| EBay posts better than expected profits
EBay Inc posted better than expected profits in the first quarter as several of its newer businesses compensated for disappointing results in its mainstay auction service. The faster-growing units include shopping.com, a price comparison site; some classified listing sites; a service to let online merchants accept credit cards; and Skype, the online voice chat service. "We are on track with our well-crafted portfolio," Meg Whitman, eBay's chief executive, said in an interview after the earnings report was published by the firm on Wednesday. The results sent eBay's stock up about 3 percent in after-hours trading. Overall, the company earned US$377 million in the first quarter, up 52 percent from a year earlier. Excluding charges related to stock-based compensation and some other items, the company earned US$0.33 a share, above the US$0.29 average that analysts had predicted.
Asus auctions unique red laptop for Comic Relief
There's literally only one red Asus S6F laptop on the planet, and if you want to avail yourself of the opportunity to win it - and do some good into the bargain - visit eBay or Harrods this weekend. Asus is offering the machine for auction, with bidding taking place online at ebay.co.uk and at retailer MicroAnvika's store-in-a-store on Harrods' third floor. The one-of-a-kind laptop will go to the highest bidder while all the proceeds go to Comic Relief. The notebook is clad in red leather and comes bundled with a suitably hued mouse, mousemat and carrycase. The auction kicks off tomorrow, Saturday, 31 March at 3pm BST and ends on Monday, 9 April at 3pm BST. .
M.Wallace uniform auction to benefit families of slain officers
Busch Series driver Mike Wallace, who pilots the No. 7 Phoenix Racing Chevrolet, has donated the Geico driver uniform he wore when he won the Winn-Dixie 250 Busch Series race at Daytona International Speedway on July 2, 2004, to the John Boy and Billy Big Show for an on-line auction. The auction will raise money to benefit the families of Charlotte police officers Sean Clark and Jeff Shelton, who were gunned down last month. .
Hendrix, Bono, McCartney material raises money for lost instruments
A Jimi Hendrix guitar sold for $480,000 during a celebrity memorabilia auction designed, in part, to raise money to replace musical equipment lost to hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The auction, which included material donated by The Edge, Bono, Paul McCartney and others smashed expectations and brought in total of $2.4 million US , officials said. "It was the best sale we've ever done,'' said Darren Julien, president and chief executive of Julien's Auctions, which ran the event benefiting Music Rising. Music Rising was co-founded by The Edge, the U2 guitarist who donated his favourite instrument, a 1975 Gibson Les Paul that he has played for years. The guitar had been expected to bring $60,000 to $80,000, but it went for $288,000, including the commission.
Inspection time is day of sale 9 AM to auction start
HIGHLIGHTS: Hepplewhite serpentine front game table; Sheraton 2 drawer sewing table; antique Chippendale side chair; set 4 early Hitchcock chairs; antique doll collection & clothing; 36" Handwerck doll; antique French dolls 16"; Bergmann; A&W; Simon Halbig; Nippon; antique dolls Murphy bed; antique dome top dolls trunk w/clothing; fantastic Formosa Oolong tole tea bin (2 part w/great graphics) o/c signed F. Shapleigh; o/b man w/dog 1890s signed P Mills 1895; Victorian rosewood corner cabinet; custom inlaid mahogany sideboard 54"; Chippendale fret carved mirror; Victorian lift top sewing stand w/ped base; 2 drawer stand; Victorian carved lady's desk; highly carved armchair w/cherub & angel motif; 2 antique coverlets dated 1841-1847; quilts; Oriental runner & scatter rugs; lady's diamond ring; cameo and many lots jewelry; over 100 lots coins, US & foreign to include US gold coins; complete Lincoln set w/1909SVDB, 1914D, etc; complete Washington 25ยข set; Franklin half set; over $500 face value 90% silver coins graded AG 1916-D Mercury dime; unc Carson City silver dollars & Morgans; over 200 silver dollars, barber quarters, halves, S Liberty quarter, Proof set & paper money, Canadian silver dollar set & many other Canadian & Great Britain sets, books, etc, too much to list; large lot of stamps; military medals; patches; 1903 US Remington rifle; wooden airplane propeller; hand painted Limoges china w/various mushrooms; set sterling flatware; Tiffany & Co.
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