Tuesday, April 11, 2006

DVLA's Century Of Sales.

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One hundred will be the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency’s (DVLA) special number this April when it celebrates a century of auctions of its valuable personalised registrations at Leicestershire’s prestigious Stapleford Park Country House Hotel. This spectacular event over three days will include 1200 highly distinctive vehicle marks.
Top of the list will be ‘51 NGH’ and ‘1 OO’ both of which have reserve prices of £10,000. Other notable marks include; RU55 ELL, MR51 NGH, DR51 NGH, 6 PAC, OK54 LLY and 500 GP.
DVLA began selling personalised registrations in December 1989 with an auction of just 74 marks held at Christies of South Kensington, at which the registration ‘1 A’ sold for over £200,000 creating a record for the price paid for a vehicle registration which stood until 1993 when K1 NGS eclipsed it selling for £231,000.
There are six DVLA Personalised Registrations auctions a year and winning bids often start from as low as £250 with the average purchase price across all previous 99 auctions standing at £3,500.
Stephen Ladyman, the Minister of State for the Department for Transport is an ardent supporter of DVLA’s Personalised Registrations business. Commenting on the 100th DVLA auction he said: "This is a notable milestone for everyone at DVLA and these highly professional auctions are now a must for motoring enthusiasts who want that ultimate of motoring accessories. The choice of registrations that is open to would-be bidders is huge and the income from the sale of these Government assets benefits all taxpayers of this country."
Damian Lawson, DVLA auction manager commented: "We have chosen Stapleford Park as our 100th auction venue to match the quality of marks we are offering for sale. As well as making available many highly distinctive marks we have also ensured there is something for everybody.
"There is no longer a stereotypical buyer of personal plates. Road hauliers are very enthusiastic about them as are emergency vehicle breakdown companies, motor sport teams and vehicle manufacturers. Small businesses and traders such as vets, doctors, plumbers, DJs and even fish and chip shop owners use them to promote their trade. Private customers however remain the main purchasers and the appeal of having a personalised registration continues to grow."
The DVLA Personalised Registrations 100th Auction will be held from 20th to 22nd April at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel, near Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. Full details, including the complete list of marks available, their reserve prices and how to bid.

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Redundant British Waterways Workboats To Be Auctioned On Internet.

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As a result of British Waterway’s workboat fleet replacement programme, around 80 redundant workboats owned by BW will go under the virtual hammer as they are auctioned off in an online sale. Closing on 27 April 2006, the auction includes 20 narrow workboats, 14 tugs, five grab dredgers, four pilot launches, three narrowboats, a weed cutter, a number of hoppers and other miscellaneous vessels.
Henry Butcher International Ltd has been appointed to handle the auction and the full auction lot is available to view online.
Inspection of the boats, located across British Waterways’ canals and rivers, is strictly by appointment between Tuesday 18 April and Friday 21 April 2006. Appointments should be made with the appropriate member of BW staff assigned to the vessel and whose details are available from the auction site.
Mark Duquemin, British Waterways’ project manager for the boat disposal, comments: "As part of our workboat fleet replacement programme we’ve taken the opportunity to assess our old fleet and auction off craft that are surplus to requirements. I hope that all of the boats will find a new home and will continue to be a day-to-day sight along our waterways."
The boats up for auction are currently subject to consultation with The Waterways Trust, the Historic Narrow Boat Owners Club, the Boat Museum Society and the Horse Boating Society. Boats found to have heritage interest may be withdrawn from the sale prior to the auction. Currently BW has identified 13 boats with heritage interest.
Mark Duquemin continues: "Where possible, boats with heritage value will be conserved and used by like minded organisations for the future promotion of the waterways. Those who can demonstrate this shared aim may include canal trusts, waterway related charities, museums and education programmes, but not private companies or individuals."
Organisations wishing to express an interest in any heritage boats withdrawn between now and the auction, and who have initial plans for their future use, should write to Ian White, Director of Technical Development, British Waterways, Fearns Wharf, Neptune Street, Leeds, LS9 8PB.


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Thursday, April 06, 2006

UPCOMING AUCTIONS.

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Mallams Ltd.

10 April - 11am
Viewing 7 Apr 9am-5pm
8 Apr 9am-1pm 10
Apr morning of sale

Title Antique & Later Furniture & Effects

Including Antique Furniture, Ceramics, Clocks, Barometers, Silver, Metalware etc.

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Greenslade Taylor Hunt.

11 April - 10.30am
Viewing 7 Apr 9.30am-4.30pm
8 Apr 9.30am-1pm
10 Apr 9.30am-1pm
12 Apr 8.30am-10.30am

Title Sporting Sale

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Potteries Specialist Auctions.

12 April - 11am
Viewing 11 Apr 10am-4pm
12 Apr morning of sale

Title 20th Century Ceramics and Collectables.

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Keys.

13 April - 9.30am
Viewing 11 Apr 2pm-6pm
12 Apr 9am-8.30pm
13 Apr
On the morning of sale from 8.30am

Title PICTURE SALE. Approximately 900 lots including Prints, Oils, Watercolours and featuring our popular East Anglian Section

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Cooper Owen.

19 April - 6.30pm

Title Music Legends. Music collectables from The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and The Sex Pistols covering the earliest days of Rock ‘n’ Roll to Punk and the present day.

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EBay Bans Cash Payments In Bid To Tackle Fraud.

Leading internet auction site eBay has banned cash transactions from its listings to help combat the growth of scam artists.
eBay has banned sellers from including cash-through-the-mail or electronic cash transfers via Western Union or similar companies.
UK police had previously encouraged eBay to ban electronic cash...
... payments via Western Union and other wire services to reduce the threat posed by con artists.
eBay will continue to allow items to be paid for using cheques, credit and debit cards, and its own PayPal electronic cash service – which requires recipients to have their own verified PayPal account.
Those listing items with cash payment options risk seeing their listings taken down by the company, although cash-on-delivery options are still allowed.
PayPal itself is targeted by phishers trying to steal the PayPal log-in and personal details of account holders via e-mails linked to fake PayPal sites.
eBay continually has to request the shutdown of servers hosting PayPal fraud scams.

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Celebrity Design Race Silks For Charity Sale.

Jockey silks designed by celebrities including cricket hero Andrew Flintoff and celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay have been unveiled as the final preparations get under way for this year's Grand National.
Dozens of stars have created their own silks which will be auctioned online to raise money for Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool - the Grand National's official charity.
The world's most famous steeplechase takes place at Aintree racecourse, in Merseyside, on Saturday.
But racing begins at the course on Thursday with the start of the three-day festival.
Among the celebrity designs is a silk emblazoned with a speed camera created by Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson, and a green-baize number from snooker star Steve Davis in praise of his favourite food.
Harrods' owner Mohamed al Fayed has attached a portrait of himself to his silk and racing pundit John McCrirrick's offering features a pair of breasts in tribute to his wife Booby.
Yoko Ono has also given permission for a drawing by John Lennon to be featured on one of the silks.
Paul Petrie, a spokesman for bookmakers totesport which organised the celebrity auction, said: "We would like to thank all the celebrities that have contributed to the display and hopefully once they go up for auction it will help raise a lot of money for a worthwhile cause.
"The Grand National truly captures the nation's imagination and hopefully this campaign can do the same."
Jayne Hauxwell of the Imagine appeal at Alder Hey Hospital, said: "It's a fantastic way to raise funds and awareness for the largest children's hospital in Europe.
"Imagine aims to improve the quality of life for all children in hospital."
The jockey silks will be on display at the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool and World Museum Liverpool from April 7 until April 30.
The silks are also being auctioned at www.imagineappeal.com/totesport.asp

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Monday, April 03, 2006

UPCOMING AUCTIONS.

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John Pye & Sons.

04 Apr 18:00
Viewing: Day of sale from 1pm

Content: PC EQUIPMENT, OFFICE FURNITURE, LEISUREWEAR STOCK, LUGGAGE, FITNESS EQUIPMENT & MORE

Approx 700 lots to include approx. 50 ex demo laptops, digital laser printers, PC graphics cards, external DVD drives, webcams, salvage base units, office desks, chairs and stools, new boxed trainers, leisurewear, luggage sets and more.

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Charles Taylor Auctioneers.

06 Apr 10:30
Viewing: Wednesday 5th April from 1pm to 7pm and from 9am on day of sale.

Reason for Sale: By order of the G.M.P., Liquidators, The Official Receiver, Inland Revenue, HM Customs & Excise, Sheriff's Office, Insolvency Practitioners, Bailiffs and others Content:

FURNITURE
Approx. 500 Lots Of Brand New Furniture (Some Flatpacked/Boxed) Including Double & Triple Wardrobes, Bedroom Units, Hi-Fi Units, Dining Tables, Dining Chairs, Cabinets, Corner Units, Drawers, Display Units, Tallboys, Coffee Tables, Sideboards, Bedding Chests Etc

GARDEN
Wrought Iron Planters, Torches, Lanterns, Chairs

INCAR AUDIO EQUIPMENT
Approx. 500 Lots Of Soundstream Coaxial Range Speakers, Component Range Speakers, X-Stream Amplifiers, X-Stream Subwoofers, Cerwin-Vega Subwoofers Etc

CLOTHING/SHOE STOCK
Ladies Fashion/Designerwear I.E. Jumpers, Jackets, Skirts, Tops, Trousers In Various Brands I.E. Sonnetti, Lambretta, Over 1500 Ladies Fashion Shoes & Boots

57FT NEW BUILD NARROWBOAT, 35FT DAYBOAT.

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Stride & Son.

7 April 10am
Viewing 6 Apr 9am-5pm
7 Apr morning of sale

Title Antiquarian and Modern Books, Manuscripts, Postcards and Ephemera.

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Holloways Auctioneers.

11 April 11am
Viewing 7 Apr 9.30am-5pm
8 Apr 9am-12 noon
10 Apr 9.30am-7pm 11 Apr morning of sale

Title Antiques and Fine Art.

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Tamlyn & Son.

11 April 12.00
Viewing 11 Mar 9.00am-12.00 Noon 1
0 Apr 9.30am-7.00pm

Title Antiques & Collectors Sale.

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Asset Management Services (UK) Ltd.
Auction 11 Apr 10:30
Viewing: Monday 10 April 2006 from 9am - 5pm and on morning of sale from 9am.

Reason for Sale: On Instructions from JCB Excavators Ltd Additional Info: Machines to be sold at 12 noon.

Content: JCB FASTRACS, TELESCOPIC HANDLERS, CONSTRUCTION,VEHICLES, AGRICULTURAL EQPT, JCB DEMONSTRATORS, SPARES & ACCESSORIES
JCB FASTRACS 05, JCB 3220 04, JCB 2140 x 3
JCB TELESCOPIC HANDLERS 05, JCB 520-40 05, JCB 527 05, JCB 526S x 2 05, JCB 530FS 05, JCB 530FS SRP 05, JCB 535-60 05, JCB TM300 x 2 04/03, JCB 540-170 04, JCB 528S 05, JCB 535-60 Plus
JCB CONSTRUCTION 05, JCB 3CX 05, JCB 2CX 4WS JCB 804 x 2
VEHICLES 18 x 00, Vauxhall Vectra 2.0DI 01, Mercedes E430T Elegance Estate 97, Volkswagen Caravelle VR6 GL8 95, Landrover Defender TDI Pick Up 76, Cadillac Eldorado
AGRICULTURAL Bray Side Mounted Potato Harvester Konkskilde Inter-Row Weeder
JCB DEMONSTRATORS 02, JCB JS460 46 Ton Excavator 03, JCB JZ70 7 Ton Excavator 03, JCB WLS436HT Wheeled Loading Shovel 03, JCB Robot RB190HF Skidsteer 03, JCB Mini 8080 8 Ton Excavator 04, JCB TLT BD 4x4 Teletruck 04, JCB 535-60S Loadall 04, JCB 540S Loadall JCB Robot 150 Skidsteer
JCB SPARES & ACCESSORIES Buckets For JCB 3CX 804/805 Breakers HM160R Robot Dipper Mounted Breakers x 2 Hoses, Pumps, Axles, Tyres, Wheels, Fuel Tanks
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Dreweatt Neate.

12 April 10.00am
Viewing 8 Apr 9.00am-12.30pm
10 Apr 9.30am-6.00pm
11 Apr 9.30am-4.30pm

Title Fine Wine & Port.

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Dreweatt Neate.

12 April 10.00am
Viewing 8 Apr 9.00am-12.30pm
10 Apr 9.30am-6.00pm 11 Apr 9.30am-4.30pm

Title Affordable Pictures & Books.

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Sotheby's Olympia.

12 April 10.30am
Viewing 7 Apr 9am-5pm
9 Apr 12 noon-5pm 10 Apr 9am-8pm
11 Apr 9am-5pm

Title Furniture: Antiques for the Modern Home.

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Pugh & Company.
26th April

Commercial Session will commence at 10.30am Residential Session commencing at 2.30pm.
Catalogue is now available online. This is the largest Auction we have held and will be split into two sessions Commercial and Residential.

There are 274 lots and the
The sale will include lots on behalf of Land Securities Trillium, British Waterways, Greater Manchester Police Authority, Maple Grove Developments, BRB (Residuary) Ltd, Lancashire County Council, Manchester City Council, Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Borough Council, Wigan Council and Grainger Trust Plc.


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Henry Butcher International Ltd.

27 Apr 14:00
Viewing: Monday 24 and
Tuesday 25 April 2006 9am - 4.30pm. Sale 1: closes 27 April 2pm, Sale 2: closes 27 April 3pm.

Content: SALE 1 - INJECTION MOULDING MACHINES & ANCILLARIES
3 x Sandretto Mega TE 550-4435, 550 Tonne (Yrs 1998 to 2000) 2 x Negri Bossi NB720T (1993/4) 1 x Engel 600T (1998) 1 x Sandretto Series 8, 200 Tonne (1994) 1 x Toshiba IS450GS-27A, 450 Tonne (1998) Plus, Hot Runner Controllers, Robots, Dessicant Driers, Hopper Loaders, Granulators Also Dragon 10T Overhead Crane, Compressors, Tipping Skips

SALE 2 - MOULD TOOLS
8 x High Speed Multi-Impression Yoghurt/Cream Pot Moulds Extensive Range (over 50 Moulds) of Kitchen Utensils Comprehensive bathroom fitment moulds Buckets and Bins Garden Furniture.

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Elton John Sells His Clothes.

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British singer Elton John is set to sell his clothes for charity, at a public auction.
New York's Rockefeller Center will host the event, where the singer hopes to raise funds and awareness to fight AIDs. The Elton John AIDS Foundation will auction more than 10,000 articles of clothing belonging to the star, and his partner, David Furnish.
Among the articles for auction will be items from Dior, Versace, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci.

Animation Memorabilia To Go Under Hammer.

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Fans of animated children's television characters were today being urged to snap up the remaining tickets to a dinner and auction of memorabilia in Manchester in aid of a charity for the blind.
Former Krypton Factor presenter Gordon Burns will host the National Library for the Blind's (NLB) "As Seen on TV" event at the Lowry Hotel on Thursday, April 6.
Children's television presenters Trevor and Simon will act as auctioneers and entertainment will be provided by X Factor finalists 2 To Go.
Lots due to go under the hammer include an original DangerMouse animation cel signed by animator Brian Cosgrove; a watercolour of Bagpuss painted by his creator Peter Firmin; and a limited-edition print featuring every Beano character and signed by the comic's current editor.
The funds raised by the event will go towards producing and stocking more books for visually impaired people.
Less than 5% of all books published in the UK every year ever make it into a format that blind and partially-sighted people can read, such as braille, audio or giant print.
Spokesperson for the library, Claire Briscoe, said: "We are delighted that so many celebrities and stars of children's television have agreed to help out, and we are sure it will be an evening to remember
"We have some truly unique pieces of artwork and we are looking forward to being able to auction them.
"As we do not receive any regular government funding we count on donations to enable us to continue providing our service to blind and partially sighted people across the UK."
The NLB houses Europe's largest collection of tactile books and music and offers a range of innovative electronic library information services via the website at www.nlb-online.org
For a full list of items and to view and bid for them online, visit www.nlb-online.org/artauction
Tickets can be obtained by calling Angela Ginger on 0161 355 2094 or emailing angela.ginger@nlbuk.org.

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