Auctions

Jaws harpoon gun and Star Wars treasures lead LA film and TV auction

A Light-Up C-3PO Head and Hero Lightsaber Hilt featured in the Star Wars films are displayed by Propstore auction house in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, Britain, on Jan 30.

Logan Paul’s rare Pokemon card sold at auction for world-record $20.8 million

The Pokemon Illustrator card has a hobby card authenticator rating of 10, the highest possible grade.

Doctor Who auction to fire up global interest

This photo taken on January 30, 2026 shows gallery assistants posing with the 'Fourteenth Doctor’s Rehearsal Sonic Screwdriver' (L) and the 'Fifteenth Doctor’s Joy To The World Hero Light-Up Sonic Screwdriver' (R), props from the popular long-running Britain series "Doctor Who", at a preview by memorabilia auction house Propstore in Rickmansworth, near London. From a Tardis to a Dalek, "Doctor Who" fans worldwide can bid from February 3 to own a piece of television history as the BBC auctions off props and costumes from the cult sci-fi series. The 17-day online auction features items from the modern era of the decades-spanning show, which first appeared on British TV in 1963 and then relaunched in 2005 after a 16-year small-screen hiatus. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP)

Online ‘date auctions’ in South Korea spark controversy over possible prostitution

These "auctions" are a new fad in live streaming and include details of the woman featured such as age, height and weight.

Rare supercars linked to Prince Group seized in Taiwan set for February auction

A Ferrari Monza SP2 seized by Taipei authorities set to be put up for auction.

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See million-dollar masterpieces before they disappear again

Selected David Hockney iPad drawings and an early painting by Walter Spies (right) will set the tone for a cross-cultural selection of exceptional works on view during Singapore Art Week.

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Rare comic introducing Superman sells privately for $19.3 million

The sale price makes this Superman issue one of the most expensive comics ever sold.

Japanese sushi chain buys tuna for record $4.18 million at New Year auction

Mr Kiyoshi Kimura, President of sushi restaurant chain Sushizanmai's the Tokyo-based operator Kiyomura, displays a 243kg bluefin tuna that fetched 510.3 million yen (S$4.18 million) at his main restaurant in Tokyo on Jan 5, 2026, after the New Year's auction at Toyosu fish market.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (left) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni meeting in Rome, Italy, on Dec 9.

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