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One of the hobby’s high-end collectors has chosen Legendary Auctions, a premier Sports & Americana auction house, to exclusively conduct the sale of more than 3 million incredible images of Sports and Americana. The extraordinary collection of photographs spans numerous decades, and includes significant figures from
various sports, poignant scenes from the turn of the century, entertainment icons, and other notable individuals and events in history including the Civil Rights movement. The massive photograph collection will be sold in several upcoming Legendary Auctions events, with the first scheduled to open for bidding on Monday, September 8 and close on Tuesday,
September 29 and Wednesday, September 30.

Doug Allen, president and CEO of Legendary Auctions, said he expects bidding and overall interest on the photographs to be high. “Photography has really found its place in collecting,” said Allen. “It is a relatively new niche that has just taken off. We have seen the prices realized on high-quality photos such as the ones we will be offering climb steadily during the last few years.”

While some attribute the appeal of collecting photography to nostalgia, Allen suspects that a much more contemporary trend may be at play. “We live in such a visual age, with an insistence on immediacy,” said Allen. “The need to ‘see’ instantly is paramount to how we work and enjoy our leisure time. Vintage photographs satisfy a collector’s desire to peer
directly into the subject’s past. It’s the immediate pay-off that is so in line with how we live today.”

According to Allen, the origins of the tremendous photo collection include several major media print archives.
Consequently, the collection includes numerous wire photos and frames that capture significant historical moments. “Buyers will be blown away by the quality and content of these photos,” said Allen.

The first auction featuring the photographs will include famous images from the archives of the Detroit News and Sport Magazine, as well as those framed by noted snapshot artists Charles Conlon, Barney Stein and Ansel Adams.

Allen said that what is most exciting about the photographs is the diversity of their subjects. “In one group you’ll find icons of baseball, in another pile there are stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. And then you’ll turn over another photo and it is the frame that captured the moment right after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King on the balcony of the motel
in Memphis. Collectively, the photos really are the proverbial ‘snapshot’ of the American experience,” said Allen.

With such inherent variety evident in the photos’ content, Allen expects there to be widespread interest in the photography auctions. “Realistically, no matter what someone collects, there is bound to be a pertinent photo in this September sale,” said Allen. “The sheer number of great photos available almost guarantees it.”

Because of the quantity of photographs Legendary Auctions will be selling in the coming months, the company will be developing an eBay presence, Legendary Photos, to further accommodate the sale of some of the more affordable images in the wide-ranging collection. “Typically, a photo in a regular Legendary Auction may run in the thousands,” said Allen. “Through Legendary Photos on eBay, still amazing but less pricey images will be available for a couple hundred dollars. The utilization of the eBay outlet will simply broaden the appeal and availability of these incredible photos and
ensure that they all find their way into collections.”

Additional details regarding the upcoming photographs in subsequent photo auctions will be released during the next few months. For additional details regarding the Legendary Auctions September Photo Auction or for the soon-to-be-implemented Legendary Photos on ebay, or to pre-register to bid, call Legendary Auctions at 708-889-9380 or go to www.legendaryauctions.com

About Legendary Auctions
Legendary Auctions, headquartered in Lansing, IL, is a premier auction house that specializes in bringing the finest Sports and Americana memorabilia to the collecting public. During the past decade, the company’s principals have managed the sale of over $300 million in historical collectibles and overseen the auction of newsworthy items such as the most expensive baseball card sold publicly, the most expensive non-Hall of Fame baseball jersey, the “Bartman” baseball, Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak bat, Mickey Mantle’s 1961 61 home run season jersey, and the bus on which Rosa Parks refused to surrender her seat. Legendary Auctions conducts several sales annually in a combination of phone/internet and live auction events.

Auctions Sports & Americana Photograph Collection Sale

The .ME Registry announced today a series of upcoming auctions on NameJet® which will include a total of 15 premium “call to action” .ME domains. The auctions, scheduled to begin Sept. 25, will make several highly memorable .ME domains available for the first time ever. Auction backorders are being collected at me.NameJet.com.

“The phenomenal growth of .ME domains this year alone is evidence of its considerable popularity and value as both a personal and business Internet branding statement,” said .ME Registry Executive Director Predrag Lesic.

In fact, a recent report by Brands-and-Jingles, an international advertising agency specializing in Internet marketing, stated, “In less than a year, .ME domains became more popular than .asia, .jobs, .coop, .aero, .int, .mil, .museum, .name, .pro, .tel, .travel and 200 county code top level domains … Not only are .ME Web sites novel and easy to remember, they attract many online customers.”

The notoriety of .ME domain extensions continues to grow … with attention-getting domain names like Teach.Me selling for $20,100 in a recent NameJet auction and Invite.Me going for $12,000. With this new list of “call to action” domains available next month, the time may be right to secure your own .ME domain:

From Sept. 25-28, bid on Chat.Me, Photo.Me, Monitor.Me (Backorder by Sept. 24 by 8 p.m. PDT)

From Sept. 26-29, bid on Protect.Me, Rescue.Me, Answer.Me (Backorder by Sept. 25 by 8 p.m. PDT)

From Sept. 27-30, bid on Drive.Me, Rate.Me, Know.Me (Backorder by Sept. 26 by 8 p.m. PDT)

From Sept. 28-Oct. 1, bid on Free.Me, Review.Me, Host.Me (Backorder by Sept. 27 by 8 p.m. PDT)

From Sept. 29-Oct. 2, bid on Link.Me, Fix.Me, Friend.Me (Backorder by Sept. 28 by 8 p.m. PDT)
NameJet is a domain name aftermarket auction company that consolidates an exclusive inventory of expired and deleted domains from top domain name registrars and makes them available to their customers. NameJet’s auction services include the ability to place backorder requests on any domain name and a “last minute board” that allows customers to closely watch an ending auction.

To find out more about .ME domains and where you can register, visit www.Domain.Me.

About the .ME Registry:

.ME Registry (the d.b.a. of doMEn, d.o.o.) was chosen by the government of Montenegro to operate the new .ME domain name extension. .ME Registry partners include ME-net, GoDaddy.com and Afilias Limited. ME-net is located in Montenegro and its principals have been leaders in the ICT sector in Montenegro, including the privatization of its largest ISP. GoDaddy.com is located in the USA and is the world’s largest domain name registrar and the largest paid hostname provider in the world, according to Netcraft Ltd. Afilias Limited is headquartered in Ireland and is a leading registry services provider, supporting more than 15 million domains worldwide.

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Direct Auctions, the Spanish based international property auction house, has recently launched its auction franchise programme.
Established in June 2003 by Inez Rix, Direct Auctions soon became the premier property auction house on the Costa del Sol (Spain), and over the next few years established itself as a credible alternative to the traditional property sales method, selling properties from all around the world, in addition to local Spanish homes.

Founder Inez Rix says, “We knew from day one that we had hit on a winning idea. People liked the honest and straightforward process, both from a seller and buyer point of view. In the height of the property boom companies were charging exorbitant rates of sales commission, so our no-nonsense sales fees made sense to everybody”. Rix goes on to say, “Direct Auctions has gone from strength to strength and in the current climate we are helping so many people find a solution to their property nightmare.”

Franchise Director, James Bowman says, “We have been developing the franchise programme for some time now and have already signed a number of new licensees. The market is right for us to capitalise on our franchise development and the concept works so well in almost any country or region. We’ve kept licence fees extremely reasonable and even offer flexible payment terms to allow it to be as accessible as possible.”

Aside of benefiting from the Direct Auctions brand, new franchisees also receive the Direct Auctions Franchise manual, on-site training, marketing material, business forms and a whole Direct Auctions business ‘tool kit’.

Direct Auctions is looking for potential franchisees in all areas, regions and countries that saw second home buying activity during the property boom, including Dubai, Cape Verde, Florida, Portugal, Costa Blanca, Ibiza and Bulgaria. The franchise may appeal to individuals or couples looking for an exciting business opportunity, or for existing real estate agencies looking for other revenue streams.

Licence fees start from 7995EUR per annum, with no profit share requirements, quarterly fees or other payments and the business is full re-assignable should a franchisee wish to sell on.

Further details can be found on our franchise site http://wwwdirect-auctions-franchise.com

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eBay India, India’s leading eCommerce marketplace, in association with STAR Plus, announced a special charity auction of the celebrity memorabilia donated by the renowned Bollywood star guests on Farah Khan’s new show Tere Mere Beach Mein (TMBM). All the proceeds of the TMBM celebrity memorabilia auctions on eBay will benefit the NGO SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action).

The launch episode of TMBM had Mama’s Boy Salman Khan who donated the famous yellow towel from Mujhse Shaadi Karoge, autographed by the star. The autographed yellow towel is on auction on eBay India (www.eBay.in/star) with a start price of Rs. 1,001. The Salman Khan auction started on Sunday, August 23, 2009 and will be on till Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 9 am. All of Salman Khan’s diehard fans from across the world are invited to bid on this exclusive celebrity memorabilia.

Ms. Deepa Thomas, Senior Manager – Pop Culture, eBay India added, “eBay India is delighted to be associated with Tere Mere Beach Mein to power the entire series of celebrity memorabilia auctions. I am sure Bollywood fans worldwide will enjoy the experience of bidding and winning the unique personal and movie memorabilia donated by the celebrity guests as well as benefitting a good cause.”

The towel on auction was used by Salman Khan during the rehearsals of the chartbuster song “Jeene ke hain chaar din” from the superhit movie “Mujhse Shaadi Karogi” directed by David Dhawan. This song was choreographed by non other than Farah Khan herself. This was perhaps one of the reasons why Salman decided to get the towel on her show. Salman also did the famous dance step with the towel from the song on the launch episode of Tere Mere Beach Mein on STAR Plus to everyone’s applause.

So all the crazy Bollywood fans, bid on this collector’s item by logging onto www.eBay.in/star.

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eBay India powers Celebrity Memorabilia auctions on Tere Mere Beach Mein: Proceeds go to NGO SNEHA

Bonhams & Goodman announced that it has consigned a fully restored 1940 Hawker Hurricane MkIIA, a former WWII fighter, for its Military and Aviation Collectables auction on 27 September 2009 in Melbourne.

One of only eleven airworthy examples worldwide, the Hurricane is a survivor of four major battle campaigns during the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain. She was damaged and repaired several times before being struck by a shell in the winter of 1943 over the Murmansk area of the Russian Tundra. She was recovered from this area in 1991 and Wanaka-based aviation enthusiast, Sir Tim Wallis, purchased the plane a year later.

It was Wallis’ desire that the Hurricane be restored to original airworthy condition and Air New Zealand offered to undertake the project. This presented Air New Zealand Engineering Services (ANZES) with a marvelous opportunity to display their capabilities and to restore a historically significant and rare aeroplane in New Zealand. Alpine Fighter Collection Chief Engineer Ray Mulqueen oversaw this highly complex and long restoration.

The unsung hero of the Battle of Britain, the Hurricane was one of the most versatile fighters of World War II. Its first test flight was on November 6, 1935 and from the outset of World War II, the Hurricane proved its mettle. It was to become the nemesis of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain being particularly effective against the Messerschmitt Bf110 heavy fighter. The Hurricane had exceptional maneuverability with tight turning radii and excellent gun aiming stability being the first eight gun monoplane fighter to be produced by Britain and the first fighter to exceed 300 mph.

Hurricanes served in France before and during the German Blitzkrieg, were prominent at Dunkirk and in the closing stages of the Battle of France. One particular squadron was based at Narvik during the last stages of the Norwegian Campaign. Aircraft from this squadron were lost when the carrier HMS Glorious was sunk.

One of the reasons that so few Hurricanes are flying today is the obvious lack of original tooling. Due to the complexity of the manufacturing processes originally employed by Hawkers, the UK seemed the logical place for this activity so the basic airframe was restored by Hawker Restorations in the UK. Main wing outer panels were restored at Airframe Assemblies on the Isle of Wight. The aircraft was then returned to Christchurch in late 1995, where restoration to an airworthy condition continued until first flight on 12 January 2000.

The aircraft has been restored to configuration as a MkIIA with eight 0.303 caliber machine guns, and is displayed in the colours of Number 73 Squadron, France, 1940. Registration letters assigned to the aircraft are ZK-TPK which is significant because ’TP’ was the Squadron code, and ’K’ was the identification letter for the aircraft when serving with that Squadron.

“So rarely do fighter aircraft of this caliber and quality appear on the market. This is an interesting and exciting campaign to undertake and I am sure that a discerning buyer will take on the custodianship of this historically significant plane” says Catherine Davison, Specialist, Collectors’ Motor Cars at Bonhams and Goodman.

This is the first time a fully operational Hurricane has ever been offered for auction and it is expected to fetch between AU$2,000,000 - $4,000,000.

Auction: 1940 Hawker Hurricane MkIIA, Military & Aviation Collectables
Date: Sunday 27 September 2009 at 6pm
Location: Bonhams & Goodman, Level 1 540 Malvern Road Prahran, Melbourne

www.bonhamsandgoodman.com.au

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Hawker Hurricane for Melbourne Auction