The deceptive auction practices for personal property are not and will not be accepted by those auctioneers involved in the...
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Antiques Dealers and Deceiving the Public
It doesn’t take much for the public to mistrust antiques dealers. We see it in New York Times articles like...
Sotheby’s & Christie’s Need Investment Bank Controls
Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last 2 investment banks standing from the financial collapse of 2008 were summarily reorganized...
New York Times 9/10/08-Secrets to Collecting
The New York Times published an article titled “Passion and Prudence, the Secrets to Collecting” as topic in a section...
Antiques, what Gossip Girls should enjoy
The traditional antiques trade has enjoyed little if any contact with a younger generation of style conscious teenagers. I should...
The Olympics, Steroids, and Antiques
Connecting the Olympics to antiques seems like a bit of a stretch. The over 100 years of the existence of...
Antiques Economics
Supply and demand are the measures we use to gauge a price. The influences which have a cause and effect...
Antitrust-The Auction Reserve Starts The Bid Rigging
Bid rigging in the art and antiques world has always been blamed on buyer collusion. It seems that dealers are...
Wake Up, and See the Rhododendron
As one of the essential senses like smelling roses, an unexpected visual experience can have a cathartic effect. I just...
Bid Rigging and Antitrust Considerations
I just had a letter to the editor of The Maine Antiques Digest published in the July 2008 issue. I...