Read more auction stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/3897/auction.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:42:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74699/bruni-nudie-yanked-from-sale-after-flat-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA nude photo of Carla Bruni failed to raise any excitement at a recent Paris auction. The German seller withdrew the black-and-white nude from sale after the bidding only reached $8,600, the Huffington Post reports. Another copy of the same photo of the French president's wife fetched $91,000...http://www.newser.com/story/74699/bruni-nudie-yanked-from-sale-after-flat-bids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 24 Nov 2009 4:38:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74578/mjs-moonwalk-debut-glove-fetches-350k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sequined glove Michael Jackson wore during the first public performance of his famed moonwalk sold at auction last night for $350,000, seven times the presale estimate of $50,000. Dubbed the "holy grail of Michael Jackson memorabilia" by the auction house, the glove sold to a Hong Kong...http://www.newser.com/story/74578/mjs-moonwalk-debut-glove-fetches-350k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Nov 2009 14:20:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74072/madoff-auction-nabs-1m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThose pining for a little piece of Ponzi-scheme history ponied up more than a million bucks yesterday for disgraced financier Bernie Madoff's stuff—more than doubling the $500,000 take expected. The proceeds from the 200-some items goes toward repaying Madoff's victims, reports the Wall Street Journal in a rundown...http://www.newser.com/story/74072/madoff-auction-nabs-1m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 15 Nov 2009 9:27:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73717/want-a-beer-from-the-hindenburg-8k-please.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tag“You wouldn't want to drink it,” the auctioneer tells the BBC . “It is probably quite putrid to taste.” And yet, if the bottle of beer sells as expected, it will be the most expensive ever bought. Why? It’s a Lowenbrau rescued from the smoldering ruins of the Hindenburg by a...http://www.newser.com/story/73717/want-a-beer-from-the-hindenburg-8k-please.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:55:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73681/madoffs-stuff-up-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnybody who wants a piece of Bernie Madoff will be able to choose from hundreds of the shamed Ponzi kingpin's possessions at an auction this weekend. Items on the block will include jewelry, furs, and, for the brave buyer, a New York Mets jacket with "Madoff" emblazoned on the back....http://www.newser.com/story/73681/madoffs-stuff-up-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Nov 2009 6:50:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72457/charlize-kisses-girl-for-140k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCharlize Theron threw a smooch into the bargain to revive a flagging charity auction last night—and didn’t back down when a woman made the highest bid. The actress was selling a trip to South Africa, but bidding stalled at $37,000—after Jeremy Piven raised $280,000. Annoyed, she...http://www.newser.com/story/72457/charlize-kisses-girl-for-140k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 16:42:12 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68984/dinner-with-sarah-palin-ebay-bids-start-at-25k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor any wealthy Sarah Palin super-fans out there, this could be your chance: eBay is hosting an auction for a private dinner with the former Alaska governor and husband Todd—provided the winner passes a background check. Bidding starts at $25,000, and proceeds go to a charity that provides...http://www.newser.com/story/68984/dinner-with-sarah-palin-ebay-bids-start-at-25k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 15:19:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68981/old-capone-hideout-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor a minimum bid of $2.6 million, a remote 407-acre Wisconsin lodge where Al Capone stayed while on the lam can be yours, the Chicago Tribune reports. “Al Capone's hideout retreat,” proclaims an ad run in that paper by a small Wisconsin bank that had the luck to foreclose...http://www.newser.com/story/68981/old-capone-hideout-for-sale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 14:14:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68743/jacko-glove-sells-for-49k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of Michael Jackson’s jewel-encrusted gloves sold for $49,000 in an Australian auction, Reuters reports. The glove, which was the first to go up for sale since Jackson died in June, sold for nearly twice what the Bonhams and Goodman auction house expected. "There was a huge amount of...http://www.newser.com/story/68743/jacko-glove-sells-for-49k.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 12:49:32 CDT