With the sheer amount of CDs for sale on eBay there are always bound to be a fair few which are not what the inexperienced buyer is expecting.

The Treasury swallows £10bn every year from unclaimed estates and some of it could be yours. We investigate how teams of heir hunters track down the owners of this money…

When Gordon Brown, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, made his first budget speech back in 1997 he announced that as part of the New Labour government’s strategy for increasing revenue without increasing tax a vast array of redundant government-owned assets would be sold.

These terms are used in in various auction houses. Be sure to get familier with them to avoid costly mistakes

It is crucial that your documents are in order when you are exporting goods to a buyer or importing goods from a seller.

There are various choices and it depends a great deal on what’s in your collection and how much effort you can put in.

Many gold buying websites have sprung up over the last year. Some of the better known players in the field include Cash4Gold, Sell My Gold, How Cash For Gold, Got Gold Get Cash, Post Gold For Cash, Best Price For Gold, Gold Traders, Cash My Gold and Postal Gold.

All you need to know about Ivory

eBay banned the sale of all items derived from any kind of ivory bearing animal.

When properly served, and it has to be formally served, this is a legal notice from the creditor to the debtor giving them 21 days to settle the debt otherwise a bankruptcy petition may be issued.

Brollies, ballgowns and breast implants: London Transport’s lost property office uncovered

According to the National Pawnbrokers Association there are now 800 pawnbrokers in the UK alone, with new outlets growing at a rate of 10% a year.