Internet auction house TradeMe, has pulled from its website a flag put up for sale by Tame Iti, who was convicted on firearms charges on Friday.
The Tuhoe activist was found guilty in the Rotorua District Court of unlawfully discharging a shotgun, after he shot the New Zealand flag on a marae in front of Waitangi […]

A livestock auctioneer is under investigation because safety watchdogs think his voice may be too loud.
Officials from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) are examining whether David Probert could damage visitors’ hearing at Hereford Market.
Mr Probert has been told his voice can reach the same level as standing within 25m (82ft) of a jet aircraft.
The […]

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A woman living in Germany is auctioning off her red Ferrari Enzo sports car and including a little extra in the package - herself.
The 26-year-old has invited bids on Internet auction site eBay starting at €1,25-million (about R9-million).
She said she was rich herself, liked her car and was looking for a man who could […]

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The two-day auction netted $10.5 million for the Cincinnati Museum Center - more than twice the pre-sale estimate of $4.5 million.
On June 7, the center announced it was putting the 900-book Cornelius J. Hauck collection on the auction block because it didn’t fit into the center’s local and regional focus.
The wealthy Hauck was […]

UK Auction Info
A buyer has paid £460,000 at auction for a rare medieval gold coin which has broken the record for a British coin.
The Edward III double florin, known as a double leopard and with a face value of six shillings, was circulated from December 1343 until July 1344.

Search engine Google is expected to launch an online payment service today that will undercut the charges of established providers such as Ebay’s PayPal in enabling transactions over the web.
Google Checkout will speed the purchase process for consumers and make it easier for advertisers to monitor and complete sales.

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“At eBay Live! Bill Cobb announced that, as of June 19th, eBay is taking a much stronger stand against excessive Shipping & Handling charges.
In addition to stepping up enforcement against egregious violations, we have made some clarifications to our Excessive Shipping & Handling policy. The changes outline the types of charges sellers may pass on […]

Australian Auction Info
A baggy green cap worn by Australian cricketer Keith Miller more than half a century ago has sold at auction for $35,000.
The successful bidder paid almost double the amount expected.
Miller is recognised as one of Australia’s greatest cricketers and donned the Test cap during the 1954/55 series.

A fine pair of early 19th century ormolu-mounted ebony cabinets belonging to the family of the Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone (1808 - 98) sold today (27 June 2006) for a staggering £431,200. Furniture specialists at Bonhams’ salerooms in New Bond Street, London, had expected bidding to exceed £300,000 at the Sale of Fine and […]