Unloved present bonanza: The auction sites that sell off Christmas returns and ex-display items for bargain basement prices – including iPhone11 Pros for less than £500 and VR headsets under £150 Christmas returns don’t always head back to shelves after being brought back Costs of packaging, reshipping and labour sometimes puts shops off reselling They … Read more
A miniature dining set designed for Queen Mary’s dolls’ house could fetch £30,000 at auction. The 5 feet tall royal dolls’ house features working electricity, flushing loos and even silver bath taps complete with running water. The dinner set, which is one twelfth of the normal size, is an exact replica of the royal chinaware … Read more
Rare copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone that was rescued from pile of 50p books destined for car boot sale sells at auction for £50,000 Charlotte Rumsey, 28, from Preston, Lancashire, discovered the hardback copy Harry Potter book was one of only 500 editions printed by Bloomsbury in 1997 Copy sold for a … Read more
Louvre auctions off a close-up look at the Mona Lisa – an honor normally reserved for world leaders The Paris museum is auctioning a viewing of the iconic Leonardo da Vinci work The experience is just one lot up for grabs at a Christie’s auction this month The Louvre hopes the auction will help cover … Read more
A run of Christmas cards sent by the Queen and Prince Philip to an employee on the Sandringham estate have been put up for auction. The cards, dated between 1998 and 2018, include touching as well as amusing photographs of the Royal Family. The lot includes a card for every year between 1998 and 2008. … Read more
Ancient vase that was feared to have slumped in value by £685k because of its cracks fetches £200k at auction Chinese vase has fetched £200,000 at auction despite being valued at £10,000 The 250-year-old vase was accidentally smashed during a 1950s hunting party The blue and white vase would have been worth £700,000 in mint … Read more
Shane Warne drops the price on his $6.8M Brighton home by $1 MILLION after failing to sell it at auction By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 07:39 GMT, 6 December 2020 | Updated: 07:40 GMT, 6 December 2020 Shane Warne failed to auction off his Brighton, Melbourne home on Saturday, with bidding reaching … Read more
A Harry Potter first edition book which was going to be sold for 50p at a car boot sale is expected to fetch £50,000 at auction. Karen Rumsey, 59, was clearing out her home in Blackpool with daughter Charlotte, 28, when they found the Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone copy. It was one of … Read more
Shane Warne puts his $6million Brighton mansion up for auction after dropping the price by $1million By Zoe Burrell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:22 GMT, 3 December 2020 | Updated: 05:22 GMT, 3 December 2020 Shane Warne is putting his multi-million dollar mansion up for auction on Saturday. The retired sportsman, 50, purchased the … Read more
The sorry faces of America’s long forgotten ne’er do wells captured in captivating police mugs shots from the 1940s are up for auction. Little is known about the images – other than the collection of bedraggled faces were taken by US police officers during World War II and shortly after it ended. The 24 pairs … Read more