Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers conducted the largest Australian auction in Company history this week, selling AU$55 million (US$52 million) of cranes, heavy equipment and trucks during a two-day unreserved public auction at its Brisbane auction site on June 24 & 25, 2008.
Almost 1,800 people from 17 countries registered to bid in person on the large selection [...]

Bonhams & Goodman have conducted another successful auction of Collectors’ Cars at their Bay East premises in Sydney’s Waterloo, with a 90% clearance rate.
The NSW single digit number plate “6″ has sold for an undisclosed amount post auction believed to be approaching a million dollars to a private Sydney collector/investor wishing to remain anonymous. [...]

A World War II steering whee from Japan’s midget submarine raid in Sydney Harbour is expected to fetch tens of thousands of dollars at auction on Sunday.
The steering wheel from a Japanese submarine which made a raid on May 31, 1942, goes for auction at Sydney auction house Lawsons.
“It’s very much an unknown. It wouldn’t [...]

A magnificent natural 10.12ct fancy yellow diamond ring is expected break records when it goes under the hammer at the Bonhams & Goodman Fine Jewellery auction in Sydney on Monday 30 June. The ring has pre-auction estimates of $220,000 to $280,000 and is already attracting a huge amount of interest.
The auction, which includes over [...]

Following a remarkable response to their advertising campaign Bonhams & Goodman has decided to postpone their inaugural New Zealand Collector’s Motor Cars sale – and for the best of reasons: “We knew we would get some outstanding cars coming in,” states Tim Evill, Head of Collector’s Cars for NZ, “but frankly, we have been [...]

TUESDAY 8TH JULY 2008 AT 11AM AT1 OAK STREET SEYMOUR, Vic
Instructed to Act as Agents for:
Mr. P. Burness & Mr. M. Jess of WORRELLS, Solvency & Forensic Accountants, as Liquidators of HOME TIMBER & HARDWARE (SEYMOUR) PTY LTD (in Liquidation)
On View Day Prior 9.00am – 4.00pm
Note: A 12.5% Buyers Premium applies to all lots (GST [...]

THURSDAY 3rd JULY 2008 at 11:00 am AT2 SECOND AVENUE MOORABBIN AIRPORT MENTONE, Vic
12 PRESTIGE & MOTOR VEHICLES,
3 PRIME MOVERS, 2 FURNITURE TRUCKS
& 2 TRAILERS, EXCAVATOR, SKID STEER LOADER, BUILDERS & WATER TREATMENT PLANT & EQUIPMENT, GOLF COURSE EQUIPMENT, CHARCOAL CHICKEN & CATERING EQUIPMENT
Instructed to Act as Agents for:
Major Finance Companies, Liquidators & Others
On View [...]