The gallantry medals of Brigadier G.W.B. Tarleton, CBE, DSO, MC with Bar are to be sold by Tennants Auctioneers in their specialist Arms, Armour and Militaria Sale to be held on Friday 29th February 2008 in Leyburn, North Yorkshire.
Brigadier Tarleton’s decorations comprise Commander of the British Empire (1945), Distinguished Service Order (immediate award Sicily), Military […]

eBay has said it will cutting fees it charges people to offer items for sale and raising standards at the online auction website.
In a move aimed at holding off increasing competition from companies like Google and Craigslist, eBay is trimming fees it charges sellers by as much as half.
“Consumers have more choices than ever, and […]

Paintings and statues used in The Da Vinci Code film are being auctioned to raise money for Lincoln Cathedral.
The building was transformed into Westminster Abbey for the 2005 film after authorities in London refused to take part. Westminster Abbey refused to allow stars Tom Hanks, Audrey Tatou and Sir Ian McKellen to act out the […]

Allsop’s next commercial auction will be held on Tuesday 5 February 2008 at The Cafe Royal, Regent Street, London W1 starting at 11 am.
George Walker, Auctioneer and Partner at Allsop comments, “despite a downturn in the wider investment market, our last auctions in both October and December proved to be the most positive for some […]

The number of repossessed homes being sold at auction has soared to levels last seen during the 1990s house price crash, say Europe’s biggest residential property auction house.
Allsop said nearly 40pc of all the homes it was currently putting under the hammer were properties that were being sold by banks and building societies that had […]

NFU Cymru has kicked off discussions internally on how farmers might market their finished lambs more efficiently and, in particular, how auction markets may be able to help farmers achieve the best possible returns for their livestock.
The issue is acquiring ever greater prominence given the severe pressures in the lamb market in the second part […]

The Metropolitan Police are investigating a report that an auction house was going to sell body parts from endangered animals.
Officers visited the auction after an anonymous tip-off that a tiger skull, three narwhal tusks and a number of turtle shells were on display to be included in an upcoming auction.
“A member of the public raised […]