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Smith Hodgkinson & McGinty.

Thursday 28th July at 11am;
Waldorf House,
5 Cooper Street,
Manchester
Tel: 0161 233 2900.

Precision toolmaking equipment.

Taking place at Units 3 & 4,
Hammond Avenue,
Whitehill Ind. Est.,
Stockport.

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CJM Asset Management,

Thursday 28th July at 11am
Duchess House,
Queensway Court,
North Lincs.
Tel: 01724 334411. ;

Ex-MoD and service industry equipment:

Generators, pumps, mobile cranes, marine and marinised engines etc.

Taking place at Binbrook Technology Park, Market Rasen, Lincs.

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Sweeney Kincaid
29 Jul 2005 10:00
19 Colquhoun Avenue
Hillington
Glasgow
G52 4BN

Viewing: Morning of sale from 9am or view and bid online pre sale: www.sweeney-kincaid.com.

PRIVATE & COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

Izuzu Trooper, 3.1 D Intercooler, N Reg, 130,000 mls
Volkswagon L46 TDI LWB Minibus S Reg
Ford Transit 190 Pickup L Reg
Ford Iveco Cargo 7.5 ton Rigid Box Van with tailift, T Reg
Vauxhall Astra LS Estate 2.0DTI Silver, 04
Renault Clio Grande, Blue, Y Reg
Citroen Saxo, Blue W Reg

COMPRESSOR

2003 Compair Type L30 - 7.5 349023/0723 Enclosed Air Compressor, 4.70m3/min

RESTAURANT/CAFE FURNITURE; CATERING EQUIPMENT

Quantity of Round Dining Tables, Square Cafe Tables, High Backed Oak Chairs and Wicker Chairs Refrigerated Counter, Upright Freezer, Ice Making Machine, Upright Bottle Cooler, Hobart Gas Double Pan Fryer, Hobart 6 Ring Gas Commercial Cooker, 4 Ring Gas Commercial Cooker, SAG Salamander Grill, Ace Air Extraction System, Sushi Preparation Equipment, Paladin Table Top "L" Sealer c/w Table, Rutland Buttering Unit, Anchor Model Mini-Matic 11E Crack Automatic Lidder c/w Table, Lincat Model V6FD Turbo Fan Oven, Eurofours Microprocessor Controlled Baking System Comprising 2 x Fastron 4 Tray Turbo Ovens Type RS04A102, 8 Tray Prover & 4 Stainless Steel Racks c/w Quantity Baking Trays, Chest Freezer, Stainless Steel Hot Cupboards

CUSHION FILLING SYSTEMS

4 x Mark 1A Cushion Filling Machine, with work station and weigh system

WOODWORKING & WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT; INDUSTRIAL CLEANING SYSTEM

Sheppach TS4000 Panel Saw, Planer/Thicknesser
Karcher Model HDS 100DE Van Mountable High Pressure Diesel Driven Cleaning System. Working Pressure -60-180 BAR. Flow Rate 450 - 900 L/H. Temp 80c -140c. Engine Power 9HP. Dimensions 1130 x 750 x 855mm, c/w electrical starting & 10OOItr water tank (separate from main unit)

IT & BUSINESS EQUIPMENT; OFFICE FURNITURE

Various Epos Systems: 2 x Casio GT 7300 Touch Terminals & Epson TMSS Thermal Printer, Samsung Model ER-5100 Electronic Cash Register
2003 Cezanne Elite Screen Desktop Flatbed Scanner, Apple PowerMac G4, PCs with monitors and keyboards, Printers, Copiers, Fax Machines
Boardroom Table, Leather, UPVC & Fabric Upholstered Hi-Back Swivel Armchairs, Desks, Filing Cabinets etc.

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Morris Leslie Ltd
30 Jul 2005 10:30
71 South Road
Lochee
Dundee
Tayside
DD2 3EG

On instructions from Parrot Pine
Viewing: Friday 29th July from 9am to 4pm and morning of sale from 8.30am to 10.30am.
Catalogue Info:

CONTENTS OF A PINE WORKSHOP

3,500 sq m of laid slates to be sold in batches on roof (11 bays) - Pine Furniture, 7 Gas Roof Mounted Heaters, Spray Booth (for pine spraying), Specialist Pumps, Workshop equipment, 3 roller doors (large), large quantity of Perspex roofing sheets in situ, quantity of racking, lighting, spiral staircase. Velux windows, fire doors, picture framing equipment, number of electric junction boxes, numerous other items.

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Charterfields Limited
03 Aug 2005 09:00
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire

Drive Direct Motor Group plc (in administration)
Viewing: Day Prior 10am to 4pm and day of sale from 9am.
Catalogue Info: available from Agents or can be downloaded from website.
Additional Info: ID Required for Registration - Passport or Photographic Driving Licence, and Current Utility Bill. No Children Allowed On Site. Buyers Premium - 10% plus VAT.

Content: THE CONTENTS OF FIVE ROVER, FIAT & KIA DEALERSHIPS (OVER 900 LOTS)

22 x Various Vehicle Lifts: 5 x OMCN Two Post Lifts, 2 x Stenhoj Four Post MOT Lifts, KIMM Two Post Lift, H & H Two Post Lift, Stenhoj Two Post Lift, Autec Two Post Lift,
Bradbury Two Post Lift, Blue Point Two Post Lift, Tecalemit Four Post Lift, plus 8 other Two Post Lifts

Body Shop: 2 x Dalby Spray Booths, Spraybrake Booth, Paint Mixing Booth and Equipment, Cobra Body Dozer, Black Hawk Euro Dozer RK452, 2 x Octagonal
Floor Plates, Celette Metro 2000 Body Jig, S/N 1172, Black Hawk P188 Body Jig and Tooling

Electronic Test and Emission Equipment: Kamasa Opax 2000 II Smoke Meter, Crypton Diesel Tune Test System with DX230 Smokemeter, Omitec OM4000 Infra Red Gas Analyser, Crypton System Scope 400 Engine Analyser, Sun DGA Electronic Test Station, 2 x Rover T4 Test Books with Stands, Vauxhall and Nissan Electronic Test
Modules, 2 x Kia Break Out Boxes, Kia Hiscam Handheld PDA, PDA Electronic Test Book, Fiat Examiner Test Books

Tyre and Wheel Tracking Equipment: Balco Colibri BL502 Tyre Changer, Balco B930 Wheel Balancer, Biessbath M43 Tyre Changer, Biessbath 100 Wheel Balancer, Faip Bravo Tyre Changer, Faip Pulsar Wheel Balancer, Supertracker Wheel Alignment Gauge, Biessbath Microline Formel 2000 Wheel Alignment System, Hoffman
Electronic Wheel Balancer, Manual Tyre Change Post, Bear Series 2000 Wheel Alignment Centre

Air Conditioning and Test Equipment: Tecnotest LD Comp C-6-Refrigerant Recovery and Recharge Unit, 2 x Biessbath 26 Refrigerant Recovery and Recharge Units, 2 x Sealey VS600 Leak Detectors, Biessbath AC1200/AC1340 Leak Detectors

General: Rover and Kia Special Tooling, Trolley Jacks, Axle Stands, Engine Cranes, Engine Support Beams, Gearbox Jacks, Headlight Beam Setters, Parts Washers, Engine Stands, Garage Presses, 12 x Waste Oil Catch Tanks, Drum Trollies, Multimeters, Interfaces, Diesel, Petrol, Oil and Coolant Compression Testers, Kent Moore Special Tooling, Benches, Vices, Battery Chargers, Nederman 4 Drop Fume Extraction System, Kiekens C-652 Industrial Dust Extraction System with 9 x Remote Stations, Hirane AS 180CE Autospotter Welder, Olympus 165 Mig Welder, Thermadyne MG6000 Lombardi Powered Diesel Generator, Stihl TS400 Radiac Saw, 2 x Bosch GBH2-22RE Hammer Drills

Air Compressors: HPC TSV20A Two Stage Compressor, Receiver Mounted Compressor, Atlas Copco GA115 Compressor, Boge 22 Air Dryer, Mobile Petrol
Powered Compressor

Parts: Large Quantity of Genuine Rover, Kia and Nissan Parts, Sony and Kenwood Hi-Fi Systems, Body Panels and Consumables, Oils, Greases, Protective Stocks

Office Furniture and Equipment: Various Chairs, Modular Desking, Tables, Canteen Equipment, Televisions, Stationery, PC�fs, Flat Screen Monitors, Printers and Photocopiers

Motor Vehicles (included by kind permission): Y905 MHE Ford Transit 260 TD SWB Van, 1998cc, Registered 26.04.01, MOT to 04.05, Y568 AGE Vauxhall Vectra SRI 150 Five Door Hatchback, 2198cc, Registered 29.03.01, MOT to 03.06. H163 CED Leyland Roadrunner Slide Bed Recovery Truck.

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Peaker Pattinson & Co Ltd
05 Aug 2005 10:00
Unit 16
865 Ringwood Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH11 8LL

Arc Precision Engineering Ltd
Viewing: Tuesday 2 August 9.30am to 4.30pm or may be arranged strictly by appointment for Monday 1 August.
Register and bid on-line at www.ppbid.com Bidding closes: Friday 5 August 10am.

Content: CNC & CONVENTIONAL EQUIPMENT USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF PROTOTYPE FORMULA 1 COMPONENTS

CNC
Hurco VMX 24 Vertical Machining Centre. Ultimax 4 CNC control.
Table 500 x 760mm. Movement X=610mm Y=500mm Z=610mm. 10,000rpm max spindle speed, 24 tool ATC, 30m/min feed rapid, swarf conveyor, tool trolley & qty. 40 Int. taper tool holders, 1x Kurt pull down vice. Software options inc: 3D mould, Uliti pockets, DXF, Industry Standard NC, Rigid Tap & Data Smoothing. s/n M242/06208081AFA. 3530 Hours. (2002)

Hurco VMX 24 Vertical Machining Centre. Ultimax 4 CNC control.
Table 500 x 760mm. Movement X=610mm Y=500mm Z=610mm. 10,000rpm max spindle speed, 24 tool ATC, 30m/min feed rapid, swarf conveyor, tool trolley & qty. 40 Int. taper tool holders, 2x Kurt pull down vices. Software options inc; 3D mould, Uliti pockets, DXF, Industry Standard NC, Rigid Tap & Data Smoothing. s/n M242/06103121 BFA. 4027 Hours. (2001)

Hurco BMC 30/M Vertical Machining Centre. Ultimax 3 CNC control. Table 500 x 1100mm. Movement X=760mm Y=550mm Z=550mm. 8000rpm max spindle speed, 24 tool ATC, Nikken 4th axis (10" Dia), swarf conveyor, tool trolley & qty. 40 Int. taper tool holders. 3x Kurt pull down vices. Software options inc; 3D Mould, Uliti Pockets, DXF, Industry Standard NC, Rigid Tap & Data Smoothing, s/n B3M92101076AG (1996)

HAAS SL 20SE CNC Turning centre. HAAS CNC control. 200mm swing x 500mm BC. 4000rpm max spindle speed. 8" Kitagawa hydraulic chuck, 10 station turret & holders, Programmable tailstock. Tool setting probe, parts catcher & swarf conveyor. CNC version 4.25 & optional package, Fanuc compatible, extended memory & floppy disc storage. S/n 65193. 140 hours. (2002)

Machine Tools & General
XYZ Model 410 gap bed centre lathe, 200mm swing x 1000mm BC, Quick change tool post & holders, 3 & 4 jaw chucks, Newall DP7 2 axis DRO, 36 to 2000rpm spindle speeds. s/n 860316 (1997)

XYZ 1500 VS Universal Turret milling machine. Table 9" x 42", 3 x 'Align' table power drive units, Newall Sapphire 2 axis DRO, Arc light, Spindle speeds variable to 4200rpm. (1996)

Delapena Speedhone Model E M Electronic honing machine, with holders tools & mandrels. S/n 0519407 (1999)

XYX 1610 Vertical Bandsaw, Table 550x600mm, Throat 400mm, Variable speed range, Blade Welding unit. (2001)
Bomar STG 230G Horizontal Band saw, 2 speed. 7" mitre vice & hydraulic lift. (2000)

Pedrazzoli Brown 250 Horizontal Pull Down Saw. 250mm dia saw, 180mm mitre vice, 2 speed, Coolant. (1998)

Cuttermaster MG30 drill / cutter grinder. 2 axis adjustable leadscrews & dial. Air bearings. Collets. S/n 5419 (2001)

Vanco Model 1 Flexiband vertical linisher. 1" wide belt. S/n 16072
Sealey 6" heavy duty bench grinder model BG 150/D/99 & Clarke 6" bench grinder model CBG6RP
Hilka Pro-Craft 1400 mobile arc welding unit
5C Horizontal / Vertical collet milling adaptor with collets.
Kool Mist spray coolant generator, model 100N
3 x (boxed & unused) Tool Trolleys for 40 int. taper tool holders.
Kurt D688 Anglock 6" machine vice & Kurt DL-640 Double Lock 6" machine vice (Boxed & unused)
Arnold 8" Hydraulic vice, Jones & Shipman 8" vice, Homge 8" Hydraulic vice.
CI cube 9x10x12" & CI Angle Plate 9x12x16"
2 x Granite surface tables 18x24" workshop grd. & Axiom granite surface table 24x30" inspection grd.
3 x 650x2000mm, 1x 650x1500mm & 2x650x1000mm metal workbenches & Clarke woodworking bench 500 x 1400mm
Tesa Hite 600 Vertical digital height gauge S/n 6K 057-01
Linear digital depth micrometer, Aerospace 300mm digital height gauge.
Misc. inspection equipment; Sets of Pins, Vernier Caliper etc. Misc. Drills, milling cutters etc
Kennedy hot wax tool dip. 6"dia. range to160degC.
Mezzanine Floor & Stairway "L" Shaped approx 8M x 9.5M
Sealey P 250 Electric Hoist. 250kg SWL. Clark Strongarm FT 550 Pallet Truck 2000kg SWL & Clark Strongarm CFC 1000 mobile lifting arm. 1000kg SWL.

Fluidair Rotapak rotary compressor model 47 (7Bar), 23677 hours
S/n 40908. (1998) with Cool Technology air receiver 20"dia x 60" & Hydrovane HRD 75 Refrigerant Dryer

C&M Topline Finishing system Model 300 Vibratory Deburring machine
Burr-King 110 volt Vibratory deburring machine, 9" dia.

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Japanese Car Imports

New Address:
30 Berth Tilbury Freeport, Tilbury, Essex RM18 7HB!
Please visit the website on www.japaneseimportauctions.com
New Address as above:
Turn left when entering the port and follow the road round - we are on the right after 1.4 miles.
All other contact details remain the same.

The Port Secutiry has been upgraded; please ensure you bring your Photo ID with you to ensure smooth entry to the Port. NO under 16's allowed on the Port, Port regulations.

WE ADVISE YOU TO CONFIRM ABOVE DETAILS WITH AUCTIONEER BEFORE TRAVELLING

News

The Secret to Making Astounding Profits from Property is by Buying Dirt Cheap.

It's as easy and as simple as that. And there's a small group of informed people around the country who know this, and who are quietly and confidently making shocking amounts of money by buying at rock-bottom prices and smoothly selling on. Naturally enough they avoid the traditional estate agent route. They pass by the newspaper small-ads, and concentrate their time and energy where they know they'll get the best deal - at auction.

Typically, you can buy at a 30% discount of similar properties advertised in estate agent's windows. Now, 30% off the cost of a new fridge is not going to change anyone's life, a saving of maybe ��150. However, 30% off the average property is about ��20,000. Buy and sell two, three properties a year, which is extremely easy to do, and ... well, you can do the sums yourself. Needless to say, there's big money to be made for very little effort. Indeed, one major property auctioneer reports lots selling for 45% of their present market value, and deeper discounts than that are quite frankly not unusual

Of course you don't have to trade in property to benefit. You may be looking purely to buy a home in which to live, or maybe a second home to rent out for some extra income. That's just fine. Through Buying Bargains At Property Auctions you can find a great place for a silly price and either pocket the saving or raise your expectations and buy a bigger and better property than you ever thought you'd be able to afford. Now that's an exciting prospect.

But do you want to know the really exciting thing about property auctions? It's the trading potential ... the ability to consistently make overwhelming gains over and over again. Who knows, the bug may bite and having experienced property auctions and all they have to offer first-hand you may like to start dealing part-time, buying one property at a time at an outrageous discount from auction and quickly selling on at a realistic market price. It's easily done. It happens all the time. It's lucrative and the whole process, as a short-term investment strategy, is a particularly low risk exercise. Very low risk. Then ... who knows? You might enjoy the process (and the proceeds!) so much it just might develop into an enterprise, maybe a side-line or even a flourishing business, perhaps a full-time pre-occupation (I say pre-occupation rather than occupation because to most people it's much less a job than an immeasurably fun hobby).

But the most wonderful aspect about buying bargain properties (and land, of course) from auction is that your investment can double, treble even, the very moment the hammer comes down. BANG! What other investment/hobby/pastime, call it what you will, offers such tremendous rewards in such a short space of time? Exciting ... Rewarding ... Fun .. Low Risk

Why Buy Property From Auction?

Because of the sheer simplicity of the process, the variety and choice of stock on offer and the speed of the whole endeavour. It simply makes good business sense. Forget the conventional approach to property ownership - the go-between estate agent taking their pound of flesh, the counter offers, the waiting, the gazumping, deposits, the lengthy time it takes to exchange contracts and complete the deal. In fact, trying to make money from property using conventional methods is a real lottery. Profit margins are tiny, sometimes non-existent, and it may take years waiting for a property to increase in value. The only sensible, sure-fire way to make substantial capital gains fast is to buy cheaply and then sell on again at just under the market rate (which you can afford to do since you will buy at such a discount).

Apart from repossessions, there are many other reasons why properties come up for auction.

Breweries, in order to comply with Monopolies and Mergers Commission criteria, have to occasionally sell quantities of public houses, but cannot put them up for sale on the open market.

Other multi-nationals and large companies (BT, water, electricity and gas concerns, the petrol industry etc) own vast areas of our country, buildings and land that are sitting idle.

The guaranteed speedy cash from auction sales comes in handy at the end of the tax year when dividends need to be increased to maintain or enhance share prices.

Executors often want a quick return to settle the division of wills. Beneficiaries may be much more interested in getting their bequests immediately rather than having to wait the eternity for a conventional sale to proceed, irrespective of a smaller return.

You'll find that many fascinating lots are entered by local authorities and government departments who are more interested in not being seen to be preferential to this or that developer (and thus open to accusations of sleaze) than in achieving realistic prices. Indeed the Financial Times recently reported "over 300 council properties" up for sale from just one authority, and the same newspaper came up with yet another reason properties are offered for sale at auction - "receivers and trustees need a public stage to show they are fulfilling a duty" "It provides a quick and efficient method of sale, avoiding the procrastination often associated with private treaty [Estate Agent] sales".

Why, you may ask, are property auctions shrouded in secrecy and considered to be a specialist process reserved for experts and those 'in-the-know' - developers, landlords, professional investors and the like?

It may not surprise you to learn - those people would rather like to keep it that way. It's in their interest to keep the whole process rather quiet. They're happy making a killing out of this system so why would they want anyone else involved, disturbing their comfortable existence and cashing-in?

If you found gold or struck oil would you put an advert in the paper?

No-one is excluded from participating in property auctions and more and more people are now discovering these Aladdin's Caves for themselves. Further, for many years auction houses themselves were content with the status quo. They were only too pleased to deal with regular clientele, familiar faces who promised not to make waves as long as they were fed a regular diet of juicy deals.

There existed somewhat of a 'clubby' atmosphere to the proceedings. Now, most auction houses have begun to open their doors a little wider and accept the non-professional, the amateur, even the casual observer - mainly due to public pressure.

Some have openly stated that they are now in favour of attracting members of the public to share in the spoils - though you would hardly know it from the insignificant amount of publicity they engage in.

It is rather difficult for property auctioneers. On the one hand they need to be seen to be being open and fair, and on the other they have their business to protect. You see, too high a profile might upset their clients - the organisations and individuals who quietly pass surplus properties through their sales. Building societies and banks want to keep the disposal of embarrassing and awkward repossessions as quiet as humanly possible, for obvious reasons - but they want the cash, the equity that bricks and mortar represents, to lend to someone else.

That's their business after all. They have no interest in empty properties, neither is there any interest being paid to them.

Then there are maintenance costs to consider, insurances, security, dilapidations. To place repossessions in estate agent's windows would assuredly depress the housing market and win them no friends.

Not the best way to drum-up potential new business, plus it would serve to anger existing borrowers.

Selling quietly at auctions serves them well. They don't need the full market value because mortgage repayments have already been made and deposits retained, and any and all losses are fully insured.

Financial institutions are not stupid. They simply can't lose. And because they're insured the prices fetched at auction are almost irrelevant. All they desire is to speedily dispose of what they consider to be a liability in exchange for cash to loan out.

The truth is that thousands upon thousands of substantially undervalued properties are simply got rid of, at knock-down prices, at auction throughout the land ... every week of the year for a variety of reasons. And, encouragingly, the numbers are set to rise.

RM Auctions at Monterey 2005

2005 Sale to include at least 10 "Million Dollar Cars"

The Monterey week sales traditionally produce some of the biggest prices in the auction calendar. With catalogues just going to press, Ontario-based RM has released details of some of the cars that will be going under the hammer in a few weeks time. Such as this Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato for $3,000,000 - $ 3,200,000.

"We always strive to find the most exceptional examples available; automobiles that are one-of-a-kind or so desirable that serious collectors from around the world dream about adding them to their collections," says Rob Myers of RM Auctions. RM have listed 10 such cars that are estimated at well over $1,000,000 and they include:

1938 Talbot-Lago T150 C-SS Figoni et Falaschi Teardrop Coupe - A one-of-a-kind beauty that epitomizes the best of French coachbuilding with its seductive teardrop shaped body and fenders. Est: $3,000,000 - $4,000,000

1960 Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato - One of only 19 ever built, this Zagato (chassis #DB4GT 0199/L) is the second car that built and completed in Italy by Zagato. Est: $2,900,000 to $3,200,000

1953 Ferrari 375MM Spyder - The only example of the 375 Mille Miglia to be bodied by Scaglietti out of a total of twelve built. Est: $2,900,000 - $3,200,000

1964 Ford GT 40 Prototype - The car that won the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1965 with Ken Miles and Lloyd Ruby behind the wheel. Est: $2,300,000 - $2,600,000

1932 Alfa Romeo P3 Tipo B Monoposto - One of only six P3s built for the 1932 season. Est: $2,000,000 - $2,500,000

1958 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France Berlinetta - The last Tour de France built in 1959 (chassis #1161GT) and competed at the Lime Rock and Bridgehampton race tracks. Est: $1,400,000 - $1,700,000

1938 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster - The car has received a high quality re-body to Special Roadster configuration, employing correct 540 K matching numbers mechanical components and correct 5.4-liter supercharged engine. Est: $1,000,000 - $1,400,000

1951 Ferrari 340 America Berlinetta - A colourful history of ownership includes first owner Tommaso Sebastiani and Charlie Chaplin�fs son Sidney. Est: $950,000 - $1,100,000

1962 Chaparral 1 Sports Racing Car - Recently restored Ex-Chuck Jones/Team Meridian Chaparral driven by Skip Hudson in 1963. Offered Without Reserve. Est: $650,000 - $950,000

1969 Ferrari 512S Spyder Sports Racing Car - Chassis #1006 took 2nd place at Daytona in 1971 and participated in 24hrs of Le Mans, 12hrs of Sebring, 1000kms of Buenos Aires and Donnybrook. Estimate available on request

RM Auctions�f Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction will be held at the Portola Plaza Hotel at Fisherman�fs Wharf in Monterey, California. Activities are held on August 18, 19 & 20th with auction previews daily on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. The auction sale times are Friday, August 19th and Saturday, August 20th evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Please click HERE for an interim listing of cars in the auction (all estimates to be confirmed when the catalogue is produced). For further details visit www.rmauctions.com

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Around the Auctions: Whyte on the Mark.

THE season may be quiet but have no fear things will soon come back into swing again as the traditional Northern Ireland holiday break comes to an end.

Down south, Whyte's who have made an art of selling fine paintings are preparing for their autumn and winter sales. Having enjoyed exceptional results for equally exceptional Irish art they are looking forward to their next major sale with much enthusiasm.

Whyte's first sale of the autumn season takes place on Tuesday September 20 in the Minerva Suite at the Royal Dublin Society. Judging by the quality of art works already consigned they are gearing up for a very exciting evening. Included in this auction are high profile pieces by James Humbet Craig, Gerard Dillon, Frank Egginton and Jack Hanlon.

A full colour catalogue will be available from early September and will also be on-line at www.whytes.ie for free downloading.

Managing director Ian Whyte says: "We are firmly established as Ireland's leading art auction house.

"We have the highest annual turnover in Ireland and a much greater selling rate than other art auctioneers in these islands.

"We hold four major Irish art sales each year, in February, April, September and November.

"We find this of great benefit to our sellers who do not have to wait too long for the next opportunity to achieve a good price for their art."

Whyte's spring sale certainly confirmed their premier position in the Irish art market. A Jack B Yeats went for 205,000 euro while a Gerard Dillon made 132,000 euro, a Frank McKelvey 60,000 euro and a Charles Lamb 32,000 euro.

Of the Northern auction setup Daniel Clarke of ROSS's says: "The sales scene for quality antiques, silver and paintings remains quite buoyant.

"The market is more discerning than it was five years ago but at the end of the day quality always wins.

"People are now looking for specific items rather than trying to create a look.

"This is something which we have seen in the sales room."

Around the sales

In Ross's basement sale a Chesterfield suite went at ��240 followed by a chest of drawers at ��200 and a Tiffany box at ��185.

Among other lots were: Edwardian three door wardrobe ��170; small Georgian mahogany chest ��150; fern leaf cast iron summer seat ��150; circular pine table & eight chairs ��140; two seater leather settee ��120; two new settees ��120; Samuel Mc Larnon - Cushendall, County Antrim scene, ��110.

Back again

After the break Morgans is back in business again on Tuesday.

Ross's main sale resumes on Thursday and Bloomfields raises the hammer again on August 2.

The Positive Club

"People waste most of their waking hours every day going through the motions, chatting idly, shuffling paper, putting off decisions, reacting, majoring in minors and concentrating on trivia. They spend their time in low priority tension relieving, rather than high priority goal-achieving activities."

-- Denis Waitley

"There are those of us who are always about to live. We are waiting until things change, until there is more time, until we are less tired, until we get a promotion, until we settle down -- until, until, until. It always seems as if there is some major event that must occur in our lives before we begin living."

-- George Sheehan

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