Archive for December, 2006

Coming Soon: Item Specifics Feature in the Consumer Electronics, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden, Photography, Sporting Goods and Toys & Games Categories

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

eBay?s Item Specifics feature allows sellers to provide more details when they list an item. Buyers can then search against these item details, as well as using the standard Title Search and Desc…

Free HD TV snubbed in Ofcom auction

Thursday, December 21st, 2006

Ed Richards, the new chief executive of Ofcom, ignored pleas from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4 to guarantee more spectrum for free high-definition television as he unveiled plans for an auction that could raise up to £10 billion.
The communications regulator instead announced proposals to auction off a valuable amount of broadcast spectrum — the […]

Ex Soldier faces prison for selling gun parts on eBay

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

A judge at Carlisle Crown Court told ex-Staff Sergeant Roy Smith he would definitely be going to prison – but for no more than 18 months.
Smith, 42, of St Martin’s Court, Brampton, pleaded guilty to stealing five piston rods, three recoil rod assemblies and five firing pins – all from SA80 rifles – and […]

Updated - Parcelforce Worldwide

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

We have been informed by Parcelforce Worldwide that due to unprecedented demand for their parcel services, yesterday was the last date possible for collections and that Parcelforce Worldwide?s ex…

eBay DVD pirates must pay back £25,000

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

A South Wales couple have been ordered to pay back £25,000 made selling pirate Disney films on eBay.
David and Maria Hancock have put their £275,000 house in Newport up for sale after admitting selling more than 1,000 DVDs on the internet auction site.
A judge described the pair as “decent people” who became hooked on internet […]

Ofcom wireless broadcast spectrum auction

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

The telecoms regulator Ofcom will start auctioning off valuable slices of broadcast spectrum currently being used for analogue television from late 2008 as part of a wide-ranging review of the resource.
The frequencies available can be used by a number of services including for broadcasting television to mobile phones and by mobile broadband services such as […]

New 5million pound Borders mart at St Boswells

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

John Swan have made an outline planning application to Scottish Borders Council for a new mart and rural centre at St Boswells. The centre, estimated to cost £5 million when details were first revealed this autumn, would include a visitor centre, retail outlet, offices, exhibition hall and restaurant. If the application is successful the firm […]