Amongst random products, now it’s easy to find out which one is eligible to join the collectibles breed. And the calculative call can be taken considering the demand and supply relation. In non-economical terms, the limited-edition products with a high-demand easily get a prefix of few $$$$ attached to it. Exemplifying it, here stands a cheap 1980’s era Microsoft sunglasses available for auction on eBay at a price competent to the value of an estate.

The proud seller states that this belongs to the special edition sunglasses and fortunately is the only one pair left now. Agreed it is extraordinary as it has governed the opening bid of $173,000 but the bidding amount can easily multiply two-fold if Bill Gates happen to revive his weird nostalgic memories of this marketed item.

Besides Bill G, I cannot see anyone shelling out this sum. Beg, borrow or steal, you still have 20 hours 45 mins left for the bid to end.

Via TecheBlog

If you like playing guitars and love bikes then you can ink a neat deal here. If you happen to be at Milwaukee during this weekend then you are bound to hear about the roaring sounds of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. And there is a celebrating reason behind it. The company has marked its 105th anniversary and to celebrate the juncture, the Fender Custom Shop has unveiled three limited edition Stratocaster guitars with each one developed using motorcycle-style trim and gathered using socket-head Allen screws used in Harley-Davidson motorcycles.

Besides nickel, chrome and black-touch, it is blessed with elite touches that mend the strat to the bike. Counted three models are developed with an anticipated starting bid of $7,500. The sales proceeds would be donated towards the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and the last date of auction is scheduled for 4 September.

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News is Batman enthusiasts can now start saving their fortune as here is an opportunity for them to make up to headlines. The Batmobile from Batman Returns flick is all set to be auctioned off at the 38th annual Kruse International Auction scheduled for 28-31 August followed by 1-2 September (Labor Day weekend) at the 480 acre Kruse Auction Park in Auburn, Indiana. It is being said that the model one of the five Batmobiles witnessed making shots in the movie “Batman Returns.”

After an exhaustive research, one gets to know that less precious non-movie promotional Bat mobiles got sold for $550,000 plus, which offers a neat chance for the masterpiece to set a record price at an upcoming auction. The Comics sales approval agreement from Warner Bros. & DC clearly validates that the number “3″ “Movie” Batmobile is a guaranteed lifetime opportunity to be the proud owner of the grand model from movie history. For more details, prospective bidders may reach Kruse International.

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I strongly reckon that mechanized public pay toilets have literal connotations. By this I mean, they are trained well to auto-cleaning likewise high-tech robot toilets that enables the user to stay inside for as longer duration (as per their wishes), and then clean up all the verification after the fact. But little was I aware that auctioning of such pricey models would fetch a visible loss to the company. News is counted five automated toilets in Seattle that were priced at $5 million lately got sold to Butch Behn, owner of Racecar Supply in Rochester, Wash on a spill over of mere $12,549. A neat loss in million dollars!

Behn plans to employ two of the units at the South Sound Speedway and is considering the remaining three for reselling in future. The information disclosed by USA Today doesn’t mention if these models were refurbished before exhibiting them for auction.

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Lately, a change of taste is being witnessed in the likings of the filthy-rich or those belonging to elite section of society. Against their routine thought of exhibiting their riches over walls by hanging valuable art, now they wish to sit on it. And boosting high this spirit stands the Russian oligarch and Chelsea football club owner Roman Abramovich. Respecting this new art discipline, they seem to have lost their heart to a creation of something christened as “functional sculpture”. Designed and developed by architects and artists, the demand for this furniture item can well be calculated during its inviting visibility at the first auction dedicated exclusively to modern design scheduled at Christie’s this autumn.

The auction at Christie’s is expected to feature items like polyurethane table designed by the Iranian architect Zaha Hadid and highly polished steel sofa by the British-born Israeli designer Ron Arad priced at £100,000 and £150,000 respectively. Word is around that Arad’s work will be displayed at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2009. Wishful buyers of this world’s priciest art creation include Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

Via Independent

If you are blessed with fortune and have serious passion for Star Wars then here is a treat for you. Also, your hidden obsession for antique models can now find its way here. News is eBay would be scheduling an auction of one of four original T.I.E. Fighter models used while filming of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. If you are missing on the origin of the Fighter then it is the one that was attentively crashed with Darth Vader and permitted Luke to blow up the Death Star, assembled from resin and cannibalized parts picked from numerous model kits. They say auction won’t authoritatively commence until 1 August but if wish to be the first one to bid for it and partcipate actively in it then go ahead and mark a starting bid of $170,000. Yes, you heard it right…. $170 K…. pinch yourself.

I believe knowing Star Wars characters and developing warmth for them falls short as a reason to convince Star War fans for shelling out an anticipated bid amount of $150K-$200K. Measuring 18 x 14 inches and standing on a display base of 24-inches, the T.I.E Fighter Filming Model at eBay is an inviting opportunity for those counted crazy creatures. The proud winning bidder would be complemented with original camera news verifying the model’s usage. A small suggestion for the providential bidder: “It is worth installing in your dining room table and enjoy the enchanting clamors while chewing your food. .

Via SlashGear

Aptly said: “Old is Gold.” After a never-ending saga about Vintage cars, it’s turn for vintage Jeans. We all love to live in present with the reveries of past and with a great hope for future. Right?? Neatorama lately scanned into ebay and came out with an inviting piece of news for brand-addicted Gen X. Pictured above is a pair of vintage jeans that says it all. This aged pair of LEVI’S jeans is over 100-years old and was picked from a mine located in the Rand Mining District, on the Mojave Desert, California. Donned in candle wax melted from the candles used by miners then to beam the burrow they was operational in, the jeans was found along with an ancient paper bag bearing the name of a mercantile store that was open between 1895 and 1898 in the town or Randsburg.

I am surprised to hear that out of the 48 bids made so far, the highest running figure has touched a mark of $17,600. I am pretty confident that in another 8-hours (only time left), it would reach the proud bidder after generating a deserving sales amount.

Jimi Hendrix’s 1965 Fender Stratocaster that was set ablaze at London’s Finsbury Astoria in 1967 during a concert is now all set to go under hammer on 4 September with additional momentous objet d’art from accessories across the world. The guitar burnt by Jimi Hendrix is likely to turn into the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction. This is the very instrument that Hendrix set fire to at the London Astoria in 1967 and is anticipated to fetch around £500,000. Jimi is known for setting fire to guitars almost three times in London.

Via Telegraph

For attending a nature’s call, we all make efforts to install the personality toilets starting from designer, geeky and gilded one. But what about those installed at public places and are in clear juxtaposition to one reached at eBay, demanding a whooping sum of $89,000 each. The sophisticated public toilet features graffiti, impact-resistant stalls, programmed doors, faucets, dryers, soap dispensers, and also an integrated emergency 9-1-1 button. It is the result of initiative taken by Seattle officials to set right their gaffe (that’s what they feel) of having spent $5 million of city’s cash on self-cleaning community toilets around 5 years ago.

Neighbors disclose that these communal facilities are inviting drug users and prostitutes. Five of these cost-effective German-made structures are all set to undergo auction at eBay with a starting bid of $89,000 each, which undoubtedly is a constipated sum. Another nine days left to ink this neat deal.

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Yes, you heard it right! And the courtesy for such a whopping price tag of Damas-designed Kohl magazine, ITP Lifestyle magazine goes to its bejeweled cover page featuring Katrina Kaif captured by celebrity photographer Avinash Gowariker! Targeting Asian women, the face of the magazine comes dipped in 91 grams of gold and festooned with 622 diamonds. Thanks to the alliance with an established UAE-based jeweler Damas that the magazine is valued at more than $10,000 and is anticipated to undergo auction for the Rashid Pediatric Therapy Centre in October 2008. The gold-slapped cover of Kohl respects Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif, who was voted the Sexiest Woman by a famous international magazine.

Total 86 hours were invested by Damas craftsmen to hand-apply layers of gold leaf to a specially-treated gold-edition of the exclusive magazine. If you are unaware then the glitzy front cover of the world’s most costly magazine issue preserves all of its unique content, assuring its idyllic exhibit appealor one-off gift for either a compassionate or dedicated aficionada of Kaif. After all the gold-creation designed for a noble cause throws an opportunity for fashionistas to express their love for Kaif and earn some novelty.
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