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I've just had a quick look at the ebay site.........there's bidding on a house on Rutland street...£7,400 - which is way, way below the current market rate. Unless it's a scam of some sort.

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Those houses are due to be pulled down shortly

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amazing what u can find on e bay

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I think I'll put myself up for auction and see what I'm offered for it...

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I like all his threats about bidders who dont buy.. Its all poppycock and he cant do any of the things he threatens... all fun reading though... over 7k? bidding was 5k when I looked the other day... silly buggers :)

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Some silly bu**ar has just bid another £200......

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Most of the houses in that street are now empty and boarded up
it was once called the street of terror in the paper after there was a big fight at the top

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The house on e-bay

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Looks like it needs some new curtains

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and a new roof theres no slates on at all

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So you don't think you could eat breakfast off the toilet seat?

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£7,600 and climbing any better offers for this open plan house

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Do you think it would make a nice Mosque or Muslim girls school?

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Someone on the other side of the street may want to buy it, and then pull it down for a better view. Eh ?

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sorry the one on the other side is in the same state hehe
most of them are borded up now

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Are all the houses in Accrington boarded up ? or have they missed a few <grin>

Might start a flame war but at least I am one post nearer to upgrading my rank...

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The house is now at £8,300

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does the air-con come as standard, or is that extra?

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no its free i think

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Who in their right mind would bid on a house when they haven't even seen a photograph of it? Those people on eBay have no idea what they are doing! The "winner" will have no end of problems. Aaaw I feel like emailing someone with some photos.

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latest bid is £10,200

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the owner is on this website he ain't happy

I Still Fink It is fishy

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The thing I find odd is that people are willing to bid on a house they haven't even seen a photo of and have no idea of the location/area or condition of the house.

I doubt very much that the house in the photos on here has been valued at £30,000. If it has then mine must be worth a small fortune. But I was wondering if we were talking about the same house at one stage.

I wonder if the eventual winner on eBay could complain the the vendor if the house doesn't value at £30,000?

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It's like buying a pair of shoes without trying them on first, you just wouldn't do it. I assume that the sale will go through the correct legal channels, searches etc. If these properties really are earmarked for the bulldozer it should show up in the search (if the solicitors are doing their jobs right)

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Oh I've just noticed that the eBay listing has been amended and any references to £30,000 have now been removed. :confused:

That could complicate the issue if the reserve had been met and someone who won had been under the impression that the house had been valued at £30,000 and then had nothing in writing to back that up.

I'm learning to be more cautious on eBay both as a seller and a purchaser.

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I wonder how you go on if you buy something like this and then the council comes along and slaps a compulsory purchase order on it. I've been told they are doing that with Porter Street.

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I think that the searches and surveys are actually only complusory when you are buying with a mortgage - if it's a cash sale it's up to you to make sure it's worth the money you're paying. I think that solicitors are only complusory for the exchanging of deeds - but I might be wrong! (And not for the first time!)

PS - Tealeaf- how much have they bid on you so far?

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I was meaning if the council is clearing the houses in the area and compulsory purchases the houses in order to demolish them.

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I know that searches and surveys are compulsary with a mortgage, but they are not difficult to arrange or even do yourself if you don't need a mortgage. A search should show if a CPO is planned for the property. Surely anyone with an iota of sense would organise a search, or perhaps not bid for an unseen property in the first place.. :D

I don't know what the current bid is for this house, but I am reliably informed that someone has offered £15.000 for Tealeaf. ;)

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Is that a full stop Lettie?

Tealeaf is worth more than £15 just

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The auction for the house has come to an end and I don't know if he got up to the reserve price or not. If not then the 'winner' won't have to buy it anyway but I can't see the sense in bidding for a property you haven't seen. Even getting an average of house prices in this area would be very misleading as there is such a difference.

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No, the reserve wasn't met.


house for sale accrington Item number: 4308076488



Bidding has ended for this item




Current bid: £10,600.00 (Reserve not met)
Ended: 25-Jun-04 06:11:52 BST
Start time: 15-Jun-04 06:11:52 BST
History: 22 bids (£5,000.00 starting bid)

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These people need to see gamblers annonamous. LOL

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Well it was on Sky news yesterday that a certain person put up his virginity for Auction, however i was never informed of what happenned.any body hear about it

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Some people will bid for anything. How could they know that one was genuine? :smile:

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Just had to view this wonderful bargain. WOW!!! You would get a suntan whenever the sun shined (is that 6 or 7 days a year in Accie?)

Through the upstairs window from the street you can view the stars or clouds depending on the time of day. If you hear of anyone selling roof tiles on the cheap, please ask them to return them as some poor idiot has bought the house with no roof!

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I saw the photographs Busman. Perhaps a lesson to be learned by all eBay bidders - caveat emptor.

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Hey who are you calling poor idiot LOL!