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• Colorado man says police department sold him stolen car at auction

  March 8, 2013 9:23 PM

  Chad Bladow purchased a car he thought was clean, only to find out it was stolen. So where was the car sold? Believe it or not, it was auctioned off by the Colorado Springs Police Department. "To find out it was stolen was an absolute shock," Bladow said.... more »

• Ranchers sell off cattle due to drought Play Video

  July 24, 2012 8:08 PM

  A drought means little rain and, for farmers, little growth. For ranchers it means high grain prices. We found out that's trouble for cattle producers. Poor grazing means more cows will end up at auction, before their time. "The conditions are just so bad," said Kimmi Lewis,... more »

• George Washington book fetches $9.8M at auction

  June 22, 2012 8:35 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A book once owned by George Washington containing his annotated copy of the U.S. Constitution has sold for nearly $10 million at a New York auction. A spokesman for Christie's auction house says it's a new world record for a historical document. Christie's says the bidder... more »

• Annual Warren Buffett lunch auction begins Sunday

  June 3, 2012 2:35 PM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - It's true that Warren Buffett hired the hedge fund manager who won the last two private lunches with him that are part of an annual auction, but he's not expecting the event to become a recruiting tool for Berkshire Hathaway. Rather, Buffett says it's miraculous that... more »

• Community First: "Gift's from the Heart Art Auction"

  November 16, 2011 6:51 AM

  We'd like to tell you about a community event in your area with our Community First. The Court Appointed Special Advocates of Pueblo, or CASA, will host the "Gift's from the Heart Art Auction." All proceeds will benefit court advocacy for abuse and neglected children in Pueblo County.... more »

• Elizabeth Taylor's jewels to be auctioned

  September 7, 2011 6:19 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Elizabeth Taylor adored jewels. The late Hollywood star amassed one of the foremost jewelry collections in the world during her lifetime. They include pieces given to her by the great loves of her life - actor Richard Burton and theater and film producer Mike Todd.... more »

• Still life around town

  July 24, 2011 3:05 PM

  There are nineteen locations around downtown Colorado Springs where you can see these beauties, but these places are only temporary homes for these butterflies. The Butterflies and Friends Project is a collaboration between the Rotary Club of Colorado Springs and many local sponsors to help raise money for art... more »

• Billy the Kid image up for auction in Denver

  June 25, 2011 4:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - What is believed by some to be the only surviving portrait of Billy the Kid is up for sale for Denver. The tintype is set to be auctioned Saturday evening at the 22nd Annual Old West Show & Auction. Organizers expect it could fetch between $300,000... more »

• $2.3M for lunch with Warren Buffett

  June 11, 2011 12:33 AM

  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Online bidding has ended for a private lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett. The winning bid was more than $2.3 million, falling short of last year's high bid of $2.6 million. The identity of the winning bidder wasn't immediately released. All proceeds go to the... more »

• Balloon Boy's balloon for sale

  June 2, 2011 6:49 AM

  Balloon Boy's famous aircraft if now for sale. Balloon Boy's father, who is serving his jail sentence is now auctioning off his famous balloon. Money made from the sale will be donated to Japan's relief efforts because the judge barred him from making money from the incident. ... more »

• Fascinator fetches $131,000 on eBay

  May 22, 2011 6:22 PM

  LONDON (AP) - Auction site eBay says a bidder has paid 81,100 pounds ($131,648) for the silk bow hat worn by Princess Beatrice to last month's royal wedding. The 22-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II put the Philip Treacy creation on sale to raise money for UNICEF and Children... more »

• Luxury items from Colorado Ponzi scheme to be auctioned

  January 26, 2011 7:45 AM

  DENVER (AP) - A 45-foot motor coach worth $685,000, five collectible vehicles from the 1930s and other items seized during a Ponzi scheme investigation will be auctioned off this weekend in Denver. The U.S. Marshals Service seized the items as part of an investigation into Shawn Merriman, a former... more »

• Michael Jackson memorabilia fetches $1M in Macau

  October 11, 2010 11:30 AM

  An auction of some 100 items of Michael Jackson memorabilia has fetched more than $1 million, with a basketball autographed by the late singer and Michael Jordan netting $245,000. Showing the lingering appeal of the "King of Pop," the sale Saturday in the southern Chinese city of Macau drew... more »

• Barbie joins fight against breast cancer

  October 6, 2010 3:10 PM

  Big girls will love this Barbie. The curvaceous, custom-designed doll is donning a necklace featuring a 1-carat pink diamond. She'll be auctioned Oct. 20 at Christie's in New York for an estimated $300,000 to $500,000. At that selling price, Christie's says she would be the world's most expensive Barbie. ... more »

• Instruments from Elvis' embalming to be auctioned

  July 21, 2010 9:43 AM

  Instruments used in Elvis Presley's autopsy and embalming are going up for auction in Chicago, including the "John Doe" toe tag used after the original was stolen amid the chaos at the hospital following his death. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers will hold the auction Aug. 12, four days before the... more »

• Roy Rogers auction attracts strong bids

  July 15, 2010 9:17 AM

  Trigger has a new home -- as do numerous items once owned by Western stars Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. They were put up for auction yesterday at Christie's in New York, with an auctioneer calling it the "most colorful, emotional and sentimental" sale she's experienced in her 20 years... more »

• Picasso painting sells for record $106.5 million

  May 5, 2010 10:50 AM

  A 1932 Pablo Picasso painting of his mistress has sold for $106.5 million, a world record price for any work of art at auction. "Nude, Green Leaves and Bust," which had a pre-sale estimate of between $70 million and $90 million, was sold at Christie's auction house on Tuesday... more »

• Star Trek scripts, Shatner's motorcycle for sale

  April 26, 2010 9:34 AM

  Shoppers can boldly go where no man has gone before when "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry's collection of personal effects and show memorabilia go up for auction. Darren Julien of Julien's Auctions says hand-annotated scripts, costumes from the show and Roddenberry's own studio pass are among the items available at... more »

• Stunning blue diamond going on auction block

  April 2, 2010 1:44 PM

  A stunning 5.16-carat flawless, blue diamond that was once part of the De Beers' famed Millennium Jewels Collection will be auctioned next week by Sotheby's Hong Kong. If you're interested in placing a bid, the pear-shaped stone is expected to garner between $4.6 million and $5.8 million. ... more »

• Woman sells souls to highest bidder

  March 9, 2010 11:50 AM

  The rare spirits that went under the gavel at a recent online auction in New Zealand weren't aged brandies or hard-to-find liqueurs. Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $2,830 New Zealand dollars ($1,983) at an auction that ended Monday night. ... more »

• 1925 Bugatti hulk sells for $378,000

  January 25, 2010 7:04 PM

  Take a look at this rusted hulk. Would you ever in a million years believe that it would sell for $378,000? The 1925 Brescia Bugatti was discovered by a diving club at the bottom of Verbano Lake in Ascona, Switzerland last year. Proceeds from the auction are going... more »

• Rare 1st Poe book could fetch record at NY auction

  December 3, 2009 8:52 AM

  A rare copy of Edgar Allan Poe's first book is expected to sell for a record price for American literature when it hits the auction block. Experts at Christie's in New York say "Tamerlane and Other Poems" could fetch between $500,000 and $700,000 when it's auctioned Friday. The 40-page collection... more »

• Madoff yacht, boats sold at auction in Florida

  November 17, 2009 7:07 PM

  Bernard Madoff's yacht "Bull," two smaller boats and a Mercedes-Benz convertible have been auctioned in Florida for more than $1 million combined. Madoff's 1969 Rybovich, a 55-foot fishing boat, sold for $700,000 to an unknown buyer. A 38-foot Shelter Island runabout named "Sitting Bull" went for $320,000 and the 24-foot... more »

• El Paso County collects $7 million in overdue taxes

  October 26, 2009 11:01 PM

  El Paso County had more than 4,200 property owners who owed property taxes for 2008, until the County Treasurer's Office held a specialized auction. The auction is called a tax lien auction or tax lien sale , where someone can bid to buy a property's tax lien. Sometimes the... more »