QXL to close UK auction site.

QXL have announced today their intention and timeline for shutting down their UK auction site qxl.co.uk

They state the the site will cease trading on friday 30th May 2008, the last date for listing items will be the 9th May, and the last day to bid and buy items will be the 19th May.

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My first property auction

On my journey to become a professional property investor and developer I went along to my first property auction last night. I had read over the details of the property beforehand and looked in to the previously sold prices as well as the current asking prices in the area. I didn’t intend to bid but went through the motions as I would have if I was going to to get the full experience. I had calculated that my top price for the property in question was to be £160,000. This was perhaps a little under what one could have gone up to as I was edging slighty on the safe side, but that’s the way I will play these things anyway especially in the early stages.

The auction was Continue reading My first property auction

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