Look, I know bidding at an auction is an intimdating business. What the hell’s the deal with those wooden panels? Why is that fat man with the shiny face speaking so quickly? Why can’t I stop myself? What does he mean, “Sold”? Did I just bid away my unborn child’s tuition fees for the sake […]
So Heritage Auctions sold a 1997 edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone for $29, 875. A book that you can remember the release of just sold at a rare books auction. You’re Old now. If you can’t remember 1997, please crawl back into the womb.
Finally. Something to spend this R1.5 million I have lying around on. Lennon’s 1965 Ferrari 330 GT 2+2 Coupe (I don’t know what most of that means!) is being auctioned off in February; they expect it go for slightly more than his dark green Chrysler station wagon, which was recently auctioned off for $5,500 (ZAR 37.5k).
Some of you might have caught the article in the Sunday Times about the Learjet that is about to go under the hammer, courtesy of Auction Alliance. More interesting, of course, is the jet’s billionaire owner, Gaston Savoi, who has been arrested in a government tender scandal. Follow the link for the story + some […]