The hefty premiums that auction houses tack on to public sales is undoubtedly one of the most opaque and confusing aspects of the booming art market. Auction premiums change constantly and are ...
Auctioneers can be forgiven for being some of the most superstitious people on the planet. There are enormous pressures associated with the job—standing at the rostrum before billionaires around the ...
The art world can be confusing. Even at the auction houses, which are the most transparent parts of the market, numbers are not always what they seem.Enter GAVEL (Generate Auction Valuation Extra Levy ...
What do I hear for eBay’s once-mighty auction model? … Anything? … Two bits? Nothing? Expect very little, at best, according to this BusinessWeek analysis of ...