Sunday May 27, 2012

5,000 artifacts from Titanic going up for auction in New York

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The unprecedented collection will be sold as a single lot by Guernsey's Auctioneers AFP

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The unprecedented collection will be sold as a single lot by Guernsey's Auctioneers A second class ticket and a pair of glasses from the RMS Titanic Members of the media view items from the RMS Titanic on display during a news conference by Guernsey's Auction House A second class ticket and a pair of glasses from the RMS Titanic Members of the media view items from the RMS Titanic on display during a news conference by Guernsey's Auction House A second class ticket and a pair of glasses from the RMS Titanic

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    Serrano

    Did they ever recover the Heart of the Ocean? Rose dropped it right above the wreckage...

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    oberst

    with the condition of sale, seems like it's strictly for museum bids. THE Donald will be disappointed.

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    Elbuda Mexicano

    All of these artifacts should go to the Smithsonian Institute!!

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    anglootaku

    Money to be made from the dead.. same as Michael Jackson's Auction..

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    Laguna

    I think this is cool. First, the artifacts are from the debris trail, not from what is left of the vessel itself, and that trail will degrade rapidly anyway; second, it is to be sold as a block, and the buyer must demonstrate ability to showcase and care for the objects sufficiently.

    It seems like a very tasteful way to memorialize the victims.

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    cactusJack

    A Titanic first class ticket was around US$34,000 in 2011 dollars. Those folks were definitely of the 1%.

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