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Archive for September, 2005

Port Glasgow centre for auction

Friday, September 30th, 2005

A London-based auction house is selling the property at 36 to 38 Princes Street and 37 to 42 Church Street next week.
The property already holds leases from Farmfoods, Global Video, Martin Retail Group, and ScottishPower, who won’t be affected. There is some empty space on an upper floor.
Auctioneers Allsop & Co are taking bids on […]

3i joins in Rentokil auction

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Venture capitalist 3i today took its place among the front-runners in the £300mauction of Rentokil’s conference centres.
The buyout group today backed a £180m takeover of Hayley Conference Centres and signalled it was interested in funding more deals for the group, thought to include Rentokil’s Style Conferences business.
3i is putting £41m into the Hayley deal, backing […]

Autorola Online Car Auction

Friday, September 30th, 2005

Private sellers have begun to sell their cars on the new online car auction Autorola. The days when the ordinary consumer had to accept their prices offered by the local car dealer are over. With the new car auction Autorola, private car sellers can raise their selling price by offering their cars to the whole […]

John Lennon lyrics fail to reach reserve

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

A set of Beatles lyrics handwritten by John Lennon on the back of a phone bill failed to sell at auction yesterday.
The 17-line draft of I’m Only Sleeping had been expected to sell for at least £200,000 (US$350,000, euro290,000), but failed to reach its reserve price at Christie’s auction house. The song featured on the […]

Lost Lowry for Christie’s auction

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

An unseen masterpiece by Salford painter LS Lowry has gone on public show for the first time.The picture, entitled A Footbridge, has been kept under wraps in a private collection for decades. But now it has been put up for sale, and experts at Christie’s auction house think the oil painting could sell for as […]

eBid outbids eBay price rises

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

As eBay increases its charges for selling items upstart rival online auctioneer eBid is putting the boot in by offering free listings for life.
eBid is promising free “Gold” membership - which includes free listing of items and zero final value fees - to anyone who applies today. Gold membership is available for the cost of […]

eBay served summons over contact lenses

Thursday, September 29th, 2005

The internet auction website, eBay, has had charges brought against it by the General Optical Council for allegedly allowing the illegal sale of contact lenses without the involvement of a qualified optician.
The council claims that the sales are putting people and their eyesight at risk and that the incorrect use of contact lenses can lead […]