Unopened 1996 copy of Nintendo’s Super Mario 64 becomes the most expensive video game in history after selling for $1.56M at auction Sold by Heritage Auctions, its’ the most ever paid at auction for a video game Game was listed under pristine condition by market experts Legendary game marks Mario’s 3D debut on the N64 console … Read more
For anyone who has been to a property auction – or perhaps just tuned in to an episode of Homes Under the Hammer – they are usually associated with a bustling ballroom full of buyers intermittently throwing paddles up in the air, all orchestrated by a wildly gesticulating auctioneer. Like any group gathering, Covid has … Read more
Orianne Cevey is auctioning off her ex-husband Phil Collins’ gold records and awards with an asking price of as little as $100. Cevey hopes to raise millions of dollars from the sale which includes gold discs featuring Collins drumming on Robert Plant’s 1982 album Pictures at Eleven and two gold records from the 1983 recording The Principle … Read more
Shane Warne auctioned off his Brighton, Victoria home on Saturday, with bidding reaching a whopping $5.65 million. However the property was passed in when it failed to reach the guide price – with the cricketer setting the guide price at of $5.8 million to $6.38 million. According to Domain, the auction, was held outdoors next to the swimming … Read more
One of Britain’s oldest boarding schools has raised £775,000 by auctioning first editions of classic books including a rare William Shakespeare folio. Rugby School in Warwickshire caused controversy last week after they announced they were flogging over 300 texts to raise funds for bursaries. The Bard’s Fourth Folio from 1685 was among the lots discovered in … Read more
Countess Alexandra Tolstoy is selling furniture, rugs and personal treasures that decorated the £12million London home she once shared with her Russian billionaire ex. The aristocratic beauty, 46, and her three children, Alexei, Ivan and Maria, were evicted from the south London mansion during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic after reportedly being given just 12 … Read more
Historic silver, crystal and ashtrays from the Paris Ritz hotel are to go under the hammer in the French capital in a two-day sale starting Saturday. The mythic hotel on Place Vendome was a favourite of such icons as actress Audrey Hepburn, fashion designer Coco Chanel – who spent part of World War II tucked … Read more