September 27, 2009 @ 3:21 am
A 1965 Dodge Deora Concept vehicle went up for auction yesterday at RM Auctions for an estimated price of $350,000-$550,000 USD. The car was first shown at the 1967 Detroit Autorama and has since gained a small but steady following. The RM Auctions website has a complete history of the car. It’s a pretty length read, but fascinating to know how this car came to be in real life.
Thanks Autoblog for the photos (check them out below)!
May 7, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
The last case of American Tim Tams is up for auction on eBay and it is personally signed by Australian actor Hugh Jackman. As some of you may know, Tim Tam cookies were available for a limited time in the US exclusively at Target stores from November 2008 to March 2009 (it was distributed by Pepperidge Farm in the US). There hasn’t been any word yet on how well they were selling, but I suspect that many people who picked them up fell in love with them right away. Anyway, there are currently no plans for Tim Tams to make a permanent US stay, so if you’re in the US, this may very well be one of the last chances you’ll be able to pick up an entire case of them. Plus, the good thing is that the proceeds of this auction will go to Feed America, the nation’s leading hunger-relief charity. [via]
At the time of this post, the auction has 34 bids and is currently at $237.50.
April 13, 2009 @ 1:21 pm
Check out this beautiful Leica M7 body and lens set belonging to photographer Sebastião Salgado. The camera carries the round serial number 3,000,000 which is normally only reserved for special recipients to signify importance.
Salgado is auctioning the entire set — M7 body, 28mm, 50mm, and 90mm lens — for charity in order to plant 100,000 trees. Leica’s are known to be overly expensive, so the current bidding price of $130,680 doesn’t surprise me one bit.
Have a look at the beautiful metal body kit below.
March 18, 2009 @ 4:44 am
Kruse International is auctioning off an exact replica of the 1989 Batmobile in Las Vegas from March 20-21. [via]
Unlike some replicas, this Batmobile replica is as good on the inside as it is on the outside. Everything here is made to the exact specifications of the same Batmobile used in the 1989 Batman film. There is a working flame-throwing after burner, a working sliding canopy, tons of insane knobs and dials on the dashboard, actual 50-caliber machine guns, and even the same set of tires used in the movie.
If you missed the last auction for a Batmobile then here’s your chance to make up for it!
February 27, 2009 @ 9:12 pm
ComicConnect has exclusive images of the very rare unrestored first issue of the 1938 Action Comics (the same issue that introduced Superman to the world) on their website.
As you already know from yesterday’s post, this particular issue up for auction is special because it is one of the few remaining copies of the issue that introduced Superman. And not only is it rare, it is also unrestored, whereas most of the other ones known to exist have been artificially retouched and restored. According to comic collector Stephen Fishler, this is the “holy grail” of comic books, so that gives you a sense of how unique this item is.
At the moment, the price is currently at $200,200 with 36 bids. Bidding ends at 7PM on March 13, 2009 and some say the issue could reach a selling price of up to $400,000.
Check out the gallery below of the actual comic book for sale and see the astonishing quality for yourself.
