BOUGHT* - $2,000,000

Antony Woodley and Peter Mitchell of Marshall White, well done. The three bidders, well done. For me this is how you run an auction. A bit of argy-bargy and a bit of old-fashioned fair play. The quote during the campaign had been conservative and when the first bidder opened with $1,700,000 - at the quote - he asked the question was “it on the market?” No, was the answer "and I'll take $25,000's". The second bidder bumped it up $100,000. Wow. Ditto the first bidder's question to the auctioneer and the auctioneer’s reply. Rises of $25,000 were requested by Mr Woodley and again bang from a third bidder - $100,000 instead. Now at $1,900,000 all three bidders asked the question, "was it on the market? The second bidder said he had more but refused to bid unless it was on the market. In the spirit of auction it was put on the market. Another $10,000 and then the 3rd bidder said $2,000,000. Wow – who says on the market doesn’t work. A great bid which could not be matched and the hammer was knocked down at $2,000,000. That’s how an auction should be run. Three bidders – 5 bold bids. A pleasure to report on. More power to buyers who work together to get it on the market so they can battle it out fairly and more power to auctioneers who respect those buyers playing the game.

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39 Denham Street, HAWTHORN