Donations to the East Anglian Air Ambulance from clients of a car auction business have whirled through the £8000 barrier.For the past three years, Norwich-based East Anglian Motor Auctions has requested a £1 donation when giving out catalogues for its twice-weekly sales. The simple scheme has proved a massive success, and now the life-saving charity […]
A surfboard, Barry Manilow LPs and a set of crutches are among items for sale in an auction of lost property.
The items have all been left on the Tyne and Wear Metro system this year.
In the past, property recovered has included a false leg, several wigs, a stuffed dog - named Day Rover by Metro […]
Adam Smith wrote Wealth of Nations in 1776 creating the invisible hand concept. Today, “eBayâ€Â© comes closest to Smith’s theories in meeting the wishes of sellers with the wants of consumers. “eBay UK†has over 10 million users, in some cities like Cambridge and Norwich over 40% of the population are registered. “ebay†is the […]
The next DVLA Personalised Registrations auction will be held in the East Midlands between September 15-17. The venue is Sketchley Grange Hotel, Hinckley, and one of the 1449 personal plates on sale is BL05 SOM.
Other plates with a similar gardening theme include VEG 6Y, GRA 55Y and POP 1E. There is also a wide range […]
eBay is making changes to the fee structure to the UK and Ireland sites effective September 29, 2005. On eBay.co.uk, the maximum insertion fee for Multiple Item (Dutch) Auction and Fixed-Price listings will be changing from 2 pounds to 3 pounds (including VAT). And adding a Buy It Now option to auctions will change from […]
A pair of Purdey shotguns that belonged to Lord Mountbatten are among the items at an auction sale which is getting under way in Perthshire, Scotland. The guns were made for the Earl in 1919 and he had them up to the time of his death in 1979. They are expected to fetch up to […]
British & Victorian Pictures
Sale 5599
7 September 2005, 10:30 am
85 Old Brompton Road, London
For more details vist Christie’s Web site at www.christies.com