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November 12, 2010 Own a Piece of History with the Madoff Auction

While Bernie Madoff is serving his 150-year sentence, who’s taking care of all his stuff? You can, if you want to. The U.S. Marshals Service asset-forfeiture division is auctioning off the Madoffs’ belongings and putting the proceeds toward a fund set up to help victims of his multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. Items were available for media [...]

July 27, 2010 Freeing Up Much-Needed Cash

When we’ve discussed online auctions in the past, we’ve typically talked about them as a simple way to sell machinery or equipment when a business fails. But what if your business isn’t failing? Maybe you’ve experienced a bit of a slowdown – and if you have you’re not alone – but are still holding strong. [...]

June 15, 2010 Did Someone Call the Health Inspector?

Yesterday, an article appeared in The San Diego Union Tribune titled “County Issues Alert on Health Inspector Scam” about a scam happening in San Diego, the home city of Present Value’s west coast offices. Apparently, a phony health inspector has been calling area restaurants and, claiming that there are new procedures for arranging a health [...]

December 17, 2009 Tavern on the Green Auction

Earlier this year, Tavern on the Green, that iconic New York restaurant, announced that it is going to close its doors. Many who had a first date there, proposed there, or celebrated a special occasion there were saddened by the loss of this place full of memories. But other restaurant owners, or those sentimental ones [...]