Rare Titanic life vest auctioned
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A lifejacket from the Titanic is sold for more than Â£40,000 at an auction of items connected to the disaster.
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A rediscovered masterpiece by Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele was to go under sale in a highly anticipated auction Tuesday, a highlight of a bumper week in the buoyant London art market.
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A TEN-YEAR-OLD grilled cheese sandwich a Florida woman says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was back on eBay today after the internet auction house initially cancelled bids that went up to $US22,000 ($28,472).
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MELBOURNE: Britainâs HHG Plc has agreed to sell its life insurance business for Â£1.025bil to Life Company Investor Group, and plans to return Â£875mil of the proceeds to shareholders.
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A rare signed first edition Harry Potter book is expected to fetch up to Â£12,000 at auction.
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Science & environment: Precious rocks set to sell for thousands as Bonhams hold first auction of meteorites.
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The jet powered car that almost took the life of the Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond has been put up for sale on eBay, the online auction site
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A massive auction of Star   Trek props, costumes, models and Vulcan tapestry culled direct from   Paramount&#039;s studio vaults was announced Thursday by Christie&#039;s in New   York. Though billed as a 40th anniversary event, the sale, to be held   Oct. 5-7, will feature less of the 40-year-old variety Starfleet stuff,   and more of the Next Generation and beyond variety brands.
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By Michael E. Young, The Dallas Morning News  Feb. 8--A window prominently displayed for a dozen years at The Sixth Floor Museum as Lee Harvey Oswald's sniper's perch in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is up for auction on eBay.   The starting price: $100,000.
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The shirt worn by 17-year-old Pele when  he scored two goals for Brazil in the 1958 World Cup final  against Sweden is set to raise up to 100,000 pounds ($180,000)  when it is sold at auction next week.
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A Nicole Kidman swimsuit, abandoned at a Swedish pool, sold in Sweden at an auction for charity for $2,500.
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A tugboat which sank last month claiming the lives of three crewmen is being transported to a dock.
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The majestic ocean liner that carried millions of people across the Atlantic during its 40-year history has been sold to Istithmar for $100 million.
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The Gibson SG guitar that was used by The Beatles in the recording of &#39;Revolver&#39; and &#39;The White Album&#39; has been sold at auction for Â£294,000 in New York.
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At a Christie&#39;s auction held in New York, a guitar once used by the Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon, fetched a staggering $570,000.
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An oil tanker is sent to the aid of a British yachtsman who was badly injured during an Atlantic crossing
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The first boat built specifically as a rescue craft is tested, and its success  means the preservation of thousands of lives in the years to come.