Site of the Week - www.GavelNet.com.More sophisticated than eBay and hipper than Sotheby's, GavelNet.com wants to attract a new breed of distinguished collectors to its auction site. In honor of the 72nd Annual Academy Awards, the company is selling classic Hollywood memorabilia mem·o·ra·bil·i·a pl.n. 1. Objects valued for their connection with historical events, culture, or entertainment: posters, publicity photographs, and other movie memorabilia. 2. culled mostly from L.A.-area art dealers but also from sources like a pack-rat former personal assistant to Lucille Ball. Notable among the 160-item collection is an edition of the novel "The Wizard of Oz Wizard of Oz reaches and departs from Oz in circus balloon. [Children’s Lit.: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz] See : Ballooning Wizard of Oz false wizard takes up residence in Emerald City. [Am. Lit. " signed by the film's leading actors. Upcoming auctions include rare books and wines and have less of a pop-culture tone. GavelNet boasts extensive security procedures and precautions precautions Infectious disease The constellation of activities intended to minimize exposure to an infectious agent; precautions imply that the isolation of an infected Pt is optional, but not mandatory. , and has partnered with an independent insurance underwriter underwriter n. a company or person which/who underwrites an insurance policy, issue of corporate securities, business, or project. (See: underwrite) UNDERWRITER, insurances. One who signs a policy of insurance, by which he becomes an insurer. to protect dealers and buyers from unscrupulous characters and acts of God when it comes to the auctions. |
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