Auctions and Auctioneering

acquire activities advance agent amount announced antiques ascending-bid auction firm auction houses auction method auction operations auction prices auction sales auction session auction system auctioneer's Auctions Bidding Agreements basis bid calling book bid book bidder buying caveat emptor cents chant clock collusive commodity conditions of sale Corpus Juris Secundum dealers Dutch auction Dutch system effect employed English auction English system entirety bid Estates Gazette example Galleries halibut high bidder highest bidder highest demand price important individual interest interest interest livestock London marine fish merchandise minimum price mock auctions obtain offer Oligopsony owner paid practice preauction price levels public auction purchase reserve price ring operations S. N. Behrman sales promotional Samuel Pepys scheme Selling Broker sold at auction Sotheby's strategy successful bidder supply tactics tion tioneer tobacco trade transaction type of auction United usually vendor withdraw wool would-be buyers