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A 1999 Pokémon Raichu 14 trading card has been auctioned in Dallas, Texas, for $550,000. The card was sold by Heritage Auctions last Friday, September 19. It was published in […]
With his German lands in turmoil, the soon-to-be Holy Roman Emperor was throwing the cash around. This massive gold relic of realpolitik is for sale now.
The military draft card issued to but never signed by boxer Muhammad Ali will be auctioned in a single-lot sale online next month. Christie’s are selling the card, issued on […]
Of all the baseball shirts a collector could want, this is one of the most moving and compelling. Find out what record it could set.
There are probably just two copies of this signed photograph of Gandhi. The Father of India and an inspiration globally to this day, any signed picture of Gandhi is gold dust.
Kobe Bryant was a legend. The first time he wore the number 24, a landmark moment. This jersey is a unique memento of that night.
“One of the finest complete collections of first editions by Jane Austen to ever come to auction” will be sold in New York next month. The Austen works lead Christie’s […]
Nirvana in concert? Never seen before? Buyers will surely be queueing up to buy these tapes in Los Angeles next week.
Downton Abbey is winding down as a franchise, but this record-setting sale shows there’s an appetite for collectibles from the series.
There’s no mistaking the brooding violence of this painting, which has become the iconic portrayal of Conan the Barbarian, and is now a record setting piece of fantasy art.
Einstein loved music. It must have hurt to leave the first violin he ever bought himself behind in Germany. Find out about this amazing instrument here.
Jimmy Page is a great guitarist. But he didn’t horde great guitars, making sales few and far between. This £100,000 instrument will appear a bargain in time.
The helmet behind which Sauron hid his face in the Lord of the Rings movies has sold for nearly $300,000 at a Los Angeles movie memorabilia sale. The prop realised […]
The jersey worn by Wayne Gretzky, the greatest ice hockey player of all time, in his final ever game will be auctioned in a single lot sale at Sotheby’s in […]
German Enigma machines and their eventual decoding are one of the great stories of World War II. This 1944 machine’s sale shows they still fascinate collectors.
