A rare complete set of Viking gaming pieces has been put up for sale after being discovered in a field by a metal detectorist. Retired miner Mick Bott, 73, made the find at a site in Torksey, Lincolnshire, where the Vikings formed a winter camp in AD 872. The camp was used as the Vikings’ … Read more
UK government announces 700Mhz radio spectrum is ‘clear for 5G’ after a £350 million project to retune 20 MILLION TVs ahead of the auction in January Almost 20 million TV sets had to be retuned to make space for 5G connections The project to retune took four years and cost about £350 million to complete … Read more
The King relaxing in his castle: Rare candid photographs showing Elvis Presley holding his baby daughter, riding a horse on his Memphis ranch and at home with a beer go up for auction Series of photos had been held in a storage lockup for many years before being bought by a British collector Eight photographs include … Read more
That’s no baa-argain! Sheep becomes world’s most expensive when it sells for £365,000 after furious bidding war at Scottish auction The lamb, named Double Diamond, was sold at a Scottish livestock auction Sold by well-known breeder Charlie Boden to a three-way consortium It became the world’s most expensive sheep after it was bought for £365,000 … Read more
Ed Sheeran’s first ever album, made when the star was aged 13, to go up for auction with a price tag of £10k… and it’s one of only 20 copies in existence By Dominique Hines For The Daily Mail Published: 00:21 BST, 17 August 2020 | Updated: 00:21 BST, 17 August 2020 As one of … Read more
Gotta Have Rock and Roll made history Saturday by auctioning off the most expensive Elvis Presley memorabilia ever sold – The King’s 1942 Martin D-18 guitar. A wealthy mystery fan bought the vintage instrument for $1.32M, according to TMZ, rather than the expected $2M-$3M price. The three-time Grammy winner originally bought his ‘Sun Sessions’ guitar … Read more
‘My aim in life? Success: fame or even notoriety’: Oscar Wilde’s witty answers to questionnaire while he was still a student at Oxford set to go for £60,000 at auction Writer’s thoughts revealed in Robert Saxon’s 1877 album Mental Photographs It makes up part of a collection being sold by actor and director Steven Berkoff … Read more
Jimi Hendrix’s very rare Japanese sunburst guitar from the early 1960s which he played his hit song Purple Haze on goes to auction at $50K A guitar Hendrix played early in his professional career is set to be auctioned off It hits the market on August 8 by Kruse GWS Auctions at a $50K starting … Read more
Flight controls used by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during Apollo 11 mission to the Moon expected to fetch up to £160,000 each at auction Two rotational hand controls and one translation hand control are in the sale They look like joysticks from a game console and also have trigger buttons NASA audit report found … Read more
Two bedroom house in Hull goes up for auction with starting price of £1,000 – but potential buyers aren’t allowed inside The home is situated on Dorset Street, in Gipsyville, off Hessle Road, in Hull However the price comes with a catch – as the home is badly fire damaged Similar properties on street have … Read more