Archive for January, 2007

Pat Phoenix Pictures for Hilditch Auction

Monday, January 29th, 2007

The collection of photos is thought to have been given to a friend by the star.
It includes autographed pictures of Pat and other stars. One shot from 1955 shows her looking like Marilyn Monroe in an early stage role.
The sale on February 7 is being handled by Sandbach-based auctioneers Andrew Hilditch and Son. Auctioneer Tom […]

Ebay auction fixing

Monday, January 29th, 2007

eBay online auction site users are being defrauded by unscrupulous dealers who secretly bid up the price of items on sale to boost profits, claims a report today.
The Sunday Times says its investigation has revealed that the practice of artificially driving up prices — known as shill bidding — is widespread across the site.
An undercover […]

EBay buys back own stock

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

The San Jose-based e-commerce powerhouse announced Wednesday it would repurchase up to $2 billion of common stock within the next two years. Stock buybacks are considered a quick way to pump up a flagging stock price — if companies have plenty of cash and are confident about future earnings growth.
This is the second major repurchase […]

How eBay sellers fix auctions

Sunday, January 28th, 2007

Times Online CUSTOMERS of the internet auction site eBay are being defrauded by unscrupulous dealers who secretly bid up the price of items on sale to boost profits.
An investigation by The Sunday Times has indicated that the practice of artificially driving up prices — known as shill bidding — is widespread across the site.
Last […]

Stourbridge Meat Auctioneers Fined

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

North West Meats Auctioneers, of Stourbridge, Worcs, was found guilty at Banbury Magistrates’ Court of selling short weights of lamb and pork.
The company was also found guilty of not displaying unit prices of its meat.
No-one from the firm turned up at court, and the case went ahead in their absence. North West Meats was also […]

eBay removing virtual goods auctions

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

eBay is now delisting all auctions for virtual goods from the site, according to Slashdot. An eBay spokesperson says anyone who repeatedly tries to sell virtual goods will be punished. eBay founder-chairman Pierre Omidyar, who invested in Linden Lab, makers of the virtual world Second Life, said “This generation that grew up on video games […]

Antique golf ball for Bonhams auction

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

An antique golf ball unearthed by an unusually high tide on a beach is up for auction.
The 100-year-old rubber ball was found on the beach at St Andrews in Fife.
It is estimated the lot will attract bids of between £200 - £400 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams in Chester