Word: auction
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Konrad, a Manhattan attorney who won an eBay auction for one-day naming rights to Boston’s FleetCenter, ignited a media frenzy when he declared his intention to rename the arena after the New York Yankees captain...
Attics are emptying, it seems, as the families of jazz greats prepare to sell off heirlooms at Guernsey's in New York City on Feb. 20, in the biggest auction ever devoted to the genre. To raise money for jazz charities, museum curators will compete with online eBay bidders for some 430 lots, including these treasures. --By Jeremy Caplan...
...Rice and Beanpot,” sponsored by Qdoba Mexican Grill and Nantucket Nectars, also featured musical acts State Radio and Northeastern band Logan and a comedy sketch in between the rounds. A silent auction of sports memorabilia—featuring items such as a baseball autographed by Keith Foulke and a Troy Brown jersey—was conducted next to the burrito-eating stage...
...many of eBay's 125 million users around the world, there's nothing simpler than selling stuff via the online auction site and then shipping it out. But not for all of them. "It seems like a pain in the neck," says Rosalie Labovitch, a fashion consultant from West London, who wanted to sell a cashmere dressing gown but didn't want to deal with the nuts and bolts of the process. "I lead a very busy life. I just want to get rid." With no time to write a blurb and take digital photos of the gown, submit them...
Tuesday night’s Isis Date Auction offered the captain and assistant captain of the Harvard men’s hockey team, both well over 6’, both well over 200 lbs., both with girlfriends—and I was going to purchase the blueline pair...