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The auctioneers figure that my antique couch may sell for over $1,000A painting by Vincent van Gogh was recently sold for $35 million in an
auction in England.
The
auctioneers figure that my antique couch may sell for over $1,000.
My mom wanted to buy this kitchen table we saw at the
auction, but the bidding went too high.
They
auctioned off clothing by famous designers to raise money for research into AIDS.
The best
auction house for antique furniture here in town is Lund's.
My friends bought a beautiful table at an
auction for only $80.
I don't like going to
auctions because I always end up bidding more than I should for stuff.
A number of celebrities
auctioned off personal items to raise money for the victims of the terrorist attacks.
A number of sketches by John Lennon were
auctioned off in London for thousands of dollars.
The highest price ever paid for alcohol at
auction was $79,552 for a 50-year-old bottle of Glenfiddich whisky.
At an
auction at Christie's in London, three condoms from the 18th century sold for $1,500.
Actor Arnold Schwarzenegger paid $772,500 for President John F. Kennedy's golf clubs at a 1996
auction.
Buying and selling stuff through
auctions on the Internet is big business these days.
At the peak of the slave trade, Jamaica served as an
auction center where slaves were bought and sold.
The flowers of the Netherlands are sold daily at large
auctions, such as at Aalsmeer, where 12 million flowers are purchased every day.
A Hebrew proverb advises us, Don't visit
auctions if you have no money.
In England in the 1800s, a man could sell his unwanted wife in a general
auction in the marketplace.
Discussion question: Have you ever participated in an auction? Talk about your experience.
Find someone who has been to an auction.
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