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March 2008

Market Madness

Dear Editor,

The reason Sotheby’s share prices dropped so suddenly is that the art they were selling was at “guaranteed reserve,” i.e., when they couldn’t sell it, they were obliged to buy it themselves. I wonder if this sort of arrangement ever happens at a car auction…

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