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Archive for April, 2006

Titanic memorabilia up for auction

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

Memorabilia from one of world’s famous disasters at sea is set to go under the hammer today.
Among more than 370 lots in the Titanic sale is a locket from a First Class passenger, Helen Churchill Candee, who was travelling to see her son who had had an accident in the US.
She gave the 19th century […]

Miss Moneypenny outfit from Die Another Day and other film Memorabilia for auction

Saturday, April 29th, 2006

EBAY addicts with a “goldeneye” for bargains could find find a “licence to thrill” online as a two Norfolk sisters auction off items from international celebrities, including a Bond-girl suit, to raise cash for people with ME.
The outfit worn by Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond film Die Another Day is among more than […]

PCB manufacturer Circatex for auction by Branford Group

Friday, April 28th, 2006

The entire contents of the 250,000 square foot manufacturing site of a bankrupt printed circuit board manufacturer is being disposed of by way of webcast and on-location aution.
Circatex Group Ltd. (South Shields, England) went into administration in January 2006 and the company ceased trading in March. The company had been created by a management buyout […]

eBay fake game seller ‘eddietheduck’ in court

Friday, April 28th, 2006

AN eBay trader who made thousands of pounds from selling fake computer games online has been forced to pay back every penny.
Sai Hin Ho, trading as “eddietheduck”, had almost 500 counterfeit PlayStation 2 and Nintendo Gameboy games seized in a joint raid between police and trading standards officers at his home on Ferry Road Grove, […]

BSkyB wins 3 packages in UK football TV rights auction

Friday, April 28th, 2006

British Sky Broadcasting Group PLC has won three of the six packages on offer in the auction for the right to televise live English Premiership football.
A second round of bidding has opened for the remaining three packages, said the Premier League in a statement.
UK broadcasters had until yesterday to submit sealed bids […]

ebay investigates bid for Welsh football club sponsorship

Friday, April 28th, 2006

eBay is investigating after the business partner of TNS boss Mike Harris is believed to have made a £200,000 bid for sponsorship of the club.
The name of the Welsh Premier League side is up for sale on the auction site and last night the top bid of £250,000 was made by a bidder identified […]

eBay - PayPal launch mobile payments service in UK

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Online payments service PayPal is set to launch a mobile payments service in the UK by the end of this month.
The PayPal Mobile service will let people to buy goods by sending money through their mobile phones.
It will also enable PayPal users to send money to each other via their mobile phones using the company’s […]