| June 08, 2006 Ableauctions - Superior Galleries Elite Auction Fetches Record Pricing, Selling $280,000 to the Internet and Attracting over 1,000 Registered Bidders BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.--June 8, 2006--Ableauctions.com (AMEX:AAC - News) announced today that Superior Galleries realized record prices at their "Pre-Long Beach Beverly Hills Elite Auction" selling over $280,000 to the Internet and attracting over 1021 registered bidders. Highlights from the auction included the following sales:
Commenting on the auction results, Superior Galleries Vice President of Operations, Louis Palafoutas, said, "Success in the auction business is really quite simple: offer plenty of fresh material in the sale, and pay attention to your customers. Increasingly, consignors are rewarding the efforts of our outstanding auction team with high value, high quality consignments. Part of our team includes iCollector. They have become a valuable asset to our auctions by increasing our bidder base, minimizing complications and providing us with seamless events. I couldn't be more pleased with the results of this sale, and I look forward to presenting Part II of the Good River Collection in our August Denver Elite Sale just prior to the summer ANA convention. Along with the many other quality consignments that our clients have already placed with us for that sale, bidders can expect another large and diverse offering of the finest rare coins from Superior Galleries in August." Superior Stamp & Coin was founded by Isadore Goldberg in 1930. In 2001, Superior was acquired by Silvano DiGenova, a self-made millionaire in rare coins by the age of 21. He is a recognized leader in the industry, having been instrumental in the creation of the Professional Coin Grading Service, the organization that first established the industry standards for coin grading. Superior Galleries is owned by the Stanford Financial Group, which holds 57% of their stock. Stanford Financial Group made an initial investment in Superior Galleries in 2001 and bought a controlling interest in 2003. Stanford Financial Group also provides the company with a line of credit that gives them the ability to offer flexible terms to their customers and acquire virtually any numismatic rarity that may become available. About iCollector.com iCollector.com is the pre-eminent supplier of live online auction technology and services to some of the world's most prestigious galleries and industrial auction houses and operates one of the largest eBay Live Auction sales and support centers in the world. It is the only auction technology company to be endorsed by the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and has partnered with eBay Live Auctions in streamlining the process of broadcasting auctions real-time on the Internet. iCollector's technology enables auction houses to open their establishments to the world by allowing online bidders to participate in real-time on the auction floor. Visit www.icollector.com or (www.icollector.com/ourtechnology.aspx) About Ableauctions.com Ableauctions.com Inc. (AMEX:AAC) is a high-tech liquidator and on-line auction facilitator that operates the domains iCollector.com, Naalive.com, Unlimited Closeouts.com and iTrustee.com. As an on-line auction facilitator, the Company, with the experience of over 3,000 auctions, has developed state-of-the-art technology to broadcast auctions over the Internet (www.ableauctions.com/technology) and currently provides the technology and related services to auction houses, enabling them to broadcast auctions over the Internet. The Company broadcasts business and industrial auctions over the Internet for auctioneers and members of the National Auctioneers Association (NAA) and art, antique and collectible auctions for numerous galleries and auction houses around the world through eBay Live Auctions. As a liquidator, the Company, through Unlimited Closeouts and iTrustee, purchases overstocks, order cancellations and discontinued products from major manufacturers and importers, then sells the merchandise to major retail chains, other resellers or the public. For a comprehensive Corporate Update and prior releases, visit www.ableauctions.com. 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