Archive for August, 2005

Anthony Head auctions Buffy glasses

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

If you’re a fan of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, here’s your chance to get your hands on an original piece of Buffy memorabilia, as Anthony Head auctions off his Giles glasses.Anthony, who lives near Bath, attained cult status playing Rupert Giles, Buffy’s Watcher who poses as Sunnydale High School’s librarian.The smooth talking Gold Blend man […]

Lost Reynolds for Auction

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

An oil painting by one of the greatest English portrait painter, Joshua Reynolds, which was thought to have disappeared, has turned up in the Driffield area.
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EBay UK and Ireland Reduce Listing Price on 25th August

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

eBay UK is holding a 5p Listing Day on August 25. Sellers listing in auction-style format in an eligible category, will pay 5p insertion fee (http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200508221849002.html). eBay Ireland is also holding a sale on the 25th. Sellers listing in auction-style format in an eligible category, will pay 0.05 Euros insertion fee (http://www2.ebay.com/aw/uk/200508221904042.html). All other normal […]

Ebay traders targeted by HM Revenue and Customs

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

HM Revenue and customs is planning a crackdown on Ebay traders who use the site as a primary source of imcome.Traders on websites, such as Ebay, who have large amounts of feedback are often thought to be gaining their primary income from the activity of selling online. HMRC are about to launch investigations into […]

EBay increases lead over Google as busiest website in the UK

Wednesday, August 24th, 2005

EBay has increased its lead over Google as the most viewed website in the UK, with almost half of all internet users in the country visiting the site at least once a month.
Figures published this week show that almost 3.1m pages were visited on eBay in July […]

OFT and DTi Draft Guidance for Online traders

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading and Department of Trade and Industry have today launched a consultation on joint draft guidance that will update and inform e-tailers and other traders of their duties under the Distance Selling Regulations.
The draft guidance helps to clarify some ambiguities that were created when the Regulations came into force on […]

Ebay UK continues growth

Tuesday, August 23rd, 2005

Online auction house Ebay has secured it highest ever traffic figures and stretched its lead over the Google search engine, MSN, Yahoo and the BBC Online.
The phenomenal growth of Ebay in the UK has seen the number of pages viewed by users increase by 44% year-on-year in July 2005 to 3.1 million, almost 1.3 million […]