News About Auctions Business

The News Review:

- 22-Year-ld’s Virginity Auction Hits $3.7 Million
- Christie’s Auction House to Slash Jobs
- Dallas auction house to give away dinosaur teeth 10:57 AM CT
- Towne Gardens Tishman on auction block

22-Year-ld’s Virginity Auction Hits $3.7 Million
FXNews 
7 million according to a published report. Natalie Dylan a 22-year-old San Diego woman said she got the idea for the auction after her sister was able to pay for her college education after prostituting herself for three weeks according to.

Christie’s Auction House to Slash Jobs
Wall Street Journal 
Christie’s plans to divulge its full-year sales results later this month. The company has already enacted several cost-cutting measures such as lowering some of its price estimates by at least 10% and offering sellers few guarantees. With a guarantee an auction house promises to buy an artwork if it doesn’t sell at auction. During the last round of major art auctions in November Christie’s and its chief rival New York-based. Sotheby’s last month cut $7 million from its salary budget by laying off an undisclosed number of people from its 1555-member work force primarily from its North American offices. Write to Kelly Crow at.

Dallas auction house to give away dinosaur teeth 10:57 AM CT
Dallas Morning News TX 
“Any kid that goes in and can get a hold of any kind of dinosaur tooth is going to be absolutely excited” Tykoski said. And if even one kid comes out with a spark for natural history or science then it’s a great thing. ” The teeth will be given away during a pre-auction show for a variety of dinosaur items including a triceratops skull. This is not the first time Heritage Auction Galleries had dealt with pre-historic items. Last year Lone Star the world’s largest four-tusk mastodon skull discovered in a gravel pit in La Grange was sold at the auction house for $191200. Including the skull and tusks Lone Star was roughly the size of a Volkswagen.
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Towne Gardens Tishman on auction block
Bizjournals.com NC 
Available for bid via an online auction is the 360-unit Towne Gardens Apartments on the city’s East Side and Tishman Building that neighbors Lafayette Square. The online auction deadline for the Towne Gardens Apartments located at Jefferson Avenue and Williams Street is supposed to be this Friday Jan. 16 but because of strong interest it may be extended Clark said.

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