A swan dress worn by eccentric Icelandic singer Bjork is to go under the hammer in aid of Oxfam.
The memorable creation, which Bjork wore to cause a stir at the 2001 Oscars ceremony, is one of many celebrity garments being auctioned off on the charity section of eBay.
The fashion Bring And Buy project coincides with […]

HM Revenue and Customs plans to clamp down on people selling on auction sites if they cannot prove they are making a one-off transaction and are not trading, Blick Rothenberg, a firm of London accountants, warned yesterday.
People who have been selling tickets on eBay and other online auction sites for seats for the Ashes series […]

A 38-year-old man has been charged over the alleged sale of counterfeit goods on auction site eBay after a raid in Greater Manchester.
Trading standards officers in Oldham said that goods valued at £250,000, including clothing, were seized from an address in Glodwick.
Andrew Glynn, of Moorhey Street, Glodwick, has been charged with offences under the Trademarks […]

Christie’s proposed auctioning off an estimated $10 million in jewelry seized from the widow of the Philippeans former President Ferdinand Marcos, according to officials on August 25.Harco Van den Oever, managing director for Christie’s in Europe, made the proposal during a meeting with officials from the Philippine customs and finance departments, as well as the […]

A book of cartoons lampooning Adolf Hitler which were commended by the dictator have sold at auction for more than £200. The volume, containing cartoons from newspapers and magazines from across the world, was published in Germany in 1933 after being passed by Hitler himself. Some of the cartoons poke fun at Hitler […]

Nearly half of the UK’s net users go to eBay monthly, and most of them are older surfers, according to net monitoring firm Nielsen/Netratings.
About a fifth are considered heavy users, browsing on the online auction site for two hours or more per month.
The site seems to appeal most of all to those 35 and over, […]

Memorabilia from the classic 1969 film the Italian Job is to go under the hammer in Cumbria this weekend.
The registration plates from the three Mini Coopers used in the movie’s famous car chase, are to be part of a classic cars auction in the Lake District.
The sale has been organised by the Italian Job fan […]