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Bonnie & Clyde "Tommy Gun" Sells Live Online on Proxibid

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OMAHA, Neb. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Proxibid (www.proxibid.com), the world's largest real auction marketplace, today announced that the Bonnie & Clyde "Tommy Gun" sold at auction on Saturday, January 21 was sold to an online bidder participating through its live bidding application. The .45 Caliber Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, which was acquired after a raid on the pair in Joplin, Missouri in April of 1933, sold to an online bidder for $130,000.

"I believe that guns, like events in politics and medicine, mark certain passages of eras and I focus my collecting in that area. I am proud to have what I consider to be the turn of an era in the Bonnie and Clyde guns, to add to my collection," said Dr. D. Bruce McMahan, the online winning bidder of the .45 caliber "Tommy Gun." "I congratulate Proxibid on the efficiency of the online portion of this auction. As an online bidder you frequently don't get the online contact like streaming audio and video to help you understand where you are in the bidding process. This makes it easy to bid and makes the experience much more enjoyable."

This auction also featured more than 100 firearms including pistols, revolvers, black powder, rifles, shotguns and accessories, of which nearly 94% sold online. The auction catalog had more than 72,000 views, and a total of 64% of all bids were placed online. In all, 300 participants logged in to bid in this live auction webcast.

For more information about Proxibid or to see upcoming auctions, please visit www.proxibid.com.

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About Proxibid
Omaha-based Proxibid brings auctioneers and bidders together for a world-class online auction experience. Since 2002, the Company has worked with more than 2,500 auctioneers to bring more than 35,000 auctions to a global, online audience. With registered bidders from more than 190 countries, no other provider in the industry connects more buyers and sellers than Proxibid. The Company's proprietary live Internet bidding service and Web site were developed by auctioneers and industry-leading professionals to provide our bidders with the most user-friendly and comprehensive online auction experience possible.

Proxibid's customer service and support is unmatched in the industry. The company's toll-free support center is open before, during and after every live auction, and is staffed with bi-lingual auction specialists who assist both bidders and auctioneers. For more information about Proxibid, please visit us online at www.proxibid.com.

Proxibid
Dana Kaufman, 402-505-7776
dana.kaufman@proxibid.com



 
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