what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>rand</b><p>lets say 3 major auction houses shut down. does REA pick up all the slack? if so he will have to do more than 1 per year, ebay should also gain alot of attention. the article on mastro may have an effect on consignments, no?

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Like weeds or roaches, you kill three and five more pop up. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>davidcycleback</b><p>The bidding on my 1991 Donruss near set doubles.

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>JDRUM</b><p>I think that a lot of the fall out will depend upon whether the closings were purely business/financial related (too many) or shenanigan related. The preponderence of auction houses and auctions is related to the number of bidders fueling the demand with a seemingly unending supply of cash. Would something unseemly industry/hobby related drive a number of them away, who knows?

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>Look, the top 2 art aution houses in the world were caught colluding to fix prices. Their execs were convicted criminally. Still, there is an art market. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>rand</b><p>you're 100% correct.

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>Richard Simon</b><p>The auction houses, Christie's and Sothebys, were convicted of price fixing regarding commissions that they charged, not over fixing prices.<br>==<br><br>I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br>Unknown author <br>--<br>We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br>No retreat baby, no surrender.<br>The Boss

what happens if 3 major houses go under?
 

Posted By: <b>boxingcardman</b><p>And it didn't drive away art collectors, nor has the long history of sales of stolen art. <br><br>Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc

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Posted By: <b>Eric B</b><p>I read it the way Richard saw it - colluded to fix commissions, not prices. But now we know the whole story <img src="/images/happy.gif" height="14" width="14" alt="happy.gif">