Ferrari auction: $16.4 million beats previous record by $4m
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 23, 2011Filed under: Autos
A 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa has now set the new auction record for a car by $4m. The price that the car went for at Gooding & Company was $16.4 million. The same model also held the previous record…
James Bond Gun Replica Worth $415,875 At Auction
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 27, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
Over the past few months a number of well known items have been going to auction, these include the Apple-1 (the first Apple computer), Darth Vader’s costume, John Lennon’s fingerprints and James Bond’s DB5. Sticking with 007, the gun that…
First Apple Computer Auction: Was The 1 Worth $210,700?
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: November 26, 2010Filed under: Computers
Whenever you think of Apple you think of state-of-the-art design, matched by awesome performance. However, things were a little different back in 1976 (I was just four), which was when the Apple-1 computer was made. You might wonder why we…
Most Expensive Barbie: $302,500 For A Doll?
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 22, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
With Christmas just around the corner we know that the Barbie doll will still be popular with you girls – although not certain if parents would be willing to pay the price of the latest version. Stefano Canturi was commissioned…
Michael Jackson Auction: Macau Sells 100 Items
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 12, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
Over the past few days there have been two auctions for two of the best singer/songwriters in the business, who sadly are no longer with us. The first was for John Lennon, which we recently discussed, and the other was…
John Lennon Fingerprints and Memorabilia At Auction
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: October 8, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
During a recent auction of John Lennon Memorabilia the FBI came in and confiscated a fingerprint card, which contained the singer/songwriters fingerprints. According to an article on Newser, it had been assumed that the item would have fetched more than…
eBay Motors UK: Car auction find of the week in a “Silver Cloud”
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: September 6, 2010Filed under: Autos
Two cars caught our eye this week on eBay Motors UK, the first was an advertisement for a 1965 4.2 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 Coupe, this beauty is said to only have done 16530 miles and has not been restored,…
Lost Auction: Collector TV memorabilia
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: August 23, 2010Filed under: Alternative News
When I finished watching the final episode of Lost I felt two things, empty and cheated. I hated the fact that I would not be seeing these characters again, and the fact that the ending was not what I had…
Royal Navy Sea Harrier FA2 Fighter Aircraft for Sale on eBay: Who will bid?
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: June 23, 2008Filed under: Alternative News
Now we have come across many items for sale on eBay and this one has to be the most exciting, I mean come on a stunning REAL Decommissioned Sea Harrier FA2 Jump Jet Aircraft. We must warn you that this…
Cadillac with a pool on eBay: The perfect car for Huggy Bear
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 14, 2008Filed under: Autos
We all love Huggy Bear from Strasky and Hutch, well I think that we could be seeing Huggy Bear wannebe’s driving around in this strange looking Cadillac that even has its own pool on the back. The Caddy is for…
Engadget auctioning Ben Heck Sony PS3 Laptop for charity soon: How much would you pay?
By: Daniel Chubb | Posted: April 11, 2008Filed under: Gaming, Laptops, Sony Playstation 3
Ben Heck is an awesome man who brought us the custom made Xbox 360 laptop and Wii Laptop, well now the Sony PS3 Laptop is going up for auction thanks to Engadget. Engadget now have the Sony PS3 Laptop from…
eBay and Orange announce new partnership
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: April 3, 2008Filed under: Cell Phone Information, Cell Phones
Orange have now announced a new partnership deal with eBay, so that they will be able to bring their mobiles fast access to all the latest deals from the online auction service. The service will be available on a range…
Tiger Woods 2008 Buick Enclave CXL on eBay for $100,000: Is it worth that much
By: Peter Chubb | Posted: March 31, 2008Filed under: Autos
Back in January games giant EA Sports held a competition where the winner would walk away with a 2008 Buick Enclave CXL. This was the same courtesy vehicle that was used by Tiger Woods, which the golf legend used while…
