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The military surplus stores and auctions have been around for some time, but only in recent years gained popularity through auctions online. They are convenient and allow you to bid on all types of military items and memorabilia from the privacy of your home without the chaos and turmoil "live auctions. For those of you who do not know, l 'or army surplus stores navy sell or hold auctions of goods and military equipment that are no longer able to be used by our military, becauseThey were replaced by new models or simply do not meet the most demanding military technology and other specifications.

Some of you may be curious to know what the military elements are auctioned online. If you think only weapons and ammunition, then it is certainly a bad idea, though rarely are auctioned, but to live auctions surplus military rather than online ones. Typically, auctions online to sell items such as camping equipment(tents, sleeping bags), tools, equipment, components, clothing (especially jackets and shirts) and even helmets and field gear (compass, belts, backpacks.) If you are looking for rare, perhaps even valuable military assets, and then participants memories Live Auctions, or physically go to the Army / surplus stores even the best solution. But if you try to get a new tent for camping or vintage army shirt bad check then auctioned online military surplus would be a good choice foryou.

Now you're probably curious to know why these things perfectly well that once served a valuable purpose for the armed forces of our country are being auctioned to the public for a fraction of what the Army / Navy (or DoD other division) had initially paid for them. There are two reasons to explain why this happens. The first reason is simple: military goods which have been classified as surplus are those who may become obsolete or too old for our troopsThe current use .. Tents, sleeping bags and clothing and to bring all the experience and it is a matter of time before the army considers the evidence for official use.

The second reason for the surplus auction is also fairly simple: technological progress. For many of these items sold in excess, there were those of technology for military use today. For example, sleeping bags military since 1980 are very different from those of military usestoday. Could be made of a different fabric, could be designed differently and are now able to withstand colder temperatures and warm. Note that this applies to instruments used in the industry and not only for military issue tents and clothing. In short, the main reason why things are such occasions military surplus goods online is that the armed forces must be modernized our military technology and advanced features is your gain!

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It is a sad story, but every day there are hundreds of motorcycle riders who leave default on their motorcycle loan repayments on her bike motorcycle repo auctions are sold. A visit to a repo motorcycle auction is likely to present cycle buyer the opportunity to obtain a real bargain too.

All bikes sold will have been repossessed due to the original purchaser does not keep up with monthly repayments. Their loss is your gain, since the financing houses for salethese bikes at a greatly reduced cost, to try to recoup some of the money they originally borrowed, the owner again.

Motorcycle repo auctions feature all types of bicycles from used powersports cycles to exotic ATV vehicles. All these are presented for inspection before the auction starts, sometimes several days before hand.

Why bikes are confiscated and taking them away?

Bikes seized and taken back into possession of three reasons. The most common reason for a bike to the end to a repo motorcycleAuction is because the original owner, the purchase of the cycle to keep financing through a bank that has failed, with the repayments. Once this happens, the used motorcycle then no firm evidence of a redemption, and the bank will be for sale to a repo motorcycle auction.

The second, is much less common cause of a bicycle in order to be repossessed, to the original buyer provide incorrect information to the bank at the time of purchase. In this case, the bike is back to take a lotfaster, and made an attempt to negotiate with the dealer to the wheel at a slight loss of the price back. If this fails, the machine will then be displayed in a repo motorcycle auction.

The third reason is a car dealership goes out of business and the dealer has all of its remaining stock to a motorcycle repo auction to liquidate it one by one. This provides a good opportunity for buyers at the auction.

Is it safe to buy a motorcycle that has been seized forRedemption?

Overall, it is certainly taken back into possession of a bicycle to buy, as it is usually fairly new, is certainly less than three years old, and the paperwork will be in order, due to the fact of the financial institution will have everything checked out, before the cycle up for auction.

Of course there is the possibility that the bike will be in a bad state of mechanical repair, and it should be noted that potential buyers want to know the help of someone with mechanicalhow, before making a decision about a particular offering motorcycle.

Almost every auction, all wheels must be auctioned off starting at your disposal for the display and control prior to the auction to spend this time, control of the bikes that interest you.

Most of the great motorcycle auctions enable buyers to pay with a credit card, this is an excellent way to ensure your financial transaction is not only safe but comes with a built in protection, since most major credit cardscompanies will pursue any dubious auction house on behalf of the buyer if the trade is deemed to be unfair.

Buying a used motorcycle from a repo auction can be a very good way to procure an exceptional bike at a bargain price. Modern day auctions are well run, entirely regulated and safe to deal with. All financial transactions are closely monitored and audited, meaning the shady dealings and back room deals associated with auctions in the past is now behind.

Buyers should still Pursuit of a set of common sense when buying a bike from a motorcycle repo auction, although they are now much better protected than they were ten years ago.

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I am very glad to see the Canadian artwork of our masters start to become big sellers at auction. This week several records where broken at the Heffel auction house in Toronto. Some of the Group of Seven paintings sold well into the millions. I have always recommended to art collectors that Canadiana Art is good investment because it is relatively inexpensive in comparison to other more famous internationally recognized artists. However, after this week Canadiana Art is showing it’s well deserved worth. So, if you folks bought when I told you so… good, If you are looking to buy now… good luck.

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Often when you shop for used or second hand truck, you go from dealer to dealer trying to perfect the truck, find your needs and your budget to matching. But apart from the various dealers across the country, there is an option that you should take a very considered. This will be a repossessed truck auction event. Yes, an auction is a great place where you could very cheap to get, including trucks.

Dealers generally keep this knowledge for themselvesbecause if every small business man goes to an auction, car dealer can have their own businesses will go under. This is because the dealers to leave wholly or partly on a public auction, as a truck auction put back in possession in order to replenish their stocks. Once people get familiar with a public auction, they will get their trucks instead of where they buy used truck dealer.

In general, moves back to take on trucks and more small business auction as individuals. This isbecause small business owners are always on the lookout for a sweet agreement on used trucks, trucks are often preferred to fit the already adapted to the specific needs or services.

Now, in a repossessed truck auction, you usually find old, used military trucks have to offer. These are usually heavy-duty trucks that are carrying loads of cargo effectively for a year. The question now is, when a truck repossessed truck auction yet in a position to dothe work which they were created to do.

It is therefore necessary to conduct a thorough inspection of the product before the auction begins. You never know what is behind the seats, carpet, freshly applied paint or sealants. You need to participate in a look at the engine of course. Observe carefully whether water lines are present, the indicators that has been the vehicle or engine water clogged.

Remember that in a truck auction for cases such as in an auction, it isas to your own pace increase. Check the vehicle carefully and take time to decide what you would actually put the commandments. Do not be drawn into the unscrupulous bids from other users.

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This does happen also, but not nearly as often as a buyer not performing. What we have in this case is a seller who, after the auctioneer says, “Sold!” doesn’t want to allow transfer of title — doesn’t want to agree to the sale.

Let’s discuss, first, when a seller can withdraw an item from an auction without recourse. In the two types of auctions per the UCC 2-328:

• With reserve: The seller may withdraw the item from the auction anytime up until the announcement of “Sold!”
• Without reserve: The seller may withdraw the item prior to the opening solicitation for bids, or may withdraw the item if after that solicitation, no bid is received within a “reasonable time.”

What we now want to discuss here in more detail is what happens when a seller wants to cancel or otherwise won’t agree to the sale by auction, outside of his permitted methods of withdrawal aforementioned.

Case #1: Seller wants to withdraw the item in a without reserve auction after the opening solicitation for bids, and after a bid is received within a reasonable time. This case is clearly prohibited by contract law precedent and the UCC 2-328. Court cases with standing in this type of withdraw have ruled nearly unanimously that the seller may not withdraw the item given these circumstances.

Case # 2: Seller wants to withdraw the item in a with reserve or without reserve auction after the auctioneer announces, “Sold!” The word, “Sold!” means that a contract has been formed between the seller and a buyer. If the seller wishes to void this contract, or withdraw from this contract, it can only be done with the consent of the buyer.

For example, the seller could say, “Gosh, I really didn’t want to sell my grandmother’s wedding ring, and I hope you (the buyer) understand … is it okay with you if I (the seller) just keep it, and you don’t pay for it?” Outside of mutual release from the contract, the seller’s voiding or withdrawal constitute a breach of contract; the buyer can sue for specific performance or compensatory damages, and typically win easily.

Is seller performance sometimes used in illegal and unethical schemes by auctioneers to promote, in particular, absolute (without reserve) auctions? Yes, unfortunately this has happened over the years, and continues in some markets. The schemes are basically one of two kinds and work as follows:

Scheme #1: Betty, the owner of a farm in Lincoln, Nebraska, wants to sell her farm at auction. These auctioneers using this unethical, illegal scheme tell Betty that by marketing the property as “SELLING ABSOLUTE” she will attract far more inquiries, and demand much more attention, and more bidders, for her auction. Yet, Betty doesn’t necessarily want to accept just any amount for her farm. The scheme is designed to go ahead with the absolute auction, and then if the final bid is not acceptable to Betty, she can just refuse to close (breach the contract).

How can this work? If the buyer wishes to sue Betty for specific performance, the auctioneer can assist Betty with a long, drawn out defense of the lawsuit, which in many cases, the buyer will see as costing them more than if he would just let Betty out of the deal. A variation on this scheme sometimes involves the auctioneer offering the buyer a bit of compensation “for their trouble,” in return for dismissal of the lawsuit.

Scheme # 2: Another scheme sometimes employed, and more-so in our Internet-age, is bidding for the seller in absolute (without reserve) auctions, thus withdrawing the item with such a bid. The Internet allows these types of bids to be made in an undisclosed fashion, via online bidding, so this can be accomplished without the other bidders’ knowledge. And, not to ignore that this same scheme was employed decades before now, with non-existent phone bidders, and/or phony absentee bidders. In other words, this scheme is much older than the current technology used to employ it.

Most auctioneers are ethical and act in accordance with the law. Schemes such as the above are being more exposed and buyers are becoming more informed about unethical and illegal auction practices; so as these practices become exposed, hopefully their use will diminish. Still, sellers sometimes won’t agree to the sale.

I’ve been checking in from time to time today to see how the bidding is going on the 24 hour, Black Friday Twitter Art Auction. No bids on my piece, “Herringbone Landscape” yet, but there are 12 more hours to go.

I am back from the country, comfortably in my city loft getting ready to go back to work. I purchased a digital picture frame today and think my “California Dreaming” photo series will be smashing in this device. I am anxious to set it up and see how light transforms my work. Maybe I could offer memory sticks loaded with images just for this purpose? Is there a market here?

More later,
Len

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Among the lots of music-related memorabilia auctioned by esteemed Phillips de Pury was the multicolor camouflage eye patch designed by rapper Slick Rick’s wife. Slick Rick’s legend precedes him like no other, for he foreshadowed the pimpster attitude of many blinged celebrities of his era with his gold chains, resplendent gold tooth and his trademark diamond encrusted eye patch. The trademark eye patch is set with colorless, pink, yellow, blue and black pavé diamonds, and was estimated to sell between $20,000-$25,000 in the British auction.

(Via: Bornrich.org)

I have a ridiculous amount of godparents. My mother says she didn’t want any of her friends to be left out so my brother and I have around eight each! This, of course, has many benefits. In my early years it ensured a high yield of gifts on birthdays and at Christmas, and this week I was invited by one of my godfathers to a Livery Dinner held by the The Worshipful Company of Salters. Oh yes!

Out of my league

I wasn’t too sure what to expect. My godfather was a solicitor and having Googled the Livery Companies, I had an idea of the company I would be in plus there had been talk of having to wear white tie and tails…and I am still not really sure what that is. Anyway, I found myself amongst diplomats, MP’s, chairmen of some massive corporations and high ranking chemists, with some of the wearing robes, medals and animal hide! It was patently clear I was way out of my league on so many levels and when I explained I was in the social media, emerging technology ‘field’ there were various glazed expressions and one “…how funny!”. Awesome.

Very minor epiphany

During the dinner I, again, found myself trying to ‘pitch’ the industry to Dr. Gordon, a chemist from Geneva who knew way too much about wine. He was fascinated by the theories and possibilities of social media that I was attempting to explain, but couldn’t see any practical purpose for himself. He used email to stay in touch with his family and had heard of Facebook and Twitter but certainly wouldn’t consider himself a social media ‘user’. Reaching for examples or case studies that I could launch at him, I asked what his favourite pastime was? “Easy, wine.”

“Cool”, I replied, “there are loads of ways to use social media for wine …” And then the minor epiphany happened. He cut me off and said, the only thing he had really done online was buy wine at an auction through a live feed. He went on to say how amazing it was to feel so connected to the actual event and could bid in realtime, see the auctioneer, other bidders etc. “And you said you have never used social media?” I said. “What, that was social media was it?” was the answer!

Look past the tools

My point is that it is so easy to see social media as the tools or platforms that grab the headlines rather than a wider capability to connect you to people and places, which is where the real magic is. Dr Gordon had a ‘real’ human experience using social media for what it is meant to be…and he apparently got a good deal on the wine!

Doves with Messages of Peace & Goodwill

A friend of mine Mary from Malaysia emailed me this beautiful story “Take My Son” & suggested that I might adopt it in my blog. No doubt many of you may have read the story, but a good story such as this is well worth repeating.

A Chinese proverb has this to say: “Tell me and I will forget. Show me and I might remember. Involve me and I will understand.”

This beautiful but sad story will involve you & awaken your understanding like “a picture that paints a thousand words.” Remember how at times something hits you hard & strong upon later reflection. “Life” as said by Soren Kierkegaad, “can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.”

Here goes the story: (Source: Unknown)

Take My Son

A wealthy man and his son loved to collect rare works of art. They had everything in their collection, from Picasso to Raphael . They would often sit together and admire the great works of art.

When the Vietnam conflict broke out, the son went to war. He was very courageous and died in battle while rescuing another soldier. The father was notified and grieved deeply for his only son.

About a month later, just before Christmas,there was a knock at the door. A young man stood at the door with a large package in his hands.

He said, ‘Sir, you don’t know me, but I am the soldier for whom your son gave his life. He saved many lives that day, and he was carrying me to safety when a bullet struck him in the heart and he died instantly. He often talked about you, and your love for art.’ The young man held out this package. ‘I know this isn’t much. I’m not really a great artist, but I think your son would have wanted you to have this.’

The father opened the package. It was a portrait of his son, painted by the young man. He stared in awe at the way the soldier had captured the personality of his son in the painting. The father was so drawn to the eyes that his own eyes welled up with tears. He thanked the young man and offered to pay him for the picture.. ‘Oh, no sir, I could never repay what your son did for me. It’s a gift.’

The father hung the portrait over his mantle. Every time visitors came to his home he took them to see the portrait of his son before he showed them any of the other great works he had collected.

The man died a few months later. There was to be a great auction of his paintings. Many influential people gathered, excited over seeing the great paintings and having an opportunity to purchase one for their collection.

On the platform sat the painting of the son. The auctioneer pounded his gavel. ‘We will start the bidding with this picture of the son. Who will bid for this picture?’

There was silence.

Then a voice in the back of the room shouted, ‘We want to see the famous paintings. Skip this one.’

But the auctioneer persisted. ‘Will somebody bid for this painting? Who will start the bidding? $100, $200?’

Another voice rang angrily. ‘We came to see the Van Gogh’s, the Rembrandts. Get on with the . . . (agitated words) Real bids!’

But still the auctioneer continued. ‘The son! The son! Who’ll take the son?’

Finally, a voice came from the very back of the room. It was the long-time gardener of the man and his son. ‘I’ll give $10 for the painting . . .’ Being a poor man, it was all he could afford.

‘We have $10, who will bid $20?’

‘Give it to him for $10. Let’s see the masters.’

The crowd was becoming angry. They didn’t want the picture of the son.

They wanted the more worthy investments for their collections.

The auctioneer pounded the gavel. ‘Going once, twice, SOLD for $10!’

A man sitting on the second row shouted, ‘Now let’s get on with the collection!’

The auctioneer laid down his gavel. ‘I’m sorry, the auction is over.’

‘What about the paintings?’

‘I am sorry. When I was called to conduct this auction, I was told of a secret stipulation in the will. I was not allowed to reveal that stipulation until this time. Only the painting of the son would be auctioned. Whoever bought that painting would inherit the entire estate, including the paintings.

The man who took the son gets everything!’

God gave His son 2,000 years ago to die on the cross. Much like the auctioneer, His message today is: ‘The son, the son, who’ll take the son?’

Because, you see, whoever takes the Son gets everything.

“FOR GOD SO LOVED THE WORLD HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON, WHO SO EVER BELIEVETH, SHALL HAVE ETERNAL LIFE . . .” (John 3:16) THAT’S LOVE!

It was love, not nails, that kept Jesus on the cross.

As a gesture of goodwill, just pass this on to two other friends & tell them to do likewise to only two others each. By sheer geometric progression, this message of salvation will outreach globally to every nook & corner.

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Will she every shut up about the blaggers’ banquet? Will she?! Afraid not folks, at least not for the short term, until we’ve finished our online auction in a couple of weeks and raised lots of money for that fantastic charity Action Against Hunger, I guess we could call this Auction Against Hunger (boom boom!).

But seriously, even if this were not for charity, and you’re of a scrooge like disposition, which I am positively certain you’re not, we’ve had some fantastic donations, and lots more to come. Make your xmas shopping fun and eclectic!

Instead of buying your sister that goat again, what about a Sashimi Masterclass with 7 course tasting menu at Feng Sushi and it’s ALL for charity. It’s a gift for your conscience as well as them. A little too much? Well, I’m serious.

A kitchenaid for your other half? Did I mention it’s pear green. Afternoon tea at the Ritz for your Mum? A Selfridge’s Gordons Choice Hamper, or the delectable White Christmas Tea Collection from our favourite tea lady at the Rare Tea Company.  Did you miss the amazing Chocstar prize of a visit to your home with lots of gorgeous chocolate desserts? Well, keep an eye out, we have many more wonderful tricks up our many sleeves.

Have something you’d like to donate?? We’re still blagging, I mean accepting donations. Please get in touch! We’d love to hear from you.

Want to donate some cash? We’ve had some requests so you can do that too. We’ve setup a page on Just Giving.

Ebay Blaggers’ Banquet Auction (bling, bling!)

Just Giving page – please donate anything, small or big, for this worthy cause. It’s just been setup so is at zero, but we have raised over £6K already. A *huge* thanks and big smile for all who’ve supported us and everyone who donated.

We’ll be blogging about everything in detail here: http://blaggersbanquet.wordpress.com/

Diner reviews, blagger reviews, donor interviews. Every little thing! Keep watching.

I’m off sick today and can do very little beyond being a passive participant in existence. Here’s a couple items for you.

• A document of a legal nature that ensured that Thomas Paine’s marriage was dissolved, while giving him enough money to flee the country.
• The Paris Review is seeking a new editor. This article recounts some of the magazine’s importance and contribution to the publishing world.
• Photos and readings from the Harbourfront reading series to be archived.
• That rare Darwin first edition has sold at auction for $174,000 Cdn.
• This last one is not about books, but is an interesting read, both for the subject matter (which is unfamiliar in Canada), but also the Northern Territory’s planned reaction to a camel invasion. I kid you not. Some australian’s are livid.

A rare set of seven two-tile panels of Cinderella by Morris & Co sold at Sotherby’s on the 27th of October for £91,250
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A nude photo of director Roman Polanski with actress Sharon Tate will be sold at auction in early December.

According to Agerpres, the large print, made in 1969 by photographer David Bailey, shows the director and his wife embracing, with only a few months before she was killed by members of Charles Manson cult, in Los Angeles.

The auction will take place on December 7 in New York and the organizers hope that the amount offered by the buyer to reach 15,000 dollars. Roman Polanski is currently in detention in Switzerland, following an arrest warrant issued by the U.S. for sexual intercourse with a minor.

YES, good show Ericsson!

Of all the glum news occurring lately about companies laying off employees along with uncertain economic times of employment – including mine – is awesome to see this news. Especially since Ericsson’s mobile partnership with Sony; Sony Ericsson laying off employees and closing offices in 3 United States.

Being a successful bidder in the auction of Nortel’s North American GSM/GSM-R business gives Ericsson contracts with AT&T & T-Mobile USA. This means not only will T-Mobile USA get to expidite their 3G deployment, or AT&T finally getting proper 3G/HSPA deployment and better bandwidth for a horribly congested network, but adding 350 employees!

Not too long ago many pensioners from Nortel faced off against Parlament here in Toronto, Ontario. I’m unsure of the outcome considering the following but it may shift a hand in these pensioners coming closure to a better retirement.

Nortel cries “poverty” this company has $2.6 billion in cash and up to $6 billion in cash after all its business sales

Canadian Labour Congress

Newswire

But that’s for another topic – not on this blog.

This deal means greater chances of LTE coming to North America at competitive prices for networks, meaning better monthly rates for users (I pray, but not always the case). The residual side affect of this deal – if approval from regulatory bodies allows – means possible SonyEricsson handsets being able to use decent mobile chipsets from Ericsson, not to mention many of the competition.

Ericsson Press

Along with our recent acquisition of Nortel’s CDMA and LTE assets, the transaction emphasizes Ericsson’s commitment to the North American market and strengthens our position as a leading provider of telecommunications technology and services in the United States and Canada” said Hans Vestberg, incoming President and CEO of Ericsson. “Our Ericsson family will be once again enriched by the addition of the valuable Nortel employees.”

The agreement includes the transfer of important GSM business with North American operators such as AT&T and T-Mobile. Under the agreement Ericsson will offer employment to approximately 350 employees from Nortel. Nortel’s North American GSM operations generated approximately USD 400 million in 2008.

(yeah I can’t sleep).

After the Mustang Forest… we got the Mustang Ranch, and it can be yours for $700.000 (well if it ain’t sold already that is).

It’s a shame to see such a collection of fine cars rot away, anyway here’s the story on how it was discovered by a reader of Jalopnik:

“I have just returned from a vacation somewhere tropical. On the way back form a day excursion I chose an alternate way back to the highway. Ok, I made wrong turn somewhere and rolled with it. This "scenic route" brought us upon what was recorded by these images. It was my wife who first saw them. "Oh look, Mustangs!" I turned my head in time to see a metric shitload of vintage ponies. I immediately turned around and pulled into the driveway. There was a gentleman in the yard who turned out to be the caretaker for the owner of the house/treasure trove. It turns out that the guy who collected all these cars recently succumbed to cancer and his wife wants all these pretty ponies sold en masse for what is by local standards the princely sum of $700 large (I think there plenty of room for negotiation here).”

More images on Jalopnik.

Bidaroo is a charity auction that sells Products for at least 90% below retail!
For example, if a product costs $1,000 then one could purchase the item on Bidaroo.com for $100 or less. The winner of an auction is found by taking the highest UNIQUE (not the same as anyone else’s) bid.
The following is an example of the highest ten bids in our HIGHEST Unique Bid auction, with a maximum Bidaroo Price is set to $100:
$100.00
$100.00
$99.99
$99.99
$99.99

$99.98 <– WINNER & HIGHEST UNIQUE BID

$99.97
$99.96
$99.96
$99.96
The bidder who placed the bid of $99.98 would be the highest unique bid and therefore the winner of the Bidaroo auction. The winner then purchases the product for $99.98.
Bidaroo uses Blindfolded auctions so no one can see what others have bid. However, Bidaroo now allows customers to see who the current unique bidder is!

Each bid one places on an auction, either winning or losing bid, gets charged a certain amount of tokens. Tokens are sold on Bidaroo.com.

To purchase tokens, simply click on the “Buy Tokens” tab at the top of the screen. Remember, we are now offering discounts for bulk purchases!
Also remember at least 25% of net proceeds are donated to select charities!

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By Rory Reynolds

A PAINTING by renowned artist LS Lowry thought to be worth more than £100,000 is to go under the hammer next week.

‘Barges on a Manchester Canal’ could fetch well over the estimated price when it appears at auction at Edinburgh’s Lyon & Turnbull on 2 December.

The distinctive works of the Lancashire-born painter – known for his famous depictions of Glasgow’s docks – have been sold for several times the estimated price in the past.

His painting of The Liver Building went for £1million in 2006 – double the expected price.

While Cranes and Ships, a 1947 painting of Glasgow’s Prince’s Dock, was bought by the city’s council for £200,000 in 2006.Nick Curnow, paintings specialist at Lyon & Turnbull described the piece as a “marvellous example of Lowry’s work.”

He said: “The painting doesn’t have figures in it, and that’s obviously something that people like to see, those famous matchstick men.

“But it’s still wonderful in its own right, and it shows the isolation that Lowry felt.

“It’s a slow burner, but you really grow to appreciate it.”

Lowry famously led a humble life as a cashier for the Pall Mall Company, while taking evening classes in art.

He was famous for drawing characters as ‘matchstick men’ as well as for his works of industrial northern towns, docks, and the sea.

Burberry designer Christopher Bailey drew influences from Lowry’s work for last winter’s collection, while Lowry-style animation has also been used for the Oasis music video The Masterplan.

See more of our pictures at our Flickr site and videos at our dedicated channel,  Deadline TV.

Style icon Audrey Hepburn

Dresses, accessoires and personal letters from Audrey Hepburn dating from the early Fifties to the late Sixties are soon for sale. Some of the Hepburns most famous and beautiful dresses will be auctioned next week in London with 50 per cent of the proceeds going to The Audrey Hepburn Children’s Fund and Unicef. Well ladies, go ahead!

The auction includes a wedding dress Audrey never wore (she called her marriage to James Hanson off, weeks before the planned weddingdate, poor man…). The lucky lady who will have this piece must be  ’the most beautiful, poor Italian girl you can find – someone who couldn’t ever afford a dress like mine‘, said Audrey in her early days.

Well, who will pop the question to one of us?!? We’ll say ‘yes, I do’. Honestly!

Our picks of Hepburns collections:

Givency ball gown £2000-3000

Mark Cross knitted cotton top: £800-1200

Givenchy turquoise cloqué silk cocktail gown: £8000-12,000

Elizabeth Arden black cocktail dress: £3000-5000

More about Audrey Hepburn, check her website.

Two more knife auctions are headed our way and just in time for Christmas. Have fun and get your shopping done at the same time. Got friends and family you still need to buy for? Then here you go-

Auction #1- 650 lots of knives: Simultaneous Online and Live auction Saturday Nov. 28th.

Auction #2- 306 lots of knives- Online only auction Bidding begins Nov. 30 and ends Dec. 3rd.  Here’s a quick vid overviewing this inventory.

This is a rare occasion when we are asking for a favor from everyone who received some Pay it Forward bracelets.  Below is a link to a charity auction of a signed first edition of PIF, “marked up” by the author.  The idea is that the author goes through and adds little notes, insights, personal info, behind-the-scenes kind of stuff.  The result is completely one-of-a-kind.  All proceeds go to the terrific literacy charity First Book:  www.firstbook.org

Please let me know if you have questions and hopefully we can get this bid up high to benefit a great cause.

Charley

www.payitforwardtoday.org