Archive for April, 2007

Online auction fraud on the increase

Sunday, April 8th, 2007

Online auction room fraud is on the rise, with websites such as eBay and Amazon being targeted because of their large number of users.
Online auction room fraud is on the rise, with websites such as eBay and Amazon being targeted because of their large number of users.
A senior garda and a representative of eBay will [...]

Lansdowne Road memoribilia up for auction

Friday, April 6th, 2007

The Irish Rugby Foorball Union announced today that hundreds of assets from the world’s oldest International Rugby Stadium are to be sold by online auction.
The auction will take place between 26th and 30th April 2007.
The ground’s rugby history spans nearly 130 years to the first international rugby match that took place there against [...]

Maze Prison rubble on eBay

Thursday, April 5th, 2007

Rubble from the demolition of the Maze Prison is being sold on internet auction site eBay - just days after Government officials tried to stop it.
But the five bits of concrete up for sale may be suspect: the seller claims they are from an H-Block that, according to the Government, is still standing.
On the UK [...]

U2 memorabilia on show in Dublin

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

U2 memorabilia - including a pair of Bono’s trademark shades - will go on display in Dublin today.
Instruments, clothes and jewellery belonging to Ireland`s most famous sons will sit alongside items linked to some of the best known names in rock music at the city`s Clarence Hotel.
The exhibition comes ahead of the Icons of Music [...]

Rights being sold for big prices

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2007

ENTITLEMENT trading has taken off in earnest this year with rights easily making prices of three to four times their value.
Well-known auctioneer Meath-based auctioneer Helen McGee said she has a strong trade this year and is dealing with entitlement amounts from anywhere between 50 and 1,500 units.
“We having an extremely busy entitlement trade this year,” [...]