Mrs Bear Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 "Honey, I blew the budget" "There are two rules at auctions: have the money ready and never, ever overbid. Our correspondent ignored them both..." Still, Rosie was wearing her 'lucky mini-skirt". http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life...icle5816892.ece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That is the biggest ad for a house for sale that I have ever seen in a national newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken_ichikawa Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 "Honey, I blew the budget""There are two rules at auctions: have the money ready and never, ever overbid. Our correspondent ignored them both..." Still, Rosie was wearing her 'lucky mini-skirt". http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life...icle5816892.ece Or she was a shill bidder and the other bidder didn't rise to the bait, I recently got shilled on ebay, you can spot shills miles off , I had a max of £1200 , it went up to £1020 then up to £1350 then retracted to £1180. This happened over and over and the guy ended up selling the bike to himself, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) This Millard woman... I can't remember what she looks like, anyone care to remind me? Edited March 1, 2009 by sillybear2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 I thought she'd been rather quiet recently. This looks like a bit of a kamikaze move: maybe she's trying to get in on the ground floor of the new I'm-a-journalist-who's-bankrupt-and-homeless-because-of-the-recession genre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si1 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 “Prices of auction property are starting to move up, which is why it might be a good time to start buying,” says Stuart Law, director of the online property business Assetz. “It’s an indicator that the market has reached a floor.” that's ok then, no VI spin here... I hate Rosie Millard, I really do. she's f*cking bankrupt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Or she was a shill bidder and the other bidder didn't rise to the bait, I recently got shilled on ebay, you can spot shills miles off , I had a max of £1200 , it went up to £1020 then up to £1350 then retracted to £1180. This happened over and over and the guy ended up selling the bike to himself, By shill do you mean fake? What is a shill? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scunnered Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) The more I read it, the worse it gets. It’s crystal-ball stuff, but I don’t see any end to people wanting to live on pretty squares in London. Or many new ones being built. So, on the basis that demand and paucity of supply will always buttress a market, even a faltering one, I’m content to wait. Ah, lack of supply. We are going to move into it – as soon as we’ve sold our current home – and I think in the long run it will prove to be a good buy. Oh oh. “Prices of auction property are starting to move up, which is why it might be a good time to start buying,” says Stuart Law, director of the online property business Assetz. “It’s an indicator that the market has reached a floor.” Yeah, 'cos he's been really on the ball so far. Edited March 1, 2009 by Scunnered Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted Lurker Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 That is the biggest ad for a house for sale that I have ever seen in a national newspaper. it is and that's an absolute disgrace if true. The article finishes by stating that "Rosie's home is for sale at Foxtons for 1.5mil"? WTF is all that about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted Lurker Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 The more I read it, the worse it gets.Ah, lack of supply. Oh oh. Yeah, 'cos he's been really on the ball so far. yep, trying to sell her place for 1.5mil and then buy something identical to what she bought in 2004-5 for 1mil. Wants to buy at 2004 prices but sell at peak 2007 prices, nice one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashologist Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 By shill do you mean fake? What is a shill? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest absolutezero Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 "Honey, I blew the budget""There are two rules at auctions: have the money ready and never, ever overbid. Our correspondent ignored them both..." Still, Rosie was wearing her 'lucky mini-skirt". http://property.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life...icle5816892.ece Dear, dear, dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwin Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Rosie Millard in her "lucky mini-skirt"?! Gross. What was she trying to do, clear the joint? She's a game old bird, gotta give her that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill Ah, never heard it called that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest sillybear2 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Please please please someone tell me you can go to jail for bidding at auctions without having the readies to part with. You can get away with it provided nobody finds out... so as long as you don't do something stupid and publish your misdealings in a national newspaper, etc. I cannot for the life of me remember what this woman looks like... are you sure nobody has a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashologist Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 Ah, never heard it called that before. But perhaps you've seen it a car auction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScaredEitherWay Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 She did keep mentioning "sell our house" through the article, I felt all along that she seemed to think selling her house was an automatic right and was assured... but the fact the last line told us that it was for sale made me smile. Who IS this annoying smug woman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterik Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 By shill do you mean fake? What is a shill? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shill#Shills_in_auctions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Realist 8 Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 "I just HAAAAAD to have it!"Okay, I can't prove she said that, but I bet she did.So let me get this straight... she bought for a cool mill because she could see her family living there, but now she's trying to sell for 50% more before she's raised the funds to pay for it? You would have to be an idiot to buy. I guess that skirt malfunctioned... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Masked Tulip Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 But perhaps you've seen it a car auction I saw it at a property auction in Swansea last year. Of all the lots only one actually had any bids on it. These two guys starting bidding and suddenly one of them seemed to twig something was up - shortly after the auctioneer said that he was close to the reserve and tried to up him. The chap then withdrew his last bid - didn't know you could do that - leaving the auctioneer to turn to the other bidder and asking him if he wished to continue. The chap immediately stood up and literally ran out of the room, leaving his car keys on the seat next to him. Ten minutes later he sheepishly returned, grabbed his keys and ran out again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted Lurker Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) Please please please someone tell me you can go to jail for bidding at auctions without having the readies to part with. I'd love to see this clown behind bars, reflecting on the downsides of her lucky miniskirt. no you can lose the deposit assuming she actually parted with it. She could 'pull' the chq. which cd get then get v. awkward. Even if she pays deposit and fails to complete they could persue her...not the best idea to fukc around at auction... Edited March 1, 2009 by Converted Lurker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spivT Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) I couldn't bring myself to read anything beyond the first paragraph.......it'd be a waste of five minutes of my life to read it. much better would be to spend five minutes to write disparaging comments about the atrocious dullard. Just a shame no-one as yet seems to have the energy to read the entire advertisement feature and give her both barrels in the 'have your say' bit. here's a quick link i found where she's 'playing' at being a 1950's style housewife. http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_an...icle3510810.ece If only she would actually take up the 'doting housewife' mantle [yeah, right!!!] full-time, that way we kill two birds with one stone. She stops visiting auction rooms and it'll save us from her witterings on about property and doing up dilapitated gergioan town houses for an online rag. Mr Dullard might perk up a bit aswell as a result. Can't be much fun being married to one of these miserable. obnoxious 'having it all' women who write articles in newspapers about how zany/clever/brave/impulsive they aren't. they have to live in a parallel dimension surely, the portal to which is somewhere in north london apparently. Edited March 1, 2009 by spivtastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selling up Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 (edited) She needs to sell her house. I'm not sure that revealing that she's also just committed to a £1m purchase that she may be unable to fund is actually a good negotiating tactic. Edited March 1, 2009 by Selling up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Converted Lurker Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 She needs to sell her house.I'm not sure that revealing that she's also just committed to a £1m purchase that she may be unable to fund is actually a good negotiating tactic. hmm...just thinking this through you wonder if she's actually exchanged on her own house and knows she's *safe*. No one could be that stupid, could they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selling up Posted March 1, 2009 Share Posted March 1, 2009 hmm...just thinking this through you wonder if she's actually exchanged on her own house and knows she's *safe*. Oh I do hope not! I'm dying to read the next installment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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