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Re: Please excuse my auction ignorance but...

You must learn to take responsibility for your own actions David! ;-)

Touch wood and i know i'm really tempting fate here, if i make it through to January without the Rozza's or Gatso's getting me then it will be the first time in a decade i will have had a clean licence...somehow seems wrong!

On the buyers premium, at least it's only the +20% part the VAT is on...not the whole amount! Imagine that on the Siffert Chronomatic or PVD!

Cheers

Rich

: ... I always thought it was the seller who paid the auctioneer
: commission? My only experience of auctions is watching Cash in
: the Attic on my days off though so I'm hardly an expert. 20%
: sounds a heck of a lot though, especially when you add the VAT
: on.

: Oh yeah Rich, guess what happened on my way home from lunch the
: other day...

: ... I was daydreaming about Silverstones and PVD Monaco's and got
: flashed going through Four Marks. Bummer. Haven't had to pay the
: fine or get the points yet but not what I need just before
: Christmas. As you were the one who bought the watches along, I
: hold you fully responsible (o;

: David H

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