29 Quotes About Auctions

The Egyptians took their goods to their graves with them. The great dynasties of Britain and Europe try to keep things in the family so long as there is something in the bank. But Americans prefer to turn it into cash and start anew. They are less sentimental about these things.

New auctions will satisfy an unusual coincidence of needs on the supply and demand side of the fixed-income debt markets.

Depending on competition from other bidders, you can generally buy properties at public auctions for 25 to 35 percent below market value.

It gets the refunding off on the right foot, but it's still difficult to draw conclusions about how well the five- and 10-year note auctions will do based on the three-year auction.

We use that money very judiciously, and it's always difficult at auctions because you never know where the prices will go.

Publication - is the auction of the mind...

This is going to make it hard for eBay to win in Asia. It totally reshapes the landscape for auctions in Asia.

Get yourself a few ‘Dime a Dozen Generals,’ bid high in the ‘former statesmen lobby auction’, and put in your pocket one or two ‘ex-congressmen turned lobbyists’ who know the ropes when it comes to pocketing a few dozen who still serve.

Thus we have plans to capitalize on that growth through network expansion and evolution and perhaps through other strategic initiatives, including participation in the upcoming spectrum auctions both on our own, or potentially with partners.