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Motoring: Financial Concerns When Buying A Car
Different financial aspects that you should consider when buying a car. Some of them you may be aware of already, others may be completely new to you. All should be taken into account though when you arrive on a forecourt, to ensure you’re not stung at a later date. How will you finance the purchase? PCP? Personal loan? Deposit & Read More ...
Property Fraud: How To Protect Yourself
If you own a property, you’re at risk of someone stealing it, especially if you don’t live in it. But there’s no need to be a victim: there’s a simple way to protect yourself from property fraud. If you own a registered property, says Land Registry – which manages the register of property title in England and Wale Read More ...
Property: Georgian Property: A Buyers Guide
Classically proportioned, and laid out in elegant squares, crescents and terraces, Georgian houses evoke a bygone world of civilised grandeur. But what should you know before you decide to buy one? ... Georgian house, Spitalfields, London The Geor Read More ...
Silver: American Silver Plate
American's manufacturing history in silver, pewter, Britannia and electroplated wares coincides with the rise of the Industrial revolution and methods of mass production. Centred in New England, places such as Meriden and Wallingford, Connecticut became as famous to a world of wholesalers and retailers as Birmingham, England. Silver & Read More ...
10 Teddy Bear Facts
The world's oldest bear is 96 years old, and is worth £100,000. He lives in Germany and was labelled a 'Teddy bear' after US President Theodore Roosevelt, who was an avid bear hunter. In 1912, a black bear was commissioned as a mark of respect after the Titanic tragedy. The most valuable bear is called Tedd Read More ...
5 Tips For Safer Online Auction Bidding
Review the description, pictures, model and the normal retail price of the goods. Ensure you know what you are buying prior to placing a bid. The old adage "if the price is too good to be true, it usually is" applies especially on high value/desirable items. If you are unsure about any aspect of the item you are purchasing then contact the seller. Read More ...
50 eBay Seller Secrets Revealed
50 eBay Seller Secrets Revealed "There are tricks in every trade." 17th Century English Proverb AuctionTip 1: Buyers Demand Easy Payment Options As sellers, we want to offer every payment option imaginable. It's convenient for our customer and we'll also make much more money. Let's cater to their preferences. Here are 2 reasons we want to do this Read More ...
50 More eBay Seller Secrets Revealed
50 More eBay Seller Secrets Revealed AuctionTip 51: End Your Auction at Peak Times Many people bid on items from their computers at work, so ending an auction at 2am isn't wise. Bidders enter into bidding wars in the last minutes of an auction. This won't happen if all the warriors are asleep when your auction closes. AuctionTip 52: Create Your M Read More ...
50 New Mobiles for £10! Look for Scams
It would appear that the following scam is also being used with xbox 360's, be careful!!! Whilst searching for the new Nokia 8800 mobile, I discovered quite a few auctions offering large quantities of 8800's, N90's and various other new, expensive and highly desirable mobiles, at what seems to be a very good deal. If you take the t Read More ...
A Day in the Life of a Liquidation and Bankruptcy Auction House
Auction Report Southern Independent AuctionsGround FloorRegal HouseThe Hyde Business ParkLower BevendeanBrighton BN2 4JE Fancy a bit of seaside air and bargain hunting? Well, you could do worse than nip down to Brighton on the second Tuesday of the month and pop into Southern Independent Auctions (SIA) for the morning. Bag a bargain or ten and Read More ...
A Guide to CD Pirates Copies and Bootlegs
CDs: PIRATES, COPIES & BOOTLEGS - WHAT ARE THEY?With the sheer amount of CDs for sale on eBay there are always bound to be a fair few which are not what the inexperienced buyer is expecting. So how can you tell and what do the different terms for dodgy CDs actually mean?Pirates:These are probably the worst kind of dodgy CD as they are being pas Read More ...
A History of Lordships
Lordships of the Manor are among the oldest titles in England and pre-date the Norman Conquest, begun by William I at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians are not agreed on how the word Manor originated. It has been suggested that it is an import, manoir, or perhaps even older, from the Latin, manerium. Nor are historians sure whether it Read More ...
A History of Pewter
No one knows exactly when or how pewter was invented. Chinese pewter, believed to be about 2,000 years old, has been found. One of the reasons the Romans wanted to control England was because they wanted Cornwall's tin, copper, and lead mines, perhaps to make pewter. Ro Read More ...
Abbotsford style
Term introduced in the late 19thC for imitation Jacobean, Stuart, Tudor and Gothic furniture made in the 1820s and 30s. It was named after Abbotsford, the Scottish home of the 18th-19thC poet and novelist Sir Walter Scott, which was furnished in this style. Read More ...
Absentee Bidding
There are several ways to bid at auction and with the advent of new technology these have increased even more. For instance Christies have just introduced bidding via a mobile phone. Bidding by telephone has been around for a long time but is still incredibly popular. Most auction houses offer absentee bidding with slightly di Read More ... |
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