Types of Auction

Like any field auctions have their own terms, many that apply to both online and in-person auctions. If you’re going to take part as either a bidder...

If you know what you’re doing you can pick up a bargain at a car auction – but the real emphasis is on the last part – you really have to know what...

Buying a house or flat at auction can be a cheap way to get on the property ladder or to increase your holdings. It works the same way as any other...

Collectibles of all kinds are hot. It can be movie or music memorabilia classic cars, toys – so much qualifies as collectible. What you’ll also find...

Have you ever seen web sites which read “firms compete for your business!” Or perhaps a site where you state what you’re willing to pay for an item...

Probably the highest profile of all modern auctions are the art auctions. Record prices for major works by big names are broken regularly making the...

Buying commercial property as an investment isn’t something for the novice or the unwary. The market is primarily made of up professional investors...

There’s little doubt that the advent of online auctions in the 1990s revolutionised the way people viewed auctions. Before that they’d been largely...

The first recorded incident of an auction was in 500 B.C. in Greece. Since then, throughout the ages, auctions have flourished and grown. For many...

What do the police do with all those items they confiscate, anyway? Or what about various government departments? They surely don’t just throw out...

Auctions have been used as a method of selling for a long, long time - the first recorded auctions were in Ancient Greece, but it's perfectly...

The auction house has been central to auctions for centuries (Sotheby’s held its first auction in 1744 for example), and these days you can find...

Despite only coming to most of our attention in recent year property auctions have been around for a long time. Long before daytime television...

Buying a property at auction is becoming the norm. While going to an estate agent, viewing a property and handing over the money used to be the...

You might not have given it a great deal of thought but wine auctions are big business. A single bottle can go for hundreds, even many thousands in...