- Web / Internet Life
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 9th, 2017
Swedish Pirate Bay Domain Is for Sale
The auction kicks off at $90, but the interest is low
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 16th, 2016
Shadow Brokers Cancel Auction of Supposed NSA Hacking Tools
Group sets up a crowdfunded sale instead
- Cyber Espionage
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 15th, 2016
Shadow Brokers Group Auctions Off Supposed NSA Hacking Tools
Hackers are holding a public auction for the stolen data
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 22nd, 2015
Photo Purportedly Shows the Very Iceberg That Hit the Titanic
The photo will be auctioned off this coming weekend
- Science Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 1st, 2015
Titanic Lunch Menu Sells for $88,000 (€78,600) at Auction
The menu was only expected to fetch $50,000 (€44,300)
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 8th, 2015
Lump of Whale Vomit Expected to Sell for ₤7,000 (€9,600 / $10,800)
Note: they don't call it whale vomit, they call it ambergris
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 15th, 2015
Plate Number KR15 HNA Sells for Record £233,000 (€322,000 / $367,000)
The letters and figures that make up the plate number can be read as Krishna, a supreme deity in Hinduism
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 14th, 2015
Ruby Fetches Record $30.3M (€26.8M) at Auction in Switzerland
The ruby was auctioned off together with a pink diamond said to have belonged to Napoleon's niece, sold for more money
- Nature
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 28th, 2015
66-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Head Could Fetch $1.8M (€1.6M) at Auction
The skull measures an astounding 9.2 feet (2.8 meters) from one end to the other, is said to be the longest in the world
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 23rd, 2015
Flawless 100-Carat Diamond Fetches over $22M (€20.5M) at Auction
The rare colorless gem was mined in South Africa, shows no cracks, impurities or other imperfections
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 13th, 2015
Rare Penny Sells for Nearly $2.6M (€2.2M) at Auction in Dallas, US
The penny was struck to test a design back in 1792, it is understood that just 10 of its kind are left in the world
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 18th, 2014
Public Toilet Is Auctioned Off, Sells for ₤415,000 (€523,000 / $652,000)
The people who organized the auction say they expected the toilet to sell for £100,000 (€126,000 / $157,000)
- Apple
- By Filip Truta
- December 12th, 2014
Auction for Priceless Apple 1 Computer Ends in Disappointment
Buyer spends a small fortune, still less than expected
- Apple & Mac Blog
- By Filip Truta
- December 11th, 2014
An Apple I May Cost a Million, but an Apple II? Not So Much
Instead of selling it, you could just take care of it
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 5th, 2014
DNA Discoverer's Nobel Prize Gold Medal Sells for Record $4.76M (€3.85M)
The Nobel medal, awarded to molecular biologist James Watson in 1962, was auctioned off this past December 5
- Science
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 26th, 2014
Don't Bother to Win a Nobel Prize Gold Medal, You Can Now Simply Buy One
The Nobel Prize gold medal awarded to James Watson for his DNA discovery will soon be auctioned off in NYC, US
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 24th, 2014
CIA-Developed Osama bin Laden Demon Doll Sells for $12,000 (€9,700)
The doll, code-named Devil Eyes, was sold at an event organized by Los Angeles-based auction house Nate D.