Would you be happy to sell your house on the internet?

It is one thing to flog a Dukes Of Hazard ashtray, a used pink bathrobe , or a Pac Man Fever lunchbox. But how many of us are bold enough to sell our houses on the World Wide Web? Plenty, according to a survey by first4sale.com, an innovative online property website. Research by YouGov, which questioned over 2 thousand UK citizens, observed that 70 per cent are comfortable selling their most valuable item - their home - over the net. The comparatively new idea of SIY - Sell it Yourself - could save four billion pounds in needless estate agency commission, reasons first4sale. "It reflects consumer confidence in the internet," says Mark Fisher, First4sales.com chief executive. "The net has over ten million users in this country. Sell it Yourself has evolved quickly from dealing in smaller, low-valued possessions. More than 190,000 cars are sold on the Internet each year, and houses are now the latest big-ticket item to sell yourself." You can see why. By selling on the Internet, you avoid the agent's fees, typically 1