"I got a telephone call from Neil Aspinall the day before the auction, " said Irene.

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So, during the third loan modification, we received a call a day before our house goes to auction.

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For example, Kenya can call a user who has been outbid on an auction site.

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Besides its main auction site, eBay also runs internet call service Skype and web payments service Paypal.

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The vase was discovered by Rodney Tennant, from the auction house, during a routine house call to value the contents.

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BAA's auction block saga began on February 8 when its chairman, Marcus Agius , received a phone call from the chairman of Grupo Ferrovial, Rafael del Pino .

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