The Federal Court of Appeal has upheld a lower court ruling and ordered eBay Canada Ltd. to comply with a request from the Canada Revenue Agency to produce the names, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses as well as gross sales figures for all Canadian PowerSellers. The PowerSeller program applies to people who sell at least [...]

De Beers, will raise the price of rough stones at it’s next auction.
“All areas have shown some price growth,” said Louise Prior, a London-based spokesperson for De Beers.
Diamond prices rose 4 per cent in the second half of last year, so far this year prices have increased by 8.5%.

A federal agency that regulates competition is looking into allegations of bid-rigging at car auctions at the Insurance Corporation of B.C.
The probe by the Competition Bureau would be the fifth investigation into the automobile repair scam that saw nearly 100 vehicles sold at ICBC without proper documentation — many of them to ICBC’s own employees.
“I [...]

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Bonhams is holding its inaugural Canadian Sale, at St Lawrence Hall in Toronto on 19 June 2008. The auction of important Canadian-related art and sculpture will feature over 350 Lots, with estimates ranging from CAD$200 – CAD$150,000.
With entries still being accepted for [...]

Ritchie Bros conducted one of the largest Grande Prairie auctions in Company history last week, selling more than 2,400 equipment and real estate items for total gross auction proceeds in excess of CA$46 million (US$46 million). The unreserved public auction attracted record numbers of in person and online bidders for that site, with buyers coming [...]

Alberta posted its poorest sale of conventional oil and gas rights in a decade on Wednesday, even though world oil prices soared to almost $115 US a barrel.
Alberta’s auction for petroleum and natural gas rights, is held twice a month , companies bid on lands they want to explore and develop.
Energy Minister Mel Knight [...]

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE: RBA; TSX: RBA) announces that its shareholders have approved a three-for-one stock split of its outstanding common shares at the Company’s 2008 annual and special meeting held on Friday (the “Meeting”). The stock split will be effected by an amendment to the Company’s articles of amalgamation.
Shareholders of record at the [...]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC – The Saint Joseph’s Oratory Foundation invites the public to take part in the Oratory’s second auction. Under the patronage of actress Rita Lafontaine and Senator Jean Lapointe, auctioneer Claude Champagne will offer over 180 valuable items on sale to benefit the major renovation project that will make the Oratory more accessible to [...]

The children of the late Godfather of Soul could be hit with a fine if they continue to fight the auction of James Brown’s personal belongings scheduled for August.
Aiken County Judge Jack Early say he will hold anyone, including Brown’s children, or widow Tomi Rae Brown, financially responsible if the sale is delayed.
Louis Levenson, an [...]

Ritchie Brothers will hold an auction of mostly forestry equipment on April 22 at the old Doman mill site, Chemainus, BC on the Trans-Canada Highway. More than 400 pieces of equipment, including grapple yarders, skidders and logging trucks, will be auctioned.
According to Jake Lawson, Ritchie’s regional manager for B.C., this sale could end up being [...]