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Posted By: barrysloate

Wolffer's Auctions were run (and I believe owned) by Duane Garrett.

All sorts of odd bidding occurred in his auctions, and eventually it became clear that something was clearly wrong.

For whatever reason, related to the auction or otherwise, Duane took his own life around 1995. He jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge. It was a tragic story, as I knew Duane personally and always thought he was a standup guy. But something was going on that we didn't know about.