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Restroom No-Nos

When attending an auction, it’s important to treat a gallery’s lavatory with respect and not to use it in any absurd or weird manner. The following are ten things that you should avoid doing in an auction gallery’s restroom:

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Auction Themed Movies

Oddly enough, there seems to be a lack of auction themed motion pictures in the vast library of cinema. Sure, there are plenty of movies in which auctions occur, but there doesn’t seem to be any feature films that concentrate on auctions and/or auctioneers. Perhaps Hollywood producers don’t think that the auction world is intriguing or sexy enough to fictionalize it for the silver screen, or maybe no one has emerged with an idea worthy of being produced. Assuming that the latter is true (because–come on–the auction world is definitely intriguing and sexy) I have compiled a few of my own ideas for auction themed movies.

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Or What?

Carlo and I were working in the auction gallery when this profoundly confused woman entered. She approached my brother and said to him, “Do you sell stuff here or…” He waited for her to finish her question, but nothing more was offered. Carlo nodded, “Well, yeah. That’s what we do here. We sell stuff at auction.” The conversation continued for about another minute and accomplished nothing. The woman left, and Carlo returned to his tasks with a cry of, “Or… WHAT?”

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