In this excerpt from a forthcoming memoir, an auction house veteran looks back on his beginning days in the trade.
Skinner, Inc. to Go Live
Signaling the expanding presence of regional and specialty auction houses on the web, Skinner, Inc. recently announced that it would bring its auctions online in spring 2009. Skinner-Live!, a live online bidding applet, will make it possible for bidders to compete in Skinner auctions in real time from the company’s own website. While other auction houses have partnered with …