Bonhams is one of the largest auction houses these days being founded in 1793 and holding a lot of unique events from art auctions to rare vehicles or jewelry. At this year’s edition of the Quail Lodge auction held in

Going to classic car auctions generally means spinning off quite a lot of money. Going to classic car auctions in search of unique or very rare models generally means your wallet can fill the back of a van.

Scott Rothstein might have robbed his customers blind to get all his wealth, but there were no steals for his items up that were up for auction Wednesday. Some of the convicted Ponzi schemer’s most expensive trinkets were on the block at the Broward County Convention Center, but some who attended said you would almost have to start your own Ponzi scheme to afford some of the prices.

Everyone from serious auto collectors to families snapping pictures of their dream cars packed the OC Fair & Event Center on Saturday for the Barrett-Jackson Auto Auction. During its inaugural Orange County auction last year, Barrett-Jackson — which bills its events as the World’s Greatest Car Collector Auctions — sold more than $15 million in cars. This weekend, organizers said they expected 70,000 people to attend the three-day event.