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Loch Ness Monster-Inspired Dinosaur Bones Up for Auction

Loch Ness Monster

Sotheby’s auction house in New York is set to feature two fascinating dinosaur skeletons in their upcoming event. One of the specimens is a plesiosaur, affectionately named Nessie after the legendary Loch Ness monster. The skeleton, discovered in an English quarry in 1990, is about 75 per cent complete and remarkably well-preserved. With its small … Read more

Rare 121-Year-Old Cadbury Chocolates Up for Auction

An exceptionally well-preserved tin of Cadbury chocolates, untouched for 121 years, is set to go under the hammer at Hanson’s Auctioneers. These chocolates were produced by Cadbury to commemorate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902. They were gifted to nine-year-old Mary Ann Blackmore, who chose to preserve them as a cherished … Read more

Rare Harry Potter Book Sold for Over ₹11 Lakh at Auction

Harry Potter

A remarkable first edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, printed by Bloomsbury in 1997, recently fetched an astonishing £10,500 (over ₹11 lakhs) at an auction. What makes this particular copy even more extraordinary is that it was originally acquired for a mere 30 pence (approximately ₹32) and was part of a library’s collection … Read more

Pictures of Queen Elizabeth fixing a car engine will be sold at an auction

Pictures of Queen Elizabeth fixing a car engine will be sold at an auction

Reports say that the photos show the late monarch moving out of the palace and into a garage for the first time. The late Major Violet Wellesley, who taught the Princess how to drive an ATS, kept the photos. She said that for a new driver, Elizabeth was “outstanding.” It is said that photos of … Read more

Former Vegas dancer puts Prince Harry’s underwear up for auction

Prince Harry's underwear
  • Carrie Reichert claims she met the Duke of Sussex at a Vegas party a decade ago and saved his underwear.
  • The auction started last Thursday, August 11, at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, and the current bid is around $250,000.
  • It will run until September 30, at which point bidding could reach a million dollars.

Prince Harry’s alleged underwear has been auctioned off by a former Vegas stripper who claims the Duke of Sussex wore the pants on a wild night out in 2012.

According to reports, Carrie Reichert claims she met the Duke of Sussex at an infamous Vegas party a decade ago and saved a pair of his black underwear, which he allegedly handed to her.

The party in question saw Prince Harry let his hair down in August 2012, with pictures of a naked Harry later making the rounds in leading tabloids after they were leaked to the press by some partygoers.

The auction started last Thursday, August 11, at Larry Flynt’s Hustler Club, and the current bid is around $250,000.

The auction will run until September 30, at which point Reichert expects bidding to reach a million dollars.

Talking about the underwear, Reichert reported said that it ‘was a reminder of a time when Harry was the fun prince.’

“Harry has become such a bore, it’s a real shame,” her representative told the reports.

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Priscilla Presley is supporting auction of Elvis Presley’s jewelry

Priscilla Elvis

On August 27, an auction will be held for a collection of jewelry that Elvis Presley gifted to Colonel Tom Parker, his manager. Auction is being supported by Priscilla Presley, Presley’s ex-wife Priscilla Presley, also donated several of the items A total of 200 objects, including gold rings covered with gems, cufflinks, watches, and chains, … Read more

At auction, an old vampire-slaying kit is sold for over $20K

vampire

A vampire-slaying gear previously held by a British royal was sold at a Hansons auction last week for £13,000. Hansons Auctioneers issued a press release stating that the sale sparked a global bidding war with interest from countries. These include, France, the US, and Canada. There is much more in this kit than just a … Read more

Todd Boehly finishes £4.25bn takeover

Todd Boehly

The Todd Boehly-drove consortium have finished a £4.25bn takeover of Chelsea, finishing Roman Abramovich’s 19-year responsibility for club. The new proprietors said they are “focused on putting resources into key regions that will expand and improve Chelsea’s seriousness, including the redevelopment of Stamford Bridge, further interest in the foundation, the ladies’ group and Kingsmeadow arena,” … Read more

Glance at the world’s most valuable car, that cost about $150 million

valuable car

An uncommon sports activities car simply smashed records after promoting at public sale for almost $a hundred and fifty million. The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupé was sold at an auction in Germany for a document of €135 million ($142.9 million) in advance this month. That makes it around 307,000% more precious than the … Read more

‘Star Wars’ model, Elvis suit among movie article headed for sale

Star Wars

A treasure of entertainment artefacts from well-loved movies is going  for auction in Hollywood next month, including “Star Wars” X-Wing spaceship model and  “Thor” hammer. The auction will feature over 1,800 artefacts and expected to raise more than $9 million, according to Prop store, a film and television memorabilia company. “There’s a lot of potential … Read more

Dorothy’s outfit from ‘The Wizard of Oz’ will be auctioned off

Dorothy's

One of Dorothy’s gowns from the iconic American film “The Wizard of Oz” has been found and will be auctioned off next month after decades of searching. Actress Mercedes McCambridge donated it to the Catholic University of America in 1973, but it went stolen afterwards. “Returning to COVID, a retired professor was sorting through boxes … Read more

Can you own a meme?

meme

We all remember a few months ago when the meme “friendship with Mudasir is over now Salman is my new best friend” sold for over fifty thousand dollars at auction. How did they achieve this? Memes are usually just seasonal chuckle fads that never seem to have much sentimental value let alone monetary, so again … Read more

Husband on sale with ‘No Return or Exchange’

Husband on sale

John is 6 feet 1, 37 years old, a “shooting and fishing sort of person,” and a beef farmer. An Irish woman has put her husband up for ‘sale‘ on an auction site after he left her at home with the kids to go fishing. As per Linda McAlister’s ad on TradeMe, a New Zealand … Read more

Govt to raise Rs4.7 trillion through T-bills auction in three months

T-bills

KARACHI: The government will raise Rs4.7 trillion for budget financing through the sale of treasury bills during the first three months of 2022. According to the auction targets for the next three months (January-March 2022) issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Wednesday, the government would auction the Market Treasury Bills (MTBs) worth … Read more

Version of Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ sells for £3.1 million

Balloon

LONDON: A version of Banksy’s celebrated “Girl with Balloon”, set on two canvasses, sold at auction on Friday for £3.1 million ($4.3 million, 3.7 million euros), a day after another of the artist’s works fetched a record price. The 2005 diptych, which shows a small girl reaching for red heart-shaped balloon on a white background, … Read more

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million at auction

First edition of Frankenstein fetches a record-breaking $117 million

When the first edition of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was auctioned for $1.17 million, it set a new global record for a printed work by a woman. Christie’s had estimated that the three-volume copy of Frankenstein, which still has its original boards from its 1818 edition, would sell for $200,000 to $300,000, but the auction ended … Read more

WWE will release John Cena Platinum Non-Fungible Token

WWE

WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) plans to announce a one-of-one John Cena Platinum NFT (Non-Fungible Token).

Cena Platinum NFT will release at the same time when the go-home edition of SmackDown before SummerSlam aired. The NFTs of Undertaker will release in four different types, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum starting from the most elementary to the most advanced.

On August 20, 2021, a 24-hour auction for the Cena Platinum NFT will start at 8 PM. particularly, several Cena-based NFTs will be presented for fans to purchase or bid on. However, the NFT release is the second NFT release that WWE undertakes. This follows WWE’s success with The Undertaker’s NFT release over WrestleMania 37 weekend.

For WrestleMania 38 or 39, the Platinum tier will receive a one-of-a-kind NFT, a WrestleMania experience for two (two front row tickets, VIP Access, hotel accommodations). Cena wore a Dr. of Thuganomics necklace during WrestleMania 35, as well as a customized WWE Championship Title Belt. Furthermore, there are other NFTs based on Cena available for fans to bid on.

According to the WWE announcement, A Gold Tier release will add 500 limited edition NFTs to the mix. There’s also a limited-edition merchandise box that Cena personally curates.

On Monday John Cena posted a tweet  “Five days until SummerSlam”,

WWE Senior Vice President, Revenue Strategy & Development Scott Zanghellini said,

“The Summer of Cena will be capped off by a phenomenal main event at SummerSlam as well as an opportunity for the WWE Universe to own unique collectibles inspired by one of the biggest stars in Hollywood today”.

Moreover, the SummerSlam will take place at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

Earlier, WWE released its first NFT collection, featuring The Undertaker, with the top-selling NFT selling for $100,000 at auction.

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MCC Hyderabad to auction non-duty paid vehicles on July 31

Car Auction

KARACHI: The Model Customs Collectorate (MCC) Hyderabad has decided to auction non-duty paid vehicles on July 31, 2021. The auction will be held at the state warehouse of the collectorate. The Customs station was impounded for nonpayment of duty and taxes at the time of bringing these vehicles into Pakistan. The non-duty paid vehicles, which … Read more

Rare NASA photos up for auction including photo taken by Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong on the moon next to an American flag. Like a dog is sitting in a space capsule, shortly before becoming the first animal to orbit the Earth. Buzz Aldrin taking a selfie, our planet a blue curve behind him, in the first-ever self-portrait shaped in space. These are just three of the 2,400 rare NASA … Read more

Picture taken two days before Titanic crash presented for auction

Picture taken two days before Titanic crash present for auction

A photograph taken two days before the Titanic collided with the iceberg and a photographer’s letter were put up for auction. According to the details, the world’s first large and modern RMS ship Titanic, which was destroyed in 1912 after the collision with the iceberg near Canada in the Atlantic Ocean, was photographed two days … Read more