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© Sothebys
Sotheby’s (London) upcoming photography auction, being held on November 12th, 2007, is offering a Lewis Carroll cabinet card of Xie Kitchin, the daughter of one of Carroll’s contemporaries. What makes the photograph interesting is the gaze of the girl. It’s so direct and confrontational in its nature for a young girl. Whether one needs [...]

People have a way of accumulating stuff over the years, so much so, that the self-storage business is booming and the quaint tag sale has been supplanted by the mania of Ebay auction sales. There’s nothing like the thrill of stalking a treasured item on Ebay and snagging it in the final precious seconds of [...]

Pop culture rules the news channels now. Lost and found items of famous celebrities routinely show up on Ebay for profit. The umbrella Britney Spears used to smash a paparazzi’s SUV is now available for bidding. I suppose you could hang it above your fireplace and then invite over several friends for dinner to admire [...]

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
A rare colour illustrated concert poster The 1968 Pop Festival, The Jimi Hendrix Experience Gulfstream Park, Hallandale, Miami, Florida, 18-19 May, 1968 — 18½x14½in. (47×36.8cm.)
The Miami Pop Festival was organised by Michael Lang, who later went on to organise Woodstock. The event was scheduled to be a three-day event including bands such [...]

For those of you who inherited your grandmother’s perfume bottle collection, guard them with your life! Those babies may be worth serious money.

R. LALIQUE Perfume presentation, “Tresor de la Mer,” for Saks Fifth Avenue, c. 1936. Opalescent glass shell-form box, with clear and frosted glass pearl-form bottle, complete with original red velvet presentation box lined [...]

You can bid or bet on anything these days. Some for profit, others for charity. You can visit Ted Danson on the set of his new TV show, Help Me Help You, by visiting Charity Folks. Bidding starts at $550.
Visit the Set of Ted Danson’s New Television Comedy Help Me Help You
Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime [...]

Here’s the ultimate in ownership: buy Steve McQueen’s Mastercard and pretend you’re him when you go to buy a motorcycle. Don’t let the expiration date stop you. Just tell the salesperson you’re channeling Steve’s energy for the sake of your own manhood.
Bonhams & Butterfields
Lot No: 57
A Wells Fargo Bank Master Charge credit card
Issued by [...]

For those who get bitten by the collecting bug, there’s hope. When you grow up there’s always Christies auction house to cash in on your lifelong obsession.
Barbie: 1959 - 2002
The Ietje Raebel and Marina Collection
Sale 5075
26 September 2006, 10:30 am & 2:00 pm
85 Old Brompton Road, London
Christie’s will be offering one of the most [...]

Gather round Ebay addicts, here’s a hot item that just might satisfy that hard-to-please family member of the older persuasion. The pitch:
This excellent system walking cane boasts an extendable spyglass as the handle that is made of brass. The handle is hand carved out of appealing dark red Mahogany in the shape of two folded [...]

“When you reach a certain point and you have had your struggles and you have had your successes, all of a sudden the most important thing becomes that no child should die without having had the chance to live his or her dreams and make their own mistakes too,” Mr Clinton said.
Tea with [...]

I’ve always been amazed to find discarded family photos at tag sales. They’re usually just sitting in a box, abandoned. Whoever originally owned them either died and a dealer bought them at an estate sale, or somebody just felt they had no use for them and added them to the church fund raiser. If you’re [...]

© Bonhams
Bonhams auction house is auctioning off a deck chair from the Titanic. After all the bad jokes about rearranging chairs on the proverbial ship going down (like President Bush’s presidential ship for example), it’s actually fascinating to see the real deal. The price, of course, is no deal; the bad karma makes it a [...]

For those who aren’t quite convinced that Baby Boomers will be driving the marketplace look no further than the memorablia market. Record sums are being paid for nostalgic music items from artists like the Rolling Stones and John Lennon. Time to start readjusting those marketing plans corporate America.
Back in the 1960s, who would have [...]