force One.

Hearse distributor Ardeen Vaughan has resisted selling the JFK hearse for 4 decades. Now he’s planning […]

Alaska Governors jet on eBay for forth time

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

The state’s controversial corporate jet is slated to be posted back on Internet auction site eBay Monday evening. It’s the fourth attempt to unload the Westwind Two, which has sat virtually unused since former Governor Frank Murkowski left office last month.
The third attempt ended Friday evening with the highest bid at slightly more than 1.7 […]

Stopol Auctions to Host Auction of Moll Industries New Braunfels, Texas, Plant

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

[ February 8, 2007; ] Press Release

Stopol Auctions, L.L.C. — the leader in hosting and managing plastics industry auctions — will host and webcast an auction February 8, 2007, to sell plastics manufacturing equipment from discontinuing injection molding operations at Moll Industries, Inc.’s New Braunfels, Texas, plant.

Stopol Auctions will conduct a live auction at 9:05 a.m. (CST) February 8 at […]

EarthShell Corp to auction assets after chapter 11 filing

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

[ March 30, 2007; ] Biodegradable packaging materials company EarthShell Corp has received approval from the bankruptcy court to auction its assets for at least US$1 million. The sale will take place on 7 March.

The company recently filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after saying that it could not meet its payroll and other operational obligations.

EarthShell says that one of […]

Online Real Estate Auction of Arizona Homes near Colorado River

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Press Release
Online real estate auction company, Freedom Realty Exchange, has recently launched an extensive campaign to sell by auction 15 homes in the resort community of Laughlin Ranch in Bullhead City, Arizona. This real estate auction marks the newest selling trend by home builders and developers finding themselves with surplus inventory in the continuing quiet […]

Bonhams 25th Dog Art Auction

Monday, January 29th, 2007

[ February 13, 2007; ] Bonhams New York is pleased to announce the February 13, 2007 sale of dog-themed paintings, décor and memorabilia, marking its 25th anniversary of sales within this collecting category. Previous auctions have garnered world record prices for depictions of “man’s best friend” and the 2007 offering includes works by: Thomas Blinks, John Emms, Henriette […]

Bluetooz® The Next Evolution In Free Local Online Auctions Reaches New Member Registration Milestone

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Press Release
Bluetooz®, announced today the registration of its 200,000th new member to its Free Local Online Auctions. Response has been overwhelming to the beta pre-launch of www.bluetooz.com. Bluetooz® had set a target goal of 100,000 new member registrations within the first 60 days but has doubled that membership count with 200,000 new members in less […]

Indianapolis Charity Auctioning Super Bowl Tickets on eBay

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Indianapolis is auctioning off two tickets to Super Bowl XLI . The seats are located in section 404, row two.
The bidding started at $2,000 and has already reached more than $4,500.
“We’re excited that Dayton Molendorp from One America has given us two tickets to the Super Bowl this […]