Archive for February, 2006

Scorned Welsh husband in eBay revenge

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

A HUSBAND has taken revenge on his former wife by putting revealing pictures of her up for sale on eBay.
The Welshman is selling 200 pictures at a time on the internet site because he says his ex-spouse cheated on him by beginning a relationship with his best friend.
He uses an eBay trading name that gives […]

Which urges eBay to get tough on fraud

Saturday, February 25th, 2006

Online auction site eBay should take a tougher stance on tackling fraud, a consumer magazine has said.
Around 130 incidents relating to the website are reported to the Metropolitan Police each month, according to Computing Which?
The link to eBay’s Safety Centre should be made more clearly visible on the site, Computing Which? said.
Jessica Ross, editor of […]

Norfolk poultry selling despite avian flu crisis

Friday, February 24th, 2006

Specialist poultry auctioneer Fabian Eagle sold more breeding birds yesterday as buyers were taking the avian flu crisis in their stride at the region’s biggest market.
“We had about 20 more cages of breeding birds entered for the sale than the previous week,” said Mr Eagle, who is East Anglia’s top poultry auctioneer.
There was an air […]

Jack Hobbs cricket bat makes £3,000

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

A CRICKET bat signed by Jack Hobbs has been bought by the father-in-law of another former England player.
He paid just under £3,000 for the bat, also signed by Hobbs’ team-mates during the legendary 1926 Ashes series.
Rowley Fine Art Auctioneers and Valuers in Ely remained tight-lipped about the buyer, but revealed his son-in-law played for England […]

Cream Lost lyrics on eBay

Thursday, February 23rd, 2006

Lost lyrics to three Cream tracks found in a shopping bag after more than 30 years are set to fetch around £80,000 in an eBay auction next month.

Sir Elton John to auction piano on eBay

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

Sir Elton John is selling one of his pianos on internet auction site eBay to raise funds for his Aids charity.
All proceeds from the sale of the grand piano, which he played during recent live shows and TV appearances, will go to the Elton John Aids Foundation.
Sir Elton will also autograph the instrument, which he […]

New UK online auction site - Huntforit.co.uk

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

A new UK online auction site has opted to go up against the mite of eBay offering auctioneers the chance to bid for lots on their mobile phone. Huntforit.co.uk mobile texting service allows anyone on any network to bid for any item via text and earn 5 pence each time a text bid is sent […]