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Archive for August, 2006

Man robbed at gunpoint after going to pick up eBay car purchase

Thursday, August 31st, 2006

UK Auction Info
A man who went to pay for a car he had bought on eBay was robbed at gunpoint by the person selling the car, according to reports.
23-year-old Shahzad Ali Shah from Crawley, West Sussex, was told by the seller of a Mercedes Benz Kompressor C180 that a cash purchase would be neccessary, the […]

Bahrain wireless auction

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Bahrain’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has published details for an auction of two fixed wireless service licences, which will come at a starting price of more than $50,000 each, according to local media reports. Successful bidders will be able to provide voice telephony and Internet connection using wireless technology. An official invitation to take part in […]

Myanmar to sell 1,300 jade, gem lots at auction

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

Military-ruled Myanmar plans to sell more than 1,300 lots of jade and gems this week in an auction that has become an important source of revenue for the junta, official media said yesterday.
The sale will include 312 lots of gems and 1,029 lots of jade, apparently making it about half the size of the last […]

Jody Nelson Properties to Sell in Court-Ordered Auction

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

US Auction Info
Two luxury homes, a travel center and an airport formerly owned by Patterson-UTI chief financial officer Jonathan (Jody) Nelson will be among 24 seized properties being sold at auction Sept. 28-30.
The properties, which were seized as a result of embezzlement charges against Nelson, will be sold in a series of four auctions in […]

Sotheby’s accused of price-fixing

Tuesday, August 29th, 2006

Canada’s antitrust watchdog obtained a prohibition order against Sotheby’s international auction house and its Canadian unit following a probe into international price-fixing, the body said on Monday.
The Competition Bureau obtained the order from the Federal Court of Canada, barring Sotheby’s and Sotheby’s Canada — based in New York and Toronto, respectively — from agreeing with […]