According to research by the online auction site eBay, 25% of UK small businesses make money over the internet now, compared with just 5% two years ago. That is a pretty stunning increase, given that a lot of small businesses, such as corner shops and hairdressers, will never have much use for the worldwide web.
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Press Release
During the month of August 2006 bidders will be invited to tender offers to Pro Auction Limited for the content of 245 suites at The Westbury Hotel London, which is currently undertaking a refurbishment of the establishment. The sale is expected to attract interest from across the board of establishments aspiring to the […]

Four rare, original Beatrix Potter Christmas cards found by chance in an attic are expected to fetch up to $150,000 at auction.
The hand-made water-coloured cards, pictured right, were in an envelope in a trunk found among boxes hoarded by relatives of two spinsters who shared great-grandparents with the artist.
Beatrix Potter sent the cards […]

A serving policeman who tried to sell £9,000 worth of stolen electronic equipment on eBay faces jail.
PC Colin Powell knew the MP3 players and computer parts had been stolen from a cargo warehouse at Heathrow Airport.
Theft at the airport was so rife it was known as “Thief-row”, Middlesex Guildhall Crown Court heard.
Powell, 25, was asked […]

Write a simple description and do not clutter your auction with unneeded items like animated Gifs, and colored backgrounds. Remember, you are selling not entertaining.
Charge a flat rate for shipping, and mention the shipping costs prominently within your auction description.
Write a title that accurately describes your item. Use manufacturers name and model number within the […]

Traders from across the UK descended on Hopes Auction Mart at Wigton yesterday for its summer sale of horses and ponies.
The high temperatures were felt in the crowded ring as more than 80 lots went under the hammer. One of the highest prices reached was 2,200 guineas for an eight-year-old skewbald mare from Dearham, near […]

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Two men have been sentenced to a total of 10 years in prison for their roles in a wide range of online fraud activities, U.K. authorities said this week.
Douglas Harvard, a 24-year-old U.S. citizen, was arrested by the National Hi-Tech Crime Unit (NHTCU) in Leeds earlier this month during an investigation into a conspiracy by […]