So did you know that sometimes when you are convicted of a massive securities fraud, and you owe tens of billions of dollars to thousands of victims, that the U.S. Marshals Service will come to your (former) home(s), seize EVERY item you own, and sell it at an auction?

That is what is going down in the Bernard Madoff case on November 14 at 10 am. At that time, Gaston & Sheehan Auctioneers will be selling off every last watch, golf ball, sand wedge, cuff link, earring, duck decoy, wooden milk stool, baseball jacket, and yes, even baseball mitts that the U.S. Marshals seized from Madoff following his arrest and conviction.

You can get your bids in online, too, but be on your toes because Compliance Week editor Matt Kelly has already vowed to come home with the “White paper stationary w/ ‘Bernard Madoff’ on obverse top; envelopes included.” And yours truly may or may not be wearing a “Polo Golf style shirt with 2 signal flags over ‘BULL’ on front upper left” come November 15.

The entire Madoff auction catalogue can be seen here (see items 196-299 and 301-386).