The art market in 2008

After the boom comes the gloom AUCTION rooms will be less fun in the year to come than in the year gone by. Throughout 2007, stories of astonishing sales records tumbled out of the press offices of Christie’s and Sotheby’s. Christie’s boasted the highest half-yearly sales in art-market history; Sotheby’s claimed the highest global turnover … Read more

Millionaires Bay Online Auctions

Millionaires Bay is a new online auction site, offering customers with a taste for the high life a gateway to the world’s most desirable brands and products. Millionaires Bay combines the widest choice of luxury merchandise with excitement of an auction, creating breathtaking and unforgettable online luxury shopping experience. Our mission is to be your … Read more

Internet Bidders Set Records at CA$58 Million Ritchie Bros. Auction in Edmonton

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (NYSE:RBA) (TSX:RBA) sold over 3,000 lots during a two-day unreserved public auction in Edmonton, Alberta, last week, generating gross auction proceeds of CA$58 million (US$57 million) – and setting new site records for online bidding and buying. The auction attracted over 3,800 registered bidders from 20 countries, including 34 U.S. states and … Read more