| Pennsylvania Latest Battleground in eBay Consignment-Sales Regulation
Barry Fallon, who operates an iSold It store in Pennsylvania, says regulators in his state are forcing him to get an auctioneer's license to operate his eBay drop-off store. "To get a license in PA requires training and a one year apprenticeship before we can open a store," Fallon said. "So if they succeed, we will all have to close our doors for a year or pay someone with a license to oversee the operation." When asked about Pennylvania's apparent attempts to require eBay drop-off stores to have an auctioneer's license, eBay spokesperson Catherine England said in an email: eBay believes that Pennsylvania law is pretty clear and that trading assistants are generally not subject to the state's auctioneering regulations. We have been in contact with state regulators but they continue their enforcement actions against some sellers.
EBay posts better than expected profits
EBay Inc posted better than expected profits in the first quarter as several of its newer businesses compensated for disappointing results in its mainstay auction service. The faster-growing units include shopping.com, a price comparison site; some classified listing sites; a service to let online merchants accept credit cards; and Skype, the online voice chat service. "We are on track with our well-crafted portfolio," Meg Whitman, eBay's chief executive, said in an interview after the earnings report was published by the firm on Wednesday. The results sent eBay's stock up about 3 percent in after-hours trading. Overall, the company earned US$377 million in the first quarter, up 52 percent from a year earlier. Excluding charges related to stock-based compensation and some other items, the company earned US$0.33 a share, above the US$0.29 average that analysts had predicted.
Blyth Auction Service
Located on Rt.7 in the town of Schoharie, NY take I-88 to exit 23 to Rt. 7 east 1 mile to sale barn.
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Museum to focus on Canadian art
Museum London will be auctioning a number of its international pieces of art this year from its permanent collection and will begin focussing exclusively on Canadian art. An endowment fund will be created with proceeds from the sales earmarked to purchase new art, including local work. "This fund should permit the acquisition of the best works by London's finest artists for all Londoners to enjoy, something that has been difficult to achieve with existing funding sources," said museum board chairperson David Chapman. The news follows a two-year assessment of the museum's permanent collection. That assessment determined that the museum should be collecting, exhibiting, conserving and researching only Canadian art in its collection, as outlined in its mandate.
Retired priest auctions fine wines, gifts from parishioners
Perigueux, France - Hundreds of bottles of fine Bordeaux wine given to a former parish priest by parishioners were put up for auction on Saturday in a move that raised eyebrows in the region. Auctioneers said the sale of the cellar accounted for some 80 per cent of the 700 lots being sold, and included some of the best labels, such as Cheval-Blanc, Angelus and Figeac. The current priest in the wine town of Saint Emilion, Emeric de Rozieres, whose predecessor, named as Father Bonnet, retired in 2006, told AFP that some parishioners had been astonished by the sale. He said that Bonnet had received wine from his flock, as many priests did, but had also given a lot away. Wine expert Didier Guerin also praised Bonnet, saying that if he was selling off his wine, it was in order to live, not to take a holiday or buy a new car.
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