Doug Allen

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

We were expecting the free agency period to come and go. Negotiations were done.

The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a read more

The biggest area in convergence for us is going to be as the computer moves from the office to a home network. Your database is going to house your videos, your music and your photographs. And it's also going to be storing your data for work.

I am absolutely going to make sure Jerry gets his ring back.

I am absolutely going to make sure Jerry gets his ring back.

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum read more

[One such item was an early 1900s royal scepter of England's King Edward VII. The lot opened with a minimum of $1,000. Thirty-five bids later, it sold for $40,100.] Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves, ... This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

[According to Doug Allen, president of MastroNet, the rapidly growing Americana division provided fertile ground for establishing some new favorite read more

[According to Doug Allen, president of MastroNet, the rapidly growing Americana division provided fertile ground for establishing some new favorite collecting items and areas of interest.] There can be little doubt that Americana collectors are increasing in numbers, ... With each auction we see new categories of collectibles emerging, many with selling prices that seem to be giving previously obscure items new value.