UK tax collectors plan a taxation blitz on eBay sales this Christmas. A report claims UK taxation and customs authorities will be watching eBay this season in “an attempt to crack down on traders avoiding tax liabilities”. The report explains the [...]

Auctioneers and estate agents must be urgently regulated to ensure young home-buyers get a fair deal, it was claimed today.As house prices continue to soar, Fine Gael called for more transparency in the industry to protect consumers in the property market.It was revealed today the average price of a second-hand home in Dublin has now [...]

eBay is making changes to the fee structure to the UK and Ireland sites effective September 29, 2005. On eBay.ie, the maximum insertion fee for Multiple Item listings will go from 3 Euros to 4.50 Euro (including VAT). Adding a Buy It Now option to auctions will change from a flat fee of .10 Euros [...]

Online auction house eBay was facing criticism today over an attempt to sell violent footage of bare knuckle Traveller fights in Ireland.
The shocking camcorder footage is on sale to the highest bidder on the world-famous website.
Some DVDs advertised in recent weeks were billed as a “must-have piece of unlicensed boxing history”.
One was placed by a [...]

EBay.ie is teaming up with the Irish law enforcers to explore new ways to fight credit card fraud, as criminals increasingly focus on internet and phone channels.
Representatives of eBay met with the Garda Bureau of Investigation and the Garda Hi-Tech Crime Unit last week, to introduce Irish law enforcement officials to the eBay and [...]

Carryduff Auctions had a packed auction room for their antiques sales which saw an arch dial grandfather clock go at £750; a silver tea service for a similar price and a double weight Vienna at £600.
Among other lots were: large Moorcroft vase, £550; Clarice Cliff Bizarre vase, £500; pierced silver bowl £340; pair cast iron [...]

Dublin sales house Whytes really have the interests of their Northern clients at heart.
For they intend bringing the cream of their next sale, on September 20, for a preview in Belfast.
So, over two days – September 2-3 – serious collectors of Irish art will have an opportunity to view major works, many of Northern interest, [...]

Whyte’s of Dublin are now accepting entries for their Winter and Spring sales
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Auctioneers welcomed the broad thrust of the finalised Planning Guidelines on Rural Housing published by the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dick Roche TD.
The Chairman of the Rural Affairs Committee of the Institute of Professional Auctioneers & Valuers (IPAV), Tom Crosse, said he welcomed the general relaxation of the guidelines in relation [...]

HOK Residential fetched a strong price of €4.9m under the hammer for Padua, a large Victorian house on Killiney Hill Rd, Co Dublin.
The five-bed house was guided at €4.3m but with three parties chasing it, bidding quickly passed the €4.75m reserve at yesterday’s auction. The house was bought in trust by Arthur Cox Solicitors.

Ebay is encouraging traders to buy up toys and re-sell them on the site at a profit once shops run out during the pre-Christmas rush, it emerged today.
Desirable new gadgets such as the PlayStation Portable (PSP) and Microsoft’s Xbox 360 are among the items likely to be re-sold at higher prices, the site said.
Shrewd traders [...]

The dismantled remains of Rosemount watchtower have been allegedly sold for £1m on Internet auction site eBay.
The army watchtower, long since an issue of great debate here in the city, was dismantled several years ago as part of the peace process.
Now it has been claimed that the huge imposing tower has been auctioned on the [...]

A development site near one of Northern Ireland’s racecourses proved a big attraction to punters in the building industry.
The site, directly opposite the entrance to Down Royal Racecourse, was bought by a local builder for £745,000, well ahead of the guide price of £525,000, as bidding at the auction reached fever pitch.
Stephen Davey of property [...]

GOOD grandfather clocks always attract attention whenever they come to sale.
So it was no surprise when one in mahogany with painted dial sold for £1,150 at Morgans.
A carved two-door wardrobe went at £280 while a carved four fold screen made £200.
Other lots included: mahogany bedroom suite, £170; Royal Albert tea set, £160; pine dresser, £140; [...]

The first of two autumn British and Irish Art sales at Olympia will include a small but interesting collection of works from the eminent Italian artist, Pietro Annigoni. This collection of nine works, each of which is estimated at between £1,000-£4,000, has come from a single private owner and all of the works are fresh [...]