Word: auctions
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Some people refuse to get off the Titanic: Kate Winslet's dress sold for $57,500, the third most expensive at auction...
Nobody beats Diana. At an auction in 1997, the Princess's used gowns averaged $41,250 a dress; the Oscar dresses: $14,037 a dress...
...cherished trinkets and ancestral hand-me-downs professionally appraised, are legendary. There's Claire Wiegand-Beckmann, the retired New Jersey schoolteacher whose beloved wooden table, bought for $25 in 1965, turned out to be a John Seymour masterpiece that eventually fetched close to $500,000 at a Sotheby's auction. Or the Houston man who learned that although his oil painting of the Titanic, purchased in England decades ago, was worthless, the menu pasted on the back was an original from a last meal on the ship, worth close to $100,000. (It had been owned...
...Barney and such staples as This Old House and Nova. A knock-off of a long-running British show, it's being propelled by a booming interest in collectibles and Americana, from Beanie Babies to 18th century furniture, and the growth of the Internet, where surfers flock to online auction sites such as eBay and Auction Universe. In a nation full of junk keepers, Roadshow is sending its 10 million viewers rummaging through their attics in the belief that "you could find a sleeper." So says appraiser Leigh Keno, who, along with twin brother Leslie, has become a celebrity from...
...roaming canines, warning "dog terrorists" that they face fines of as much as $1,000 for unleashed animals. Someone in city hall may have considered the idea of seizing such pets but thought better of it. After all, how much could a slightly used Yorkie fetch at a police auction...