Highlights From Nassau County’s Online Auction
Here is a sampling of the hundreds of items Nassau County began offering for sale Wednesday morning on the Web site auctionsinternational.com. Minimum bid for most items was $5, and many had little action as of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, though items seized by the district attorney’s office had brisker bidding. nytimes.com |
Jets to Auction 2,113 Elite Seats Near Bench in New Stadium
The Jets said they will auction off personal seat licenses to the 2,113 Coaches Club elite seats behind their bench at the stadium they are building with the Giants. nytimes.com |
India Looking for Strong Bids at 3G Auction
India is hopeful an auction for third-generation radio waves next month will draw in bids at a “few times” the reserve price of 20.20 billion rupees ($415 million), a senior government official said. nytimes.com |
Versace Sale a Success, Despite Questioned Item
A Sotheby’s auction of items from Gianni Versace’s Italian villa yielded sales of over $10 million, but a painting was withdrawn because of suspicion that it was stolen, Reuters reported. nytimes.com |
$13.5. Million for Self-Portrait
A self-portrait that Anthony van Dyck painted the year before his death, in 1641, set a record for his work at auction at Sotheby’s in London on Wednesday, bringing $13.5 million. nytimes.com |