Auctions
Bottle of wine from rapper 50 Cent sells for $325,000 at rodeo auction
The rapper's champagne won the Best of Show award for international wines, the same honor it received in 2021.
Another T. Rex Is Being Auctioned, Horrifying Scientists Again
Scientists have vocally protested the auction of large dinosaur specimens in the past, many of which sell for millions of dollars.
Russian Oligarch's $74M Superyacht Heading for Open Auction
The yacht is expected to sell for less than its valuation, with JPMorgan mum on whether or not it will donate proceeds to Ukraine.
'Death Trap' Home of Notorious Hoarder Up for Auction, Includes His Grave
Jake Mangle-Wurzel was a notorious hoarder who died with a large number of quirky items abandoned at his property.
Rare German WWII Watch Worn By Nazi Pilot May Sell for Thousands
Made by the renowned German watchmakers A. Lange & Sohne in the early 1940s, the watch was supplied to the Luftwaffe during the conflict.
Han Solo's Original 'Star Wars' Blaster May Break Hollywood Auction Records
The futuristic weapon, wielded by Harrison Ford in the 1977 classic, carries a pre-auction estimate of $300,000 to $500,000 - but is expected to make much more.
Teacher's Antique and Vintage Woodworking Tools May Fetch Thousands at Sale
Thousands of handcrafted antique tools that a retired woodworking teacher spent decades collecting but never used are worth more than $35,000.
Man's Pokémon Cards Collected as Child Now Worth Thousands
His collection of cards from the nineties is expected to fetch at least $15,000 at auction.
Dodo Bones, Mammoth Hair, Megalodon Tooth Headed for Auction
A crazy collection of curios from bones of extinct Dodo birds, hair from a wooly mammoth, and even the tooth from a massive Megalodon shark are all up for auction this week.
Vampire-Slaying Kit From 1800s Goes to Auction
The creepy wooden box of anti-vampire weapons was owned by Lord William Malcolm Hailey, a British peer and former British colonial administrator of India.
White Lace Shroud Believed to Have Covered Queen Victoria's Coffin Found
It was found in an attic of a grandmother in Somerset, England, and is believed to have been given to one of her high-society ancestors by the royal family.
Young John Lennon Once Told Reporter The Beatles Weren't Good Musicians
John Lennon revealed he didn't think The Beatles were good musicians to a student journalist who talked his way into a press conference before a gig.
Cookbook From 1747 Set to Fetch Up to $5,000 at Auction
A cookbook from 1747 containing the first-ever English recipes for curry is set to fetch up to $5,000 at auction.
Unique Leica 35mm Camera Snapped Up for Over $15 Million at Auction
The hammer price set a new record for the most expensive camera ever.
Rare Pic of Queen Victoria's Controversial, Favorite Butler Up for Sale
Abdul Karim, or "the Munshi," served as the royal's butler during the final 14 years of her lengthy reign.
Unearthed RAF Log Book Reveals Secrets of World War II's Forgotten Heroes
As well as showing the sense of humor maintained despite being at war, it also features a "rogues gallery" of personnel who were blacklisted for bad behavior.
Royal Ming Dynasty Chinese Carpet Sold in Boston for $324,500
An emperor's carpet that once lay in China's Imperial Palace during the Ming dynasty has been sold for $324,500 at a Boston auction.
'Superman' Comic Originally Sold for a Dime Nets $2.6 Million at Auction
The sale of a "Superman" #1 ranks behind sales of "Action Comics" #1, Superman's introduction, and "Amazing Fantasy" #15, the comic that introduced Spider-Man.
Marie Antoinette's Diamond Bracelets Soar in Value, Sell for $8.2M
The bracelets had been in the possession of Marie Antoinette's family for over 200 years and were expected to fetch between $2 million to $4 million before the auction.
Van Gogh Painting Seized by Nazis Expected to Auction for at Least $20M
The van Gogh piece is his 1888 watercolor work, "Wheatstacks," which shows three tall haystacks in a field next to harvest workers on a bright summer day.
Rudy Giuliani's Signed Copy of Trump Book Sells for $54K at Auction
Trump signed the book, which was sold by the firm RR Auction on Wednesday, with a "promise never to run against" Giuliani.
Al Capone's Favorite Gun Sells for $860K at Auction
Capone's .45-caliber semi-automatic pistol sold for $860,000, along with other items, for a total of $3 million in the family's auction.
Dr Seuss Books Spike in Value After Publisher Discontinues Six
Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced on Tuesday that it will be ceasing publication of several of the children's author's books, because of racially insensitive content.
Group Auctioning 7-Day Luxury Hunting Trip With Donald Trump Jr. and Son
Safari Club International is offering a 7-day hunting trip to Alaska with Donald Trump Jr. and one of his sons; the current bid is $10,000.
Stolen Marc Chagall Painting Goes on Auction After 24 Year Disappearance
'Jacob's Ladder' was stolen in 1996 and later turned up in in the safe of a elderly Jerusalem woman after her 2015 passing.
Only Legal Moon Rocks Sold at Auction for $855,000
Moon rocks collected by NASA are illegal, but three pebbles collected by the Soviet Union just sold at auction.
Eliasberg 1913 Liberty Head Nickel Sold for $4.5m
Famous coin, which is only one of five in existence, sold at auction in Philadelphia.
$70 Million Picasso Damaged and Pulled From Auction
"Le Marin," supposedly painted while France was under Nazi occupation, has been withdrawn by Christie's after accident.
One of These Earrings Is Worth Much More than the Other
Auction house Sotheby's named the jewels after the Greek twin divinities Apollo and Artemis.
Handwritten Anne Frank Poem Auctioned for $148,000
Anne Frank inscribed the poem in Christiane van Maarsen's "friendship book" before she went into hiding in the Secret Annex.