Belt Auction - Live Auctioneers Knowledge Base

Live Auctioneers Knowledge Base

Why do auctioneers talk crazy like they do when doing live auctions? My only guess is it attempts to get the crowd riled up and more likely to make a rash bidding decision... but is that correct? WHY do they do it? Does anyone else do that? (Dodo you want some fries some fries salty fries with that going once going twice salty fries folks etc)

i live in australia and often get advertising from government auctioneers? america.land prices seem very cheap down mexico way,el paso ward county hudspeth county, i realise this is desert country.but i was wondering what type of population lived in the area.is desert living really bad.thanks

Is it a law in Ohio that you need to have a licensed auctioneer for a live auction for a fundraiser?

Does anyone know of a good website that can host a live fantasy baseball draft, auction style? I used fantasy auctioneer last year but it apparently does not exist anymore. My league uses yahoo for its fantasy baseball but prefer the auction draft style. We'd like to find another website to use for this but so far I've had no luck. Any help would be appreciated!

OK to make money organizing charity events? OK, so I have worked many charity events as the Host/MC/live Auctioneer. People always tell me that I do a great job and should do it for a career. My question is this: If I have the creativity, connections, and ability to organize/host charity events, how can I make money doing that? I feel bad asking for money from a charity event but also know that their return on investment is far greater than the cost of paying me. I'm interested to hear your thoughts, insults, comments and other ideas. Thanks!

Do I need a license to hold an estate sale? My mother passed away in Michigan and I have things of hers from her estate that were left to me. Can I hold an estate sale here in Illinois where I live? I don't want an auctioneer or any third party person doing this, I want to take care of it myself so please do not recommend I get one. Thanks. There are some pretty valuable things I want to sell, things worth more than what standard yard sale prices go.

How long does it take to list an estate for auction? Just curious as to a time frame, from the time an auctioneer comes to the home to inspect & list items, to the length of time to advertise for the auction, to the day it all sells. I am settling my grandmothers estate and planning on using an auction service to sell her home & belongings. As I live quite a distance away, I'd like to know what sort of time frame is involved, since I cannot make it back & forth to her hometown often. Thanks.

Is it worth it to hire an auctioneer? I have a couple thousand $ of vintage japanese kimonos/obis, as well as several antiques and collectibles. I can't have a garage sale (I live in an apartment), and ebay is so flooded with kimonos...they sell for a fraction of what they are worth. Is it worth it to deal with an auction house? What have your experiences been? Thank you.

Where can I find auctioneer and how can I market my own auction? I am moving but I do not have yard sale items, i have antiques.I live in the new york area.I want to have an auction but need a push in the right direction.Also, where would you market a private auction, the local papers? Any sites?

how can i get rid of this stars wars stuff? my boyfriend (25) has alot of old star wars toys. he needs to sell them 1. for money 2. to get rid of them, as we rent he cant humph them about for the rest of his life. we dont know where 2 sell them> we dont have a car so cant phyiscally take them to an auction ourselves. we have only gone through some of the items to record them on the computer (to record how many things he's got) i think in total he's got 200 - 300 odd items. r there any stars wars conventions where we could sell them? or is there any good auctioneers who would sell them? i phoned one auction place who said theyd come round with a van and take them away for a small charge and sell them at an auction but then we've no guarantee they wont just do a runner, or take some of the items for themselves and not sell all of them? would we get a valuer to come round and would he be able to value them at our house? please advice We live in London UK thanx

I had to move my elderly aunt in a nursing home. How do I go about handling her things? She was living alone and she has a ton of old furniture, paintings, and collectibles. I can't take them all and she doesn't really care what happens to them. Can I maybe get an appraiser/auctioneer to tell me what her stuff is worth and help me sell it? How do I find one I trust? Thanks in advance for any help.

I have a small home on approx 2/3 acre. How do I get quotes for tear down&/or auctioneer for house materials? I'm not sure if I should tear down the house and then sell the property. I have put money into the interior thinking I would stay. I bought new appliances (stove, dishwasher, washer & dryer), also a new furnace, hot water heater, light fixtures, new countertops in kitchen, bathroom vanity, air conditioner. Home has pella windows, 14 glass sliding doors, beamed ceiling, paneling, hardwood floors, 2 fireplaces, 3/4 brick exterior. Finished basement with bar. It's only a 2 BR with 1 1/2 baths. It's located in the Wood Dale area of Illinois near O'hare, on a dead end street, near expressways. Homes in the area are being torn down or added on to making much of the area larger newer homes. I have put up a For Sale sign just to get an idea of what people would pay. I need as much as I can get out of the property to live on. I need as much feed in as possible to do this. The house was built in 1954.

How do I sell my free & clear house at a live auction? I am an individual home owner in Minnesota, America. The house is completely free & clear. I got it at a significant discount, so now I want to sell it at an Auction. I always see those ballroom auctions with thousands of attendees, and I strongly desire getting my property into one of those events. I have 2 scenarios, 1 the price I want to sell it at is far below what most lenders give out in mortgages and 2 the price I want to sell it at will probably be purchased by people that are approved for mortgages. Now I know of services like REDC and Hudson&Marshall. How would I get my house into one of their live auctions?? Should I or do I have to sell it through a realtor?? Are there any other notable Auctioneer Services for home sellers, you know about or would recommend? What is the process like typically? I have been struggling with this problem for the longest time. Please be as specific as possible and reference your answers. Thank You in advance.

What was the reality show featuring women attempting to reach their goals called? I remember it was on about 4 years ago. There were about 5 women who lived in the house at a time and all were there for specific reasons...1 wanted to get their driver's license, 1 wanted to be an auctioneer, another wanted to be a country singer etc. When the judges deemed they were ready, they left the house and another woman moved in. Any ideas???

what are some things that we can do to raise more money for our non profit organazation? We're a Big Cat Rescue. At the present time we have 13 big cats at our sanctuary, near San Diego, Ca. That's including 4 Bengal Tigers, 3 African Lions etc. We have given these, once abused some close to death, beautiful, powerful animals, a second chance and a forever home. We rely on donations and the two ( now down to one ) fundrasor we put on, there at the ranch each year, to continue our cause. There are so many in need of rescue, our problem is that with feeding these big cats, and vet bills on top of a very expensive insurance etc. We are looking at around $21,000. mthly Yea! No one gets paid, we all volunteer all of our time. Some things we have done, as a way to help raise money, have been, ( bring your tent, we have volunteers supervising, sleeping under the stars, with the sounds of the cats. We would do smores, etc. We charged I think around $100. adult & maybe $ 25 or $ 50 for kids. I think we did, so so with that. We just had our big fundrasor, where we get things donated for silent & live auctions. But I dont no how to really get people (professionals) to maybe donate their service (exmp. live auctioneer) Its only a couple hrs. Yet by the time we pay him the $2,000 he wants and everyone else, were not that much ahead. I need help! Suggestions! Anything. I apologize for this book you just had to read. I'm just reaching out to anyone that can give me any ideas or thoughts or suggestions. I appreciate your time. Thank you. Barbara S.

Ebay final value fees? HELP!? I have been back and forth with Ebay trying to find out what the final sales fee would be for an auction if it sold for (example) $2,200.00. I thought this was a very simple question, but all they keep doing is sending me generic pre-fabricated responses that are completely of the wrong topic and entirely un-helpful. Does Ebay even have real people working for their Customer Service? Anyway, that's not the question I'm here to ask... Here's what I need from you good folks: Does anyone here know what percentage Ebay charges after a listing has sold? I think they call it the Final Value Fee or Final Sale Fee. If so, PLEASE tell me so I know if I'm better off taking what I have to a Live Auctioneer. Thanks in advance!

To auction or not to auction your house? That is the question.? After our mom's death, we children are not sure what to do with the house. We all live far away. We don't have time to go through all the things in the house. From what I understand, the auctioneers will go through the things in the house, sort it and sell the stuff. But what to do with the house. I don't think we want the trouble of renting. Any ideas?

Auction Etiquette? During a live auction, what should an auctioneer do if he/she announces the opening bid for an item and no-one bids?

I want to buy a nice car maybe salvaged? Ok so im looking to buy a car but looking for salvaged is there websites or a company or auctioneer i can look for i live in san diego california thanx :)

What do you think of McCain's new found love of Ebay? "The presumptive Republican presidential nominee regularly asserts that 1.3 million people worldwide ``make a living off EBay.'' He holds up the figure as evidence the world's largest Internet auctioneer is a model for job and economic growth." http://news.yahoo.com/s/bloomberg/20080624/pl_bloomberg/ajxbcbplynwy Do you agree with me that the man has lost it?

Does anyone remember this reality show? The show came on about six or more years ago, where a group of women came to live in a mansion in Chicago to get their lives together in one way or another. One was a black lady who wanted to become the first African American female country singer, one who wanted to be an auctioneer, the other wanted to loose weight, the other wanted to sell her house, another was in deep financial debt and needed to sell her home and property to create resources to pay off her debt. The counselors were two women, one white and one black.

I bid on 4 acres at auction for $100.00 and won the bid and now they sold it to some other guy? I went to a Public Land Auction in Ontario, ca on nov 5 2006, They had two type's of auction's, A live auction and a Table Auction Written Bids, min bid on the propertiy i was biding was $100.00, so I wrote down my name and biding number of 325, and bid $100.00 on property # 93. Bidding ending at 10 am, at that time no one but me had bid on # 93, so i was happy now that i was the owner of 4.16 acres of land in arizona, next thing i know the auctioneer put it up for live auction and resold it for $1200.00. I said hay i already bid on that parsole and won the bid, he said sorry i converted it to a live auction, i said you cant do that i won the table bib, he said i can do what ever the hell i want i am the auctioneer. can someone help me out here ?

Auctioneering school? I live in California and have always had an interest in learning auctioneering. The school closest to me is the World Champion College of Auctioneering and their tuition is $2,750 for a 4 day course. Can someone tell me where that cost is in comparison to other schools. Also how does one go about finding employment once the craft is learned?

Where do you think this gem encrusted gold finial belongs? Ten years after being found lying in the vaults of an English bank, a gem-encrusted gold finial plundered from Tipu Sultan's huge golden throne is being put up for sale in London. Auctioneers Bonhams, who describe the finial as "one of the most important Tipu items ever to appear for sale", have valued it at around 800,000 pounds. The tiger-head finial was one of eight that stood on each end of a gigantic gold octagonal throne in Seringpatnam, on which Tipu - a legendary admirer of the tiger - would have sat cross-legged, but didn't because he vowed not to mount it until he had defeated the British. It was discovered during a routine inspection by auctioneers in the late 1990s, having lain in an English castle for at least 100 years and then in a bank vault. Only two more of the eight finials are known to exist - one is in the Clive Collection in Wales. Another briefly appeared in a London dealer's catalogue in the 1970s, never to be seen again, Claire Penhallurick of Bonhams Indian and Islamic Department, said. The finial going under the hammer April 2 belongs to the family of Thomas Wallace, who oversaw the East India Company, whose army defeated Tipu Sultan in the battle of Seringapatnam (Srirangapatnam) May 4, 1799. Penhallurick said Tipu's majestic gold throne was broken up and plundered in such a hurry by the victorious British that little is known about the fate of the remaining throne relics, although a large gold tiger head from the front of the throne platform now resides at Queen Elizabeth II's home in Windsor Castle along with a jewelled bird. The tiger head, which is encrusted with diamonds, rubies and emeralds, had lain at Featherstone Castle in Northumberland before being hidden away in a bank. "The British, sadly, weren't very well behaved in Seringapatnam," Penhallurick said. "I would have thought a lot of the other finials have come to Britain. Others could have picked them up in India. "We hope it goes back to India," she said. Tipu, who adopted the tiger as the symbol of his power and kingship, became the East India Company's most feared foe, famously declaring: "I would rather live one day as a tiger than a lifetime as a sheep." Penhallurick described the finial as "without a doubt, of the greatest historical significance as it belongs to the most important symbolic object in Tipu Sultan's kingdom, his throne, which he refused to mount until he had defeated the British." http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Tipus-tiger-throne-finial-to-be-auctioned-in-London-/articleshow/4293112.cms

Moving to England from Ireland?? Help? Hey guys, Im 22 and am currently an estate house manager part time, I did work in an auctioneers but was made redundant. Iv done several courses but have my heart set on doing something with animals. I found an Animal Care course in Askham Bryan in York which is 2 years long and really want to do it. However, I have researched alot but there are certain things I wonder about, for instance, jobs I would have to work aswel as go to college, the wage is 10 euro an hour here and I doubt Id see the likes of that in England would that be right? Also I come from a farming background and live in the country would you have any idea of a genuinely nice place to live out from the town? I lived in Yorkshire (Bradford) for the first 10 years of my life and visited last month, although Im aware that things are much nicer when your on a break sight seeing with money in your pocket!! I just wonder if I could get some advice on the above and also on what rights I have (if any at all). Im going into this with an fair open mind and would love to hear from as many as possible... Thank you!! (Im forgetting half the questions now)

Good idea to be an auction hunter? So obviously there's a bunch of shows on tv now about storage auctions and the thousands of dollars people make on them....haha needless to say iv'e caught the fever. Only problem is, i live in Hamilton, Ontario and there's only so many auctions in the area unless you are willing to travel about 50 kilometer's out of town to attend maybe 1 or two auctions a week which are usually only for ONE storage unit. I wanna give it a try just for fun...maybe bring along 300-400 dollars to bid with. The bidding here is kind of stupid though, not like america. Here a lot of them don't actually have auctioneers and it's like a silent auction but a lot less fair. Pretty much you see a locker, you got 5 mins to look it over...then you write your OFFER, not your bid on a peice of paper which you can't change and then submit it to the storage owner...The only way you can change is if someone bids the exact same amount offering for highest. I don't really wanna go there and put a 200 dollar offer on a locker that every one else only puts down 20 bucks on and be ran up for half my cash...And also i only have a chrysler sedan to transport everything and you have to clear out a locker. The reason i'm interested in it, is pretty much the thrill...i worked in thrift stores before and department stores so i know the appraisal value of a lot of everyday items....And friends and family usually get me to sell thier stuff on kijiji for them which i make a decent profit for sometimes because i'm a good salesman. So that's why i think it would be a good interest to persue. Should i save up maybe 2 grand and go out to toronto auctions or something? Any tips? 10 points for whoever does this stuff and gives me some good input ;)

what is the best source web site in the U K to get caught up on the latest world news? I'm not searching for the typical B S the U S media spews,"which one is the father","she doesn't wear underware","hes having sex with you know who",or ten thousands cockroaches found near the liberty bell".Our media is filled with nothing but fillers,(Bull Sh!*) to fill up space & rarely tells the truth or the whole story.The majority of the population where I live are fed up with this childish behavior that slants every news story they broadcast.The people who do this are suppose to be "educated" yet they spew at the mouth like auctioneers.They ask for opinions----- but they are only soliciting people who enjoy watching their halfway attempt of relaying the news.But we do have a freedom of the press in this country ( Larry Flyant said so)and I guess people can broadcast anything they like unless of course its some religious quotes from the scriptures that gave a clue that things like this will happen.----------Maybe that's why people are discouraged to study the scriptures??How did they know----from the media?

Where might I sell a complete doll's house at auction in the UK? Other than eBay (so please don't suggest it). Do you know if there is a market for moderns dolls houses, which are semi-complete or complete with many dozens of accessories? It's a very large house and hundreds of pounds has been spent building it over several years. It has been left to me by my late grandmother who wanted one from being a little girl and finally started to build one in her late 70's or early 80's. My grandmother requested that I have the dolls house but sadly, I live in a small flat and there is absolutely nowhere I could possible keep it so regretably, I have to sell. It was not of great sentimental value to her. Do you know if there is an auctioneers or specialist in the UK who may be able to value it or advise me? If you know of anywhere at all any info would be gratefully received. The doll's house is located in the Doncaster area specifically.

Is there any way to prove that the auctioneer that handled the auction in which I bought my house told...? ...the person that was bidding against me how much I could bid up to? First of all, I live in a town of about 600 people...everyone knows eachother. I got approved for a loan from our local bank, which, by the way, the person that handles the loans is also friends with the auctioneer. I planned on bidding up to $50,000, and the bank person knew that. The day of the auction, I had the bid at $23,000 because the person bidding against me dropped out of the bidding. The person that was bidding against me was also friends with the auctioneer. They called a break. Then the auctioneer had the person that had been bidding against me follow him inside the house. I saw him do this. They came out a few minutes later. The auctioneer and the person bidding against me, who had just minutes later dropped from the bidding, started bidding again...and I was damn determined to get this house so I stayed in. The bid was $50,000 when they stopped bidding finally. COINCIDENCE?

please answer this..? a few months ago i had a dream about moving to a different house four houses away form my mothers house it wasnt for sale or anything i just seen myself living in it .for the last few weeks me and my husband have been talking about moving nearer my mother as she has alzheimers and we seen a house about ten miles away from her that we liked so today we rang the auctioneers to put our property on the market after ringing the auctioneers me and my husband went to visit my mother and as we were driving into the housing estate that she lives in we spotted a for sale sign in the garden of the house i had dreamt of and now we are in love with it .is this fate ?

please interpret my dream? a few months ago i had a dream about moving to a different house four houses away form my mothers house it wasnt for sale or anything i just seen myself living in it .for the last few weeks me and my husband have been talking about moving nearer my mother as she has alzheimers and we seen a house about ten miles away from her that we liked so today we rang the auctioneers to put our property on the market after ringing the auctioneers me and my husband went to visit my mother and as we were driving into the housing estate that she lives in we spotted a for sale sign in the garden of the house i had dreamt of and now we are in love with it .is this faith ?

What songs do i still need to get to have every R.E.M. song EVER!? Please go through these, It has become one of my life goals to have every song made by the greatest band ever! :P I have: Accelerate Aftermath Ages Of You Airportman All The Way To Reno (You're Gonna Be A Star) The Apologist Around The Sun The Ascent Of Man At My Most Beautiful Auctioneer (Another Engine) Bandwagon Bang And Blame Be Mine Beachball Beat A Drum Begin The Begin Belong Binky The Doormat Bittersweet Me Boy In The Well Burning Down Burning Hell Camera Can't Get There From Here Carnival Of Sorts (Boxcars) Catapult Chorus And The Ring Circus Envy Country Feedback Crazy Crush With Eyeliner Cuyahoga Daysleeper Departure Diminished Disappear Disturbance at the Heron House (Don't Go Back To) Rockville Dream (All I Have To Do) Drive Driver 8 E-bow The Letter Electrolite Electron Blue Endgame Everybody Hurts Exhuming McCarthy Fall On Me Falls To Climb Feeling Gravity's Pull Femme Fatale Final Straw Find the River Finest Worksong Fireplace The Flowers Of Guatemala Gardening At Night (live) Get Up Good Advices Green Grow The Rushes Hairshirt Half A World Away Harborcoat High Speed Train Hollow Man Hope Horse To Water Houston How The West Was Won And Where It Got Us Hyena I'll Take The Rain I've Been High I Believe I Don't Sleep, I Dream I Remember California I Took Your Name I Wanted To Be Wrong I’m Gonna Dj Ignoreland Imitation Of Life It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine) Just A Touch King of Birds King Of Comedy King Of The Road Kohoutek Last Date Laughing Leave Leaving New York Let Me In Letter Never Sent Life And How To Live It The Lifting Lightnin' Hopkins Little America Living Well Is The Best Revenge Losing My Religion Lotus Low Low Desert Make It All Ok Man-Sized Wreath Man on the Moon Maps And Legends Me In Honey Monty Got a Raw Deal Moral Kiosk Mr. Richards Near Wild Heaven New Orleans Instrumental No 1 New Test Leper Nightswimming Oddfellows Local 151 Old Man Kensey The One I Love Orange Crush The Outsiders Pale Blue Eyes Parakeet Perfect Circle Pilgrimage Pop Song 89 Pretty Persuasion Radio Free Europe Radio Song Rotary Ten Sad Professor Saturn Return Second Guessing Shaking Through She Just Wants To Be Shiny Happy People The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite Sing For The Submarine Sitting Still So Fast, So Numb So. Central Rain Stand Star 69 Star Me Kitten Strange Strange Currencies Stumble Summer Turns To High Superman Supernatural Superserious Suspicion Swan Swan H Swan Swan H (acoustic version) Sweetness Follows Talk About The Passion Texarkana There She Goes Again These Days Time After Time (Annelise) Tired Of Singing Trouble Tongue Toys In The Attic Try Not to Breathe Turn You Inside-Out Underneath The Bunker Undertow Until The Day Is Done Untitled (This World Is Big) Voice Of Harold The Wake Up Bomb Walk Unafraid Walters Theme Wanderlust We Walk Welcome to the Occupation Wendell Gee West of The Fields What's The Frequency, Kenneth? What If We Give It Away? Why Not Smile Windout Wolves, Lower World Leader Pretend The Worst Joke Ever The Wrong Child You You're In The Air You Are The Everything Zither 1,000,000 7 Chinese Bros. 9-9

seller bids on own items at local auction house what can we do? Ok so there were items up at a local auctions house that me and my business partner were there to bid on. We noticed a guy who collects these items and sells them so I asked if they were his.. he stated they were NOT his. and that he was going to bid on them. I then witnessed the owner of the auction approach him and ask him if he still wanted to auction off his stuff (it was way past the normal time they close and they were not anywhere near done) he said yes. The auctioneer then asked him how much he was going to bid them up to. he said $15.. I was outraged.. I thought maybe i miss understood there conversation. I went to the office were you register and she confirmed that they were indeed his items. Also they have an auctioneer that "makes up bids" he pretends someone bids against you to raise your bid amount.. and alot of employees also bid against you. this is a very well known auction house and I cannot believe this has been going on for so long. What steps can someone take? this is illegal I'm almost positive. We live in Kansas City Missouri please someone help with all of our options. I want this to stop.

answer as soon as possible please? a few months ago i had a dream about moving to a different house four houses away form my mothers house it wasnt for sale or anything i just seen myself living in it .for the last few weeks me and my husband have been talking about moving nearer my mother as she has alzheimers and we seen a house about ten miles away from her that we liked so today we rang the auctioneers to put our property on the market after ringing the auctioneers me and my husband went to visit my mother and as we were driving into the housing estate that she lives in we spotted a for sale sign in the garden of the house i had dreamt of and now we are in love with it .is this fate ?

I'm so confused and upset about university, please help!? I am 17 and will be starting university next Autumn (2010). I have to give in my application for university next Friday and still don't know what I want to study. This is partly because I am unsure as to what career path I want and because I am scared of leaving home. I am constantly anxious, am driving my mum up the wall (because of my moaning and how many questions I am asking) and can't concentrate in class anymore because of the whole university decision making thing. I am currently studying for four A levels: Photography, English combined, IT and Theatre Studies. I achieved A's in Photography and Theatre at AS and B's in the other two. I have loved my AS subjects (apart from IT) and part of me would like to continue with photography/ english at degree level. I am considering Art History and Architecture at degree level, but am not completely sure these are the perfect subjects for me. I am both academic and arty but I am trying to decide upon a degree programme which would provide enjoyment and job opportunities. I do not have knowledge/ massive interest in Architecture/Art History but both the unis I like sold the subjects so well and made me feel that when I am on the course I will love it. Dilemmas: I do not study design which is preferred for Architecture, however, the lecturer I spoke to at the uni offering Architecture said that as long as I drew everyday before the course I would be fine. Convinced? nope. However, it did look like an amazing course. Art History: I do not have knowledge/ interests in it at the moment (apart from Photography which I am interested in) so am afraid I will not develope this on the course. However, it looked like a fab course too. Job wise, I am not sure museum/ gallery/ auctioneer work is for me so should I study it? help! My main problem is that I am very happy with my family and am very scared about moving out of home (what if I hate it there and drop-out, then I will risk not getting a degree at all or studying something else which isn't suited to me). I have no wish, unlike most of my peers, to get as far away from my county/ home- I feel as though I am the odd one out. I have never been too good at communicating well with or being like people of my age, I am more mature than most my age and get along really well with my mums friends- I am better at speaking to adults. Therefore the idea of living with teenagers my age does, I admit, freak me out- I do nto party/ play loud music... would I be the only student like this? I could study art history at a close by uni, which is also a very good uni, but think part of the reason this appeals to me is that it is nearby and I am all too aware that this is not a reason to study something at degree level. I know I am being stupid and that I would probably be fine but ahhh. I could live at home and study at this uni which would mean less student debt but what if I hate the course or don't make life long uni friends like we all look forward too? Sorry I have rambled far too much but I would appreciate some help/advice, especially if you are in or have been in a similar situation. People have tried to help me with my choices (my tutor at college, two careers advisors, some friends, my mum and dad) but obviously none of them want to or can make such a big decision for me.

Have ebay users ever wondered................? Have ebay users ever wondered just what an astronomic amount of money ebay is making out of the Final Value fee's ? At 10% of the sale price and millions of sales world wide every day the amount of money flooding into ebay's coffers must be truly astronomic. Surely a 10% Auctioneers Commission, which is what the final value fee is, is not justified. Yes, i know, it is in line or even cheaper than a local auction house's commission but their overhead compared to their fee collection is far far higher than ebay's. My local auction house runs a weekly auction with an average of about 250 lots - at least a third of which are tat selling for a couple of quid a pop. They have a large premises and 8 staff in attendance. As they have been going for at least the 28 years i have lived in this area they obviously make a living but ebay have discovered the nearest thing to printing money due to the huge amound of sales finalising every day of the week, 365 days a year. Am i the only one who feels a 5% Final Value fee would be much fairer to their users yet would still make them a mint ? From the frequent comments you hear it is quite obvious that a large number of people feel the fee level too high and i cannot help but think that they could drop the fee's without losing income as so many more people would use the site.

Story...continued... :]. Opinions needed :]? As I said previously, boredom took over and I began writing. Well, those who answered said to finish it... So I've completed the introduction and began the beginning. Like I said, I'm not the best at writing and I'm not confident at what I write either, and I'm only 16, haha, so easy tigers on your opinions. Critique is totally welcomed! Here it is, I'd love to here your critique AND opinions! :] Knowing the unforgiving truth of what the future held, I sat my ground strongly, my eyes fixed on each hopeless and saddened creature that passed through the glaring eyes of many. Their once beauty, each individual varying in ages showed, ravelled into a sensation of pain and heart ache. Teary eyed, in my mind I thought of helping each, but my heart told another story. Realistically I could do nothing but watch as the auctioneer scrambled out his words, describing each carelessly. Such magnificent creatures, that to myself were priceless, were sold little to nothing. How my heart ached to see their pain, their ability to forever hold their peace and no one to stand by and speak the truth of what they could only wish to say. Many I had seen, I knew for a fact, wouldn’t live to see the next spring. Many I knew were destined for the food production industry, many for worthless items. Others, destined for hope and love. That day, I didn’t think that I could change a life of such a majestic and breath-taking creature. I was wrong. Here, my journey only began. A journey of hope, love and a forever friendship that would build me up from strength to strength. Ever since a little girl, even before I could talk, my heart and mind were always ideally at a combination, set particularly on the idea of one thing. Horses. I always knew that they were the only things that could ever fulfil my ambitions in life. Growing up as a lonely child, living life on the rough edge was always forever hard. I had little to nothing to look ahead too and little possessions to call my own. I was never one for asking for the impossible, but could only wish that someday, I would always get what I had dreamed of. A horse. One I could finally call my own. One that would always be there and never turn their back on me, even through the hardest of times, I’d still always have my best friend right beside me; someone that would never leave me, or hurt me, or abuse me. But one that would forever me, not because of what I was, but for who I was, knowing that I could always turn to them, knowing they’d always be waiting, no matter the time nor day, they’d still wait with an sense of eager flaring in their eyes. Each day I wished, each night I prayed. But no hope came. No one listened. No one ever seemed to anymore. I lost all hope I ever had, and my dream too, was slowly disappearing without a grasp. I held on for so long, wanting something so bad, that I believed it would always come true. But realistically, I knew it was just another fantasy of mine. Haha thankyouuu! [: Dj: I know how you feel, this is based on the idea of what it was like for me growing up, always having a dream that I could never reach. I know lease, but I'm still a step closer to my fantasy. I'm sure if you keep hoping, your dream can be reached too! :] EDIT: Yeah, times are pretty tough at the moment, but that doesn't mean we should give up something because it's a little too far away, right? Don't give up hope, Keep dreaming, and you'll soon get somewhere :] And I know what you mean, I have virtually no horsey friends, and whenever I talk about riding, I'm suddenly and completely invisible. I'm talked over and not a word in edgeways. It's tough, but I'm doing something I love so why should that bother me? It shouldn't bother you either. Your holding on to something that means something to you. Don't let ANYTHING take it away :]! And yeah, it may seem far off, I was like that also. But I never EVER gave up, and I reached my dream. Continue with life, always holding on to what you dream of, and you'll reach it in no time! :]

Divorcing one's family? I am an adult and my father died about seven years ago. Since that time, first I listened and tried to comfort my mother in the grieving process. Then she expended a great deal of energy on guilt trips to get me to move to her home, not her town, not her area but back into her her home. I live about 800 miles away, have a stable income and I really don't care to move back into my mother's house and be treated like a 14 y/o again which is what would happen. She would spend each day watching the funeral video of her husband's (my father) funeral. Then the guilt trips started. Boo hoo, poor me. *** (My father) is gone, I don't know what I'm going to do. What I did was clean up his mess, litereally. The Department of Natural Resources came in because my father had taken wasted oil from a local factory and it went into the ground. Looking back, I think that the factory would have been liable but I'm sure they would have denied it. His idea was to convert it for heating oil.. I literally spent about three months of my life clearing up the mess he created. There was also the auction which I had to inventory and display. My sister did only one thing on this. She once puppy dogged me around and had her vicious pet dog along with her. When I told her to be quick because I was trying to formulate and write down an item that would be in the upcoming auction, she said "I don't know how to be quiet." When I asked her to remove the dog as there were a few chickens left that it would attack and kill, she angerally left. Long story short, I compiled a list of what was to be auctioned and not be. For three days I asked my mother to go over it with me but to silence. Then, the auctioneer calls and says he needs the list in two hours. At that point, they spring into action, blah, blah, blah. I'm tired of this at this point and tell them I'm taking a shower as it was a Sunday morning. They come up, discuss the list and my sister Byatches about it. I look at her complaint and tell her it was a draft that was created three days ago and not the current list. My mother basically sells everything on the farm and it's in her name. To which, she wastes the majority of the money. Some of it went to my sister because boo hoo. Things that made sense was installing a central heating air conditioning system not the one that I recommended. Result is it costs my mother more to heat and cool her house per year. Buying a new car. Yes, I think she needed stable transportation. But, after three times of bringing this up that she put it in her name and my sister's name, and the fact that when she passes, it doesn't go to the estate but to my sister, it's fell on deft ears. The will states share and share alike. But, according to my mother, my sister needed a Cabinet which was more of a buffet style table. It was in an out building and full of old tools. She took that and my mother claims it was empty. Wrong! I asked for the main lighting fixture of my grandparent's house as my sister had basically taken everything else. Without asking me, my sister had her husband take down this lighting fixture to "preserve it." The results is that a pre 1930s hanging fixture with bulbs were pulled down. When asked where the bulbs are, "I don't know?" Sometimes these vintage bulbs are worth more than the fixture but she took it. The library table. I asked for it as my sister had taken everything else. It had one draw and full of letters from the 20s through the 50s. My father before he died moved it to their house and left it intact. My sister took it upon herself to move it from where it was to my prior bedroom. In doing so, she slid it across the floor, skinned the veneer in some places and ripped it right off in the other places. This bascially destroyed the value of the table. The worst part is stealing the contents. I know for a fact that before it was moved, it contained the letters and everything from that earlier time. I was given so many stories. One, when it was moved to the new house, the contents were ratty and discarded. Two, my mother wanted to use it as a desk several years later and discarded the contents. Three, when it was moved, the contents were tossed out as they "were just things that needed to be thrown away." Four, my sister's step child said the contents were put in a plastic box. The results of this was the the veneer was damaged beyond repair. Yet, my mother denies all this. The trunk. It was left to me, not my sister, not my father, not to me and my sister but to me. My sister has broken into it around three times. From it has been taken Japanese pipes when my grandmother died and given to my uncle by mother mother, though, they weren't hers. In this trunk were items of personal interest to my grandmother, her mother and maybe

Is this contract i signed legally binding? I recently bought a car at in auction under the impression it was road worthy (I live in Ontario). I was under the impression of this because the information of the car they had posted on the wind shield said it was and so did the auctioneer. The contract i signed afterwards says that "by signing this you are aware that this car is sold "as is" and may not be road worthy". So i am wondering if i can get out of this contract since I am only 17 or for any other reasons? Another twist is that i have already paid in full and the owner ship has been switched to my name already(no body cosigned the contract with me either) I just realized this probally wasnt the best place to put this question, is there a way of changing where this question shows up?

how to know if you are a New Yorker....no offense to anyone.....is it funny? 1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan. 2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. 3. You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. 4. Hookers and the homeless are invisible. 5. The subway makes sense. 6. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual. 7. You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple". 8. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn. 9. You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard. 10. You consider Westchester "Upstate". 11. You think Central Park is "nature." 12. You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking. 13. You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal." 14. You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times. 15. You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent. 16. You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid. 17. You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed. 18. Your closet is filled with black clothes. 19. You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since 1977, and when you did, it terrified you. 20. You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents. 21. You take fashion seriously. 22. Being truly alone makes you nervous. 23. You have 27 different menus next to your telephone. 24. Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip." 25. America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you. 26. You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form. 27. You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise. 28. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes. 29. $50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag. 30. You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories. 31. You don't hear sirens anymore. 32. You've mentally blocked out all thoughts of the city's air quality and what it's doing to your lungs. 33. You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns. 34. Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watch seller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.

What do you think? Boredom led to story? [:? Okay, so I had nothing else to do with my time haha. So, whilst boredom played my mind, I thought I'd write a story? I'm not confident with my writing and it's for fun. What d'you guys think? I'm 16 by the way, and writing isn't my strongest point :]. Feel free to edit it if you like or if you spot anything that could be changed :) x Knowing the unforgiving truth of what the future held, I sat my ground strongly, my eyes fixed on each hopeless and saddened creature that passed through the glaring eyes of many. Their once beauty, each individual varying in ages showed, unravelled into a sensation of pain and heart ache. Teary eyed, in my mind I thought of helping each, but my heart told another story. Realistically I could do nothing but watch as the auctioneer scrambled out his words, describing each carelessly. Such magnificent creatures, that to myself were priceless, were sold little to nothing. How my heart ached to see their pain, their ability to forever hold their peace and no one to stand by and speak the truth of what they could only wish to say. Many I had seen, I knew for a fact, wouldn’t live to see the next spring. Many I knew were destined for the food production industry, many for worthless items. Others, destined for hope and love. That day, I didn’t think that I could change a life of such a majestic and breath-taking creature. I was wrong. Here, my journey only began. A journey of hope, love and a forever friendship that would build me up from strength to strength. It's definitely not finished yet :L But I'm not sure whether to carry it on? Haha, what do you think? Should I carry it out longer into a full on story? [: I've followed your advice and continued the story. Here's some of the beginning: Ever since a little girl, even before I could talk, my heart and mind were always ideally at a combination, set particularly on the idea of one thing. Horses. I always knew that they were the only things that could ever fulfil my ambitions in life. Growing up as a lonely child, living life on the rough edge was always forever hard. I had little to nothing to look ahead too and little possessions to call my own. I was never one for asking for the impossible, but could only wish that someday, I would always get what I had dreamed of. A horse. Once I could finally call my own. One that would always be there and never turn their back on me, even through the hardest of times, I’d still always have my best friend right beside me; someone that would never leave me, or hurt me, or abuse me. But one that would forever me, not because of what I was, but for who I was, knowing that I could always turn to them. Each day I wished, each night I prayed. But no hope came. No one listened. No one ever seemed to anymore. I lost all hope I ever had, and my dream too, was slowly disappearing without a grasp. I held on for so long, wanting something so bad, that I believed it would always come true. But realistically, I knew it was just another fantasy of mine. ***But one that would forever love me, not because of what I was, but for who I was, knowing that I could always turn to them, and they'd still be waiting, not matter the time, or day. They'd still be there.

what happens if you break a lease agreement? i have a year agreement with my landlord. been living here 8 months and need more room because of my baby and lack of storage space. would i just loose my deposit if i asked to leave now? its an auctioneers that im renting from and they do rent houses too so i was wondering if anyone was ever in same position and could just change properties with same compny without loosing deposit. ya cos i dont just want to break the lease and i dont think i will. ill try see if there ok with me switching properties and it would be to there advantage too because id be paying more rent. if not ill just wait the four months and hope the house is still available or something similar. thanks for the help :)

If an executor of a will does not follow the instructions, what can I do? All of the possessions were to be divided between my 3 younger brothers and myself, Instead, my younger brother who is the executor (I live out of state) is telling me to pick out a few "mementos" and the rest is going to be put into an estate sale; if anyone wants anything they'll have to BUY it after it's appraised by the auctioneer. THIS IS NOT WHAT MY MOM WANTED!! She was the president of the town's historical society for 20 years. There are antiques she has kept for generations. She must be TURNING OVER IN HER GRAVE to think these cherished family items will be turned over to a stranger. HELP!

what do i need to become an auctioneer? i am looking at setting up my own antiques business and want to hold actions, where i live there are none! i have searched the net for hours and have not got anywhere... in america you need to attend a collage then apply for licenses but i cant find anything for the uk? what do i need to comply with and does anybody know what licenses i need if any? i also know different government's in the uk have different rules. i am in wales i have searched my local council website but nothing because one site said in england and wales you need a premises licence?? im really confused!

I spend 2 hrs getting help but none helped me (check out my paragraph and check for any mistake)? This is poem called Auction by Leona Gom Rain. Machinery and furniture and all my past in naked rows across the yard. the house, garage, and barns emptied,plundered doorways ripped apart. strangers pawing through boxes of dishes and books, prodding the chesterfield with dirty boots and muttering junk. my mother brave and alone and uncrying for the husband just buried and the auctioneeer crying,sold for one dollar the day of the sale there was rain but nothing washed away then or since 1.what significance might the title have?? 2.would a paraphrase of difficult lines help?? 3.what is the situation or context of the poem?? 4.what is the subject (topic) of the poem?? 5.who is speaking (type of person)?? 6.what is the speaker's tone (attitude toward the subject)?? 7.what parts does the writer emphasize: the experience, the scene, the character(s)?? 8.what images stand out in your mind?? 9.which line(s) best reflects the key idea of the poem?why? 10.briefly summarize the theme or the purpose of the poem. these are my answers: The tone is sad, gloomy, depressing, and unhappy Selling precious thing for money Unforgettable bad memory The worst thing in life is to give up what you love and memory from. The father is died and they have to sell everything they have because they need money An auction where they are selling things from father’s death The worst thing in life is to give up your memories The writer emphasizes the mood, the weather, the scene. The mother, brave, along and uncrying for the husband just buried and the auctioneer crying, sold for one dollar. Mother trying not to cry but bursting into tears after items are sold. Losing someone you love, especially a parent can turn your life upside down. How we deal with death is different. Some submit to tears, others remain strong. The subject the selling of ones memories to try and move on with her life when she lost her beloved husband. The speaker is saying u cannot take away ones life memories with the selling of her things, the tone sounds strong and sad at the same time, and true full. The writer is speaking about how brave this woman is in all this change that is happening to her, and how ones days rain cannot get rid of the life she lived...which lives in her own mind forever. Nothing washed away....reflects how one days rain cannot remove anything in us we are more than just things we are love, we are our memories. The poem called Auction by Leona Gom is set under a sad, gloomy, depressing, and unhappy tone. The context of the poem seems to be one of an unforgettable bad memory selling precious things for money. The poem seems to surround itself with the idea that the worst thing in life is to give up what you love and the memory from it. It seems that the father is died and the family had to sell everything they have because they needed the money and support. So they auction belongings of their father as the mother tries not to cry but burst into tears after items are sold. The mother, brave, alone, and upset of the deceased of her love and the auctioneer crying, sold for one dollar set the gloomy nature and the writer emphasizes the mood, the weather, the scene. Losing someone you love-especially a parent-can turn your life upside down. How we each deal with death is different-some shed tears while others remain strong through the days. The speaker is saying that you cannot take away one’s life memories with the selling of possession, the tone sounds strong and sad at the same time, and true full. The writer is speaking about how brave this woman is in all this change that is happening to her, and how ones days rain cannot get rid of the life she lived...which lives in her own mind forever. Nothing washed away....reflects how one days rain cannot remove anything in us we are more than just things we are love, we are our memories.

Trying hard to find a comedian I saw on comic remix last week? While watching comic remix I missed the name of a guy that I found really funny: He was on a comedy stage [obviously] with the backdrop of what seemed to be the gates of heaven. He was wearing what reminded me of a priests outfit but I can't remember clearly much else or if that was even just a regular black suit. Anyways his joke was basically about living in a house where his wife/girlfriend knew the rules and he didn't. Parts that come to mind without any being dead on, all in a row: "No no don't drop that towel... now for anyone who laughed at that has lived in a house where only one of you knows the rules of the home. How much you want to bet it ain't you?" Then he immitates her saying his name really angry and fast, like an auctioneer? Anyone have any idea? haha I know what you mean, I'm sure I'll see it again :] No I love Bill Engvall, I'd know his voice anywhere haha. I'll leave this question up for awhile to see if anyone else knows. He had blonde hair, kind of short :)

what should i name my poem? yes i know its a little long, but it is definitely worth a read here it is: Without love, without respect he came for me. I remember every second; a crystal clear picture in my mind, as if it was yesterday. I lay on the ground, ear to the smooth wood, trying to hear the voices that speak in hushed tones, just past my bedroom door. The night goes on. There were footsteps, and then a knock. “Take her,” were the words of my father; his last words to me, the very last. Not a sound came out of my mouth. I understood what was going to happen to me: it was time. He pushed me through the door, my stubby fingers reaching for your hand, but it was too far. Your cries ring out; they pierce through the air. A slap, and the cries heard no longer. Tears form crystals on your cheeks, they drop down your face, onto the silk blouse you hold so dear to your heart. They stand out like splotches of paint on a piece of blank white paper. I left you that night, I left everything: the warmth of my bed as I slipped under the covers each night, the sizzling of fried eggs and the drip drop of the coffee brewing in the mornings, the friendly smell of the house as I stepped through the door. Your face was the last thing I saw in that house. Not the mailbox carved into the door, or the full-length mirror that hung on the wall. But you, my last memory. Now a new home waits for me to return to the safety of its shelter every day. It waits for me to come home, to walk on its tile floors that send shivers up my spine. It waits for me to use its kitchen, and sleep in its beds, to gaze out its windows, and enjoy the comfort of the living room as I talk to family and friends. But I do not enjoy it. I do not enjoy my life here. I do not enjoy the constant thoughts buzzing through my head; wondering when I will get out, wondering if I will get out. The rugs lay waiting for me, ready to comfort my fall when the fire ignites inside of him. I make a mistake, and bam! A slap hits me hard across the face. I want to stop it, but I am afraid. I am afraid of what he will do to me; it might only make matters worse. I am reminded of you; of the days when I was a child. I watched you toil and sweat From dusk ‘til dawn, never without a smile between those full, rose-colored cheeks. But when he came home and stepped through those doors, tears streamed down your face; they streamed down mine. I could do nothing. I could say nothing. Those were the rules. For years on end I have lived this life, like an ignored servant girl waiting for her master to call for her. I didn’t even smile as I walked down the aisle. I frowned, dreading the moment when I would become his slave, the wedding bells masked by the sound of an auctioneer’s gavel hitting the podium after a sale has been made. The kitchen window never goes a day without staring at the eyes of a daydreamer, who peers out through the thick film of dirt that has formed on the window-pane over the years. I dream of the day when I can leave this place; The walls concealing me from the world just outside the door. Things are happening, The times are changing. He can’t keep me in here forever. For years I have waited for you, I have waited for you to come. You have not come yet. But I will find you. Yes momma, that is my promise. To find my way back to your loving arms, to the smell of your perfume as I wake up each morning, your comforting words ready to shower down on me in times of trouble and despair. Now I stand here with you, holding your hand as the sun sets, the pearly white gates shining in the distance that will forever welcome people into their home. I have found you momma, I have found you. And I will never let you go again.

Please check for any kinds of mistake (grammar)? This is poem called Auction by Leona Gom Rain. Machinery and furniture and all my past in naked rows across the yard. the house, garage, and barns emptied,plundered doorways ripped apart. strangers pawing through boxes of dishes and books, prodding the chesterfield with dirty boots and muttering junk. my mother brave and alone and uncrying for the husband just buried and the auctioneeer crying,sold for one dollar the day of the sale there was rain but nothing washed away then or since The poem called Auction by Leona Gom, is set under a sad, gloomy, depressing, and unhappy tone. The context of the poem seems to be one of an unforgettable bad memory: selling precious things for money. The poem surrounds itself with the idea that the worst thing in life is to give up what you love and the memory from it. The father is dead, leaving the family to sell everything they had to receive the needed money and support. Therefore, they auctioned belongings of their father as the mother tries not to cry, but she burst into tears after items are sold. The mother, brave, alone, and upset of the deceased of her love and the auctioneer crying, sold for one dollar set the gloomy nature and the writer emphasizes the mood, the weather, the scene. Losing someone you love, especially a parent, can turn your life upside down. How an individual deals with death is different. Some shed tears while others remain strong. The speaker is saying that you cannot take away one’s life memories with the selling of possession. The tone is strong and sad at the same time, but also truthful. The writer is speaking about how brave this woman is in all this change that is happening to her, and how one day’s rain cannot get rid of the life she lived. Which lives in her own mind forever. "Nothing washed away" reflects how one day's rain cannot remove anything in an individual; one is more than just things, one is love, one is one's memories

What do you understand by 'vehicle will be sold as is were is? (Details below)? The following information appeared in a daily newspaper. Property Services, No.56Newpark Sale town Public Auction Sale On January 25,2002 at 10:00 a.m. i will offer for sale on the date and at the place mentioned above the following vehicle: One 1999 Toyota Mini Bus Terms of Sale: (1) Strictly cash on the fall of the hammer. (2) Vehicle on view on the morning of the sale. (3) Vehicle will be sold as is where is. Tom who lived twenty miles away. drove to the address on the date specified with the intention of purchasing the minibus. On arrival he was told by the auctioneer that the bus was no longer available and was removed from the items to be auctioned. Tom became furious, threatened to sue fro breach of contract and demanded a refund of his traveling expenses.

Should John Brown refund Tom's traveling expenses? Give reasons for your answer (Detail below)? The following information appeared in a daily newspaper. Property Services, No.56Newpark Sale town Public Auction Sale On January 25,2002 at 10:00 a.m. i will offer for sale on the date and at the place mentioned above the following vehicle: One 1999 Toyota Mini Bus Terms of Sale: (1) Strictly cash on the fall of the hammer. (2) Vehicle on view on the morning of the sale. (3) Vehicle will be sold as is where is. Tom who lived twenty miles away. drove to the address on the date specified with the intention of purchasing the minibus. On arrival he was told by the auctioneer that the bus was no longer available and was removed from the items to be auctioned. Tom became furious, threatened to sue fro breach of contract and demanded a refund of his traveling expenses.

PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT? PLEASE READ ANY MAKE ANY CHANGE OR GRAMMAR MISTAKE YOU SEE The poem called Auction by Leona Gom is set under a sad, gloomy, depressing, and unhappy tone. The context of the poem seems to be one of an unforgettable bad memory selling precious things for money. The poem seems to surround itself with the idea that the worst thing in life is to give up what you love and the memory from it. It seems that the father is died and the family had to sell everything they have because they needed the money and support. So they auction belongings of their father as the mother tries not to cry but burst into tears after items are sold. The mother, brave, alone, and upset of the deceased of her love and the auctioneer crying, sold for one dollar set the gloomy nature and the writer emphasizes the mood, the weather, the scene. Losing someone you love-especially a parent-can turn your life upside down. How we each deal with death is different-some shed tears while others remain strong through the days. The speaker is saying that you cannot take away one’s life memories with the selling of possession, the tone sounds strong and sad at the same time, and true full. The writer is speaking about how brave this woman is in all this change that is happening to her, and how ones days rain cannot get rid of the life she lived...which lives in her own mind forever. Nothing washed away....reflects how one days rain cannot remove anything in us we are more than just things we are love, we are our memories.

PLEASE FOR GOD SAKE HELP ME? PLEASE CHECK THIS OUT? PLEASE READ ANY MAKE ANY CHANGE OR GRAMMAR MISTAKE YOU SEE The poem called Auction by Leona Gom is set under a sad, gloomy, depressing, and unhappy tone. The context of the poem seems to be one of an unforgettable bad memory selling precious things for money. The poem seems to surround itself with the idea that the worst thing in life is to give up what you love and the memory from it. It seems that the father is died and the family had to sell everything they have because they needed the money and support. So they auction belongings of their father as the mother tries not to cry but burst into tears after items are sold. The mother, brave, alone, and upset of the deceased of her love and the auctioneer crying, sold for one dollar set the gloomy nature and the writer emphasizes the mood, the weather, the scene. Losing someone you love-especially a parent-can turn your life upside down. How we each deal with death is different-some shed tears while others remain strong through the days. The speaker is saying that you cannot take away one’s life memories with the selling of possession, the tone sounds strong and sad at the same time, and true full. The writer is speaking about how brave this woman is in all this change that is happening to her, and how ones days rain cannot get rid of the life she lived...which lives in her own mind forever. Nothing washed away....reflects how one days rain cannot remove anything in us we are more than just things we are love, we are our memories.

Want to hear some clean Christmas jokes? These are just jokes. They are not about you or anyone you know. So do not get mad at them. If you do not like them, then go look for some you do like. Thanks Why is Christmas just like another day at the office?  You end up doing all the work and the fat guy in the suit gets all the credit. ====== How did the chickens dance at the Christmas party?  Chick to chick! ==== Christmas is just plain weird. What other time of the year do you sit in front of a dead tree in your living room eating candy and snacks out of your socks? ======= Santa's Outfit How do you know Santa has to be a man?  No woman is going to wear the same outfit year after year. ======= Christmas Mistletoe Jokes Where does the mistletoe migrate to become rich and famous? Holly-Wood! Romeo: What would it take to make you give me a kiss under the Christmas mistletoe ?  Juliette: An anesthetic ======= You are so hideously ugly, that at Christmas, we hang you up and kiss mistletoe instead. ============= Before you find your handsome prince, you've got to kiss a lot of frogs under the mistletoe. ===== Q: Mum, can I please have a cat for Christmas: Ans: No. You'll have turkey the same us the rest of us. ===== Q: What's the most popular Christmas wine?  Ans: 'I don't like Brussels sprouts!' ======= Q: Why do Canadians find turkey so popular at Christmas? Ans: Because the weather warmer there. ===== Q: Why would you invite a mushroom to a Christmas party?  Ans: He's a fun guy to be with. ====== Q: What did the Spanish fireman call his twin sons?  Ans: Hose A, and Hose B. ==== Q: Where do sheep get their hair cut?  Ans: At the baa baa shop. ===== Q: What happened when the snowman annoyed the snowwoman? Ans. She gave him the cold shoulder. ======= What kind of tree do fingers grow on?  A palm tree. === What do you call a penguin in the Sahara desert? Lost. ==== What do you call a woman who stands between two goal posts? Annette ==== On which side do chickens have most feathers?  On the outside. ===== What do you call a train loaded with toffee?  A chew chew train. ===== What's furry and minty?  A polo bear. ====== What's big, grey and wear glass slippers?  Cinderelephant. ===== How do snails keep their shells shiny?  They use snail varnish. ===== What must you know to be an auctioneer? Lots. ====== Did you hear about the man who bought a paper shop?  It blew away. =======

slavery in America?!?!?! PLEASE HELP!!! 10 P's? 1.) In 1808, the US Congress passed a law banning the _______ of slaves. owning importation exportation freeing 2.) What was not a major export crop in the US before the Industrial Revolution? Cotton Tobacco Rice Indigo 3.) Some __________ trade routes were based on selling slaves. Square Triangular Polygonal None of the above 4.) Industrialization of the textile industry caused the number of plantation slaves to ___________. Increase Decrease Remain the same All of the above 5.) Slaves could not own land and could not ________. Vote Move freely Testify in courts All of the above 6.) In the South, many slaves lived __________ with many other slaves. On small farms In beautiful homes On plantations Alone 7.) _________ was the main crop of the plantations of Virginia, North Carolina, and Maryland. Corn Cotton Tobacco Sugar Cane 8.) Slavery did not take hold in _____________ because of the region's soil and climate didn't favor large scale agriculture. The Deep South North Carolina New England All of the above 9.) At southern slave auctions, a child could be sold to the highest ________ and taken from his/her mother. bidder auctioneer overseer none of the above 10.) In the South, it was typical for ______ to share their cabins with 10-12 people. Plantation owners Plantation overseers Children Slaves 11.) Slavery is sometimes called ________. "The Chain Gang" "The Peculiar Institution" "Uncle Tom's Cabin" "Life of the Lowly" 12.) Who was the leader of the slave rebellion that sent shockwaves throughout the Southern plantations in 1831? Nat Turner Harriet Tubman Bill Hawkins Frederick Douglass 13.) According to the law at that time, when a slave ran away, he/she was _______. crossing state lines legally stealing property from his/her owner deserting his/her spouse and children free to go 14.) Who was Thomas Garrett? a Southern slaveholder a Quaker abolitionist who worked on the Eastern line of the Underground Railroad a runaway slave an abolitionist Congressman who fought to end slavery 15.) Why did the second federal Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 anger white Northerners? It forced them to participate in recapturing runaway slaves. They were afraid they might be mistaken for fugitive slaves. They believed it made it too easy for fugitive slaves to evade capture None of the above 16.) Slaves, like land or a house, were considered ________. Expendable Free Property People 17.) A person who spoke out against slavery was called a(n) __________. Anti-abolitionist Abolitionist Freedom fighters None of the above 18.) Slaves enabled southern plantation owners to obtain wealth by growing sugar, indigo, and ________. barley wheat corn cotton 19.) Harriet ________ was a heroic figure on the Underground Railroad making 19 missions to free slaves. Douglass Beecher Tubman Garrison 20.) Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book titled ____________ that helped the nation understand the tragedy of slavery. A biography of the life of Frederick Douglass Liberator Uncle Tom's Cabin An Appeal in Four Articles

My sister-in-law's father was arrested for burglary, should I allow his granddaughter in my home? He was arrested on 3 counts of burglary, one of which was against an 80 year old couple who lived down the road. It turns out he had two prior convictions for the same thing from as far back as 20 years ago... My sister-in-law just makes up excuses for him, and says that we're all over-reacting... He used the excuse during his plea hearing that he only did it because he's bipolar and addicted to Vicodin and alcohol... So, the pansy judge let him off the hook... he got 3 years probation as long as he gets "counseling" and doesn't drink anymore... Which I think is BULL CRAP. We found out that he was using our adorable 4 year old niece as a way to gain people's trust. He was an auctioneer (before they fired him for this whole burglary thing), and he would bring her to trade shows and private seller meetings and have her charm people to get information from them about what valuables they owned. He apparently used to do this with his own daughter too (my sister-in-law, my niece's mom)... We just found all of this out a couple months ago when we saw it in the paper... She didn't even bother to tell us... I should mention that my niece is not my biological niece, she's sort of a step-niece, no legal relation to me. My grandmother (who was very wealthy) passed away about two weeks before he was arrested. My sister-in-law and my niece had visited her house once while she was sick just a month earlier. There was never a problem with my grandma's security system until after she passed and nobody was at the house. The security system was set off three nights in a row and someone had pulled out a small vent above the porch door (we were assuming they were trying to find the wiring for the alarm on that door). After we heard he was arrested for burglary, we thought it could have been him trying to break in... I've already decided that my sister-in-law is not welcome in my home (her father isn't either, but that goes without saying). She knew what her father was and what he did, and now she's an adult and not only does she seem like she's okay with what he does and makes excuses for him, but now she lets her daughter be around him and be subject to the same circumstances, the same ones that she was in when she was younger (and to all I know, she could still be working with him, because she's acted very suspiciously at my parents' house a few times, walking in and out of bedrooms and the basement and garage for no reason). My question is, should I let my niece (his granddaughter) over to my house at all? I don't have as many valuables as my parents do (and grandmother did), but I still don't want her casing the place for him, because she still see's him on a regular basis. What would you do if you were in my situation? I don't want to take it out on the kid, because I know it's not her fault that her mother and grandfather are absolute psychopaths, but at the same time I don't want to leave myself vulnerable to her family. What would you do?

what to do if an auctioneer didn't make a transfer of title after buying a car? I bought a car in texas in april 2010, I asked for an out of state title to virginia because I was still living there, but now I moved to california and when I ask the dmv texas and virginia about my car they say that its not under my name. I have a bill of sale thats all. I don't even know if the car is under the previous buyer's name or under the auction name. thank you

Is it a law in Ohio that you need to have a licensed auctioneer for a live auction for a fundraiser?

How to get rid of things, auction, sales, etc.? My mom was a pack rat and has tons of things. She has passed away and now we have to get rid of her things. She has a few large storage rooms. It all is a level above garage sale items. We all live far away and would like to get rid of it in one lump sum. That means having someone pick it all up and sell it via auction. Where would we go? Who would we contact? There is a list of auctioneers in our city, but I am not sure what to ask for. We need the auctioneer to pick it up a sell it somewhere else than the storage rooms. Do auctioneers do that? And what type of auctioneer do we look for? We don't want a real estate auctioneer. Any help?? Thanks.

Car bought at auction years ago, no title, owner deceased? I live in Florida. About eight years ago my father-in-law (who is now deceased) bought a car at auction in California with the intention of restoring it. But he never did and never did anything about the paperwork. I have the eight year old bill of sale from the auctioneers with the VIN but no other paperwork. It may well have been a salvage title but he didn't even obtain that nor file papers with the DMV. Now he is dead and I have the mess to sort out. Amazingly, with a new battery it fires up and runs but the bodywork has minor damage and it looks like nothing of value. I don't want to spend thousands sorting out this essentially worthless car, however it is a runner. I can get a new bill of sale from the estate administrators, but I am sure the DMV assumes it was scrapped years ago. No papers have been filed and who knows maybe they want some huge fine for not doing the filings for eight years. Good luck! Is there someway I can put it back in service? Possibly in another State (I have relatives all over) Even scrap dealers are reluctant to take it without a title. This problem must have been faced before but I can't find a discussion on the internet. Can anyone point me in the right direction please? I'm sure it's easy to replace a recently lost title when the person does it themselves but this involves sale at auction without title, transfer of ownership, deceased person and eight years of neglect. I am 3000 miles away from California so popping around to the local DMV for a chat is not an option. And the California DMV is notoriously unresponsive and slow to those who even live in state and have ordinary business. I was hoping to hear that another state or nearby country would process without fuss or a perhaps a way to get rid of it without and endless paper chase. I realize the old man should have sorted things years ago or just left it on the streets of San Francisco to be stolen, but he didn't!

please answer this .? a few months ago i had a dream about moving to a different house four houses away form my mothers house it wasnt for sale or anything i just seen myself living in it .for the last few weeks me and my husband have been talking about moving nearer my mother as she has alzheimers and we seen a house about ten miles away from her that we liked so today we rang the auctioneers to put our property on the market after ringing the auctioneers me and my husband went to visit my mother and as we were driving into the housing estate that she lives in we spotted a for sale sign in the garden of the house i had dreamt of and now we are in love with it .is this faith ?

Is it a law in Ohio that you need to have a licensed auctioneer for a live auction for a fundraiser?