In 1956 Texas Auctioneers Association (TAA) held it’s first organizational meeting in Dallas, Texas, twenty-eight auctioneers were present. Since 1956 the Texas Auctioneers Association has been actively promoting and enhancing the auction method of marketing through...
The most valuable toy soldier in the world is the first handcrafted 1963 G.I. Joe prototype which was sold on 7 August 2003 by its creator Don Levine to Baltimore businessman Stephen A. Geppi for $200,000 (£124,309) during an auction conducted by Heritage Comics...
The highest amount of money paid for an autographed baseball is $191,200 (£103,766), when Heritage Auction Galleries sold a baseball signed in 1961 by legendary baseball player, Joe DiMaggio, and film star, Marilyn Monroe, (both USA) at an auction in Dallas, Texas,...