An 800-word Harry Potter prequel is one of 13 card-sized works to be sold at a charity auction in the British capital.
The cards will go on sale at the “What's Your Story?” auction at Waterstone's flagship store in central London on June 10. The proceeds are to go to English PEN, the writers' association, and the British charity Dyslexia…
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This article explains the psychological “rules” of bartering.
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most enduring bits of cinematic comedy is the auction scene in the espionage thriller North by Northwest. Cary Grant plays Roger Thornhill, a businessman who has been mistaken for a CIA agent by the ruthless…
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A charity auction is offering one bidder the chance for a role as a featured extra in a scene including Depp in his latest film ? Public Enemies
Proceeds from the auction will go to the Robert F Kennedy Memorial, an organization dedicated to advancing the human rights movement through providing innovative support to courageous human rights defenders around the world. Some of the…
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ABU DHABI - No, it’s not made of solid gold — just ordinary materials. But it does come with the swagger of being labeled no. “1.” And that’s evidently worth a record $14.3 million.
“From 1 to 10, these are the most expensive numbers,” said Abdulla al Mannaie, managing director of Emirates Auctions. “Ten to 99 are the second category. On the other side, you look to numbers which is like 11, 22, 23 they are…
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eBay through Paypal has acquired fraud detection provider Fraud Sciences Ltd for $169 million.
Guys, it’s an inside job. The new president for Paypal knows the VC firms for FS and his first act of president is to help out his friends by buying some no-name fraud company. BTW, some factoids, 1) revenues weren’t $10M a year, they…
