Article: Californian town bought on internet for pounds 1.1m after frenzied bidding war

Article: Horse Racing: Harris comes out on top in frenzied ...
The Racing Post (London, England);  September 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Crystal. Auctioneer Nick Nugent's request for an opening bid of EUR5,000 was immediately matched, and a period of frenzied bidding followed. Initally locking horns were Bill Durkan, owner of the Million winner Miss Beatrix, and art aficionado Hubie ...

Article: Vikings gain tremendous value as well as victories; Thanks to ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  January 17, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... million." Burton, of the University of Oregon, agreed that McCombs could turn around after this season and sell the Vikings for $350 million. The reason for the markup is the frenzied bidding for teams. Burton estimated that the new

Article: Frenzied bidding for diet pills ahead of law change
Sunday Star-Times;  March 30, 2008 ;     700+ words ...DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES are frantically stocking up on diet pills laced with the about-to-be-banned party-pill drug BZP, engaging in online bidding wars for bulk deals and even buying half-used bottles. Yesterday one woman on auction site Zillion had bid $285 for six bottles of Slimfast Triple Action

Article: Frenzied bidding for Royal Welsh prints.
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  April 16, 2009 ;     494 words ...CEREDIGION'S 2010 Royal Welsh appeal got underway with the sale of prints from a specially commissioned oil painting of the first show in 1904. It was created by Cardigan artist Aneurin Jones who said he had been daunted by the project. "It was challenging in so much that the potential was so vast.

Article: Leverage and speed win frenzied bidding wars; Large ...
Crain's New York Business;  August 2, 2004 ;     700+ words ...Byline: christine haughney It's no news that residential buyers are resorting to fierce bidding wars to close on deals in the overheated residential real estate market. But some of the most dramatic residential bargaining tactics are beginning to pale in comparison with the high-stakes competition

Article: Auction;Contemporary Art Draws $62 Million;Bacon, Lichtenstein ...
The Washington Post;  November 8, 1989 ;     700+ words ...The contemporary art market roared into action tonight at Christie's with a staggering $62,359,100 of art selling in a frenzied two-hour sale. Francis Bacon took top lot honors with the evil-looking "Study for a Pope" that fetched $5.72 million, selling to Jean Aberbach of Aberbach Fine Art. Barely

Article: Disneyland Tombstone Sells for Over $35,000; Charity Auction on ...
PR Newswire;  October 21, 2004 ;     571 words ...ANAHEIM, Calif., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Anxious buyers and fans of the classic Disneyland Haunted Mansion attraction competed in a frenzy of last minute bidding on eBay, The World's Online Marketplace(R), as one of the most unique auctions ever presented on the popular website came to an