For Immediate
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Contact: Andrew Turner
866.626.4661 – ext. 1018
alturner@manions.com
Saddam Hussein
uniform brings hefty price on Internet auction
A recent piece of
military history sells for 16k through Manion’s
International Auction House
Kansas City, Kansas (January 16, 2006) - A US Army 3rd
Division Soldier "liberated" a uniform tailored for Saddam Hussein
soon after Baghdad International Airport fell to US Forces.
With official authorization,
the soldier sent the uniform to Manion's
International Auction House, where it sold for over $16,000 on their website.
The auction works on a consignment basis, with the company taking a nominal
commission from the buyer and the seller. Part of the commission Manion's received from the sale of the Saddam uniform is
being donated to the National Military Family Association
"The auction itself didn't make an immense profit from the sale of this
uniform," says company spokesperson John Conway, "but we feel a
donation to this cause is the least we can do."
Thousands of bidders, and curious surfers, from around the globe visited to
catch a peek of the uniform and read the description. Numerous stories were
published in newspapers, and on websites worldwide, as news of the uniform made
its way across the planet.
"Sellers and Bidders on Manion's Auction enjoy
anonymity," said
Although bidder information remains strictly confidential, Conway mentioned
Saddam's uniform drew interest from Saudi Arabia and Mongolia, in addition to
the US and Europe.
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