{
  "id": 19297939,
  "title": "From Rolex to gold bars, tax-seized luxury goods go up for auction",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/from-rolex-to-gold-bars-tax-seized-luxury-goods-go-up-for-auction",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T06:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261110/from-rolex-to-gold-bars-tax-seized-luxury-goods-go-up-for-auction"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The National Tax Service in Seoul is set to auction 99 lots of luxury goods, including Rolex watches, Hermès handbags, and gold bars, seized from major tax delinquents. Scheduled for Saturday, the auction features a combined opening bid of 344.7 million won ($258,000) and offers a diverse range of items, from fine jewelry and premium whisky to high-end bicycles. Eighteen lots with sought-after brands, such as a Rolex Day-Date automatic watch and an Hermès Kelly 25 bag, will be available exclusively in-person at the Gangnam Center. Meanwhile, the online auction will feature items like Japanese whiskies, a titanium-frame folding bicycle, and jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels and Boucheron.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}