Martin Shkreli, for lack of a better/more accurate word, is a gigantic tool. The priapic "pharma bro" gained notoriety after he jacked up the price of an anti-toxoplamosis drug by 5,000 percent in 2015. Later that year, it was revealed that he was th...
Last month, we reported that British luxury phone maker Vertu was closing up shop due to financial difficulties. Now, the company is auctioning off pretty much everything in its warehouses. If you ever wanted to snag a Vertu phone on the cheap, this...
Nothing celebrates an anniversary like getting people to cough up extraordinary amounts of money, which is why Sotheby's has something special planned for the 48th anniversary of the first moon landing. On July 20, the auction house will be holding a...
I loved me some Mel Brooks films growing up; Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs were my favorites. Spaceballs was a hilarious mockery of the Star Wars franchise, and one of the most immediately recognizable characters from the film is Dark Helmet. Now, you’ve got a chance to own the actual Dark Helmet helmet that Rick Moranis worn on screen.
The Profiles in History auction #89 will be offering up the iconic, oversize helmet later this month. It’s a vacuum formed black shell attached to the insides of a hard hat and fitted for Moranis’ head. It is listed as having minor wear and age in vintage very good to fine condition and is expected to bring $8,000 to $12,000 at auction.
Also in the auction is the actual model of the Eagle 5 Winnebago piloted by Lone Starr and Barf (Bill Pullman and John Candy respectively). It is said to be highly detailed and in production used very fine condition. It is expected to fetch $20,000 to $30,000.
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The results are in. After a year-long process, the Federal Communications Commission today announced the conclusion of its first-ever broadcast incentive auction, naming T-Mobile, Dish, Comcast and US Cellular as the biggest winners.
Back in the late ’80s, before Will Smith was a huge actor, he was rapping about seeing blinkers and how parents just didn’t understand at a time when most rappers were making music about stuff most parents certainly didn’t allow in the house. A mom in Japan has proven The Fresh Prince correct; moms everywhere just don’t understand. The story goes that the mother was cleaning out her sons old room after he moved away and found some Magic the Gathering cards. She put them up for auction without asking her son if that was cool.
She started the auction at about $5 US and what the internet quickly realized was that at least one of the cards was extremely rare. The one in the second row on the far right is the White Border Black Lotus – apparently one of the rarest of rare Magic cards. The auction ballooned to over ¥601,000 (~$5,500 USD) before the son realized moms was up to something and had her call off the auction. Crisis averted.
At least she didn’t just throw them out.
[via Kotaku]
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