US Auction Info
Hundreds of eBay Inc. merchandisers say they have closed their online storefronts, and some took their listings elsewhere, in the wake of a controversial fee increase eBay began charging earlier in the week.
The exodus was expected after eBay raised the amount it charges to run an online store. By raising store fees […]

Irish Auction Info
Alan Cooke, chief executive of the Irish Auctioneers’ and Valuers’ Institute, has pointed out, that a 1.1% monthly rise in house prices in July indicated yesterday still implied an annual increase of 13%.
The IAVI has predicted a ’soft landing’ for the housing market. Mr Cooke said the market was moving closer to equilibrium […]

Two Pcs were arrested yesterday for allegedly selling police clothing and equipment on eBay.
The suspects, a man of 32 and a 27-year-old woman, are now being quizzed by professional standards officers.
Police swooped on the home the Pcs share and took away computers and other items which were allegedly offered for sale.
A small quantity of cannabis […]

The final possessions of Syd Barrett are to be auctioned in Cambridge later this year, it has been announced.
Amongst the items set to go under the hammer are pieces of artwork from the Pink Floyd founder, some signed, which have never been seen before.
Also up for sale are his bikes, which were hand painted by […]

PLANS for a new rural centre, livestock auction market and “gateway to the Borders” might hinge on a new roundabout on the A68 at St Boswells.
The plans for a £5m-plus development by auctioneer John Swan Ltd, prepared by development consultant DTZ, will be put before Scottish Borders Council this autumn.
Before then, a meeting will be […]

eBayyer.com
From Tuesday, the San Jose, Calif.-based company will raise the fees it charges to those who sell items through any of its approximately 500,000 online stores, which are set up more like a retail site than eBay’s traditional auction listings.
The increases come about two years after eBay reduced those same fees to give the feature […]

A RARE photographic archive of China and Hong Kong from the late 19th Century is being auctioned in South Cerney at the end of the month.
The collection covers the period from 1884 to 1912 and contains more than 650 black and white photographs collected by tobacco merchant George Bertram Worby, who worked for the then-newly […]