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...fourth in a distinguished legacy-laden line of Williams, his Fly buddies know him only by his last name—coincidentally the same as New England’s leading auction house. He dresses down in Brooks Brothers pressed chinos and nautical-colored, argyle-knit V-neck sweaters. When decked out for a night at Boston’s swankiest cigar bar, armed with a brandy snifter, he prefers his eggshell button-down Oxford and tastefully tartan tie from J. Press. One day, his American Government degree will land him a stint in London negotiating real estate deals...
...Spare Parts: Air France plans to auction pieces of Concorde in Paris in November. The jet's distinctive nose cone is expected to fetch $11,600- $17,400; two engines, a pilot seat and flight manuals are also up for grabs...
Justin Timberlake made the headlines a few years ago when he put a half-eaten piece of toast up for auction on eBay. The auction site has since attracted legions of devotees. Now, Harvard has its own online marketplace, and its two ambitious founders are hoping to follow in eBay’s success...
Amateur peddlers and seasoned salespeople alike are coming together at Crimsonxchange.com to sell their textbooks, electronics and maybe even their souls at the Harvard-only auction site. Up and running since September 1, 2003, the eBay-inspired business is the brainchild of Sam W. Lessin ’05 and Tali B. Rapaport...
...Ideally we would collaborate in such a way so that we could work on all the bikes before the auction,” he said...