11 Sep
2024
11 Sep
'24
12:07 a.m.
> "bought by Christies" might mean that
individual employees, or corporate, might offer a paid "proxy bidding" service?
On Tue, 10 Sep 2024, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
The terms of sale indicate that Christie's
employees are allowed to participate for themselves and if so are identified as such, but
they get no special consideration if they do.
Unless there was specific mandate not to do so, I can imagine either a
potential buyer or an employee initiating a "I'll give you 15% over what
you pay, up to $100K, if you get it for me."