[BITList] Would you like an aspirin?
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franka at iinet.net.au
Tue Feb 24 13:22:43 GMT 2015
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> *Italian Auction - only 44 seconds!
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> *You don't have to understand Italian to follow the auctioneer:*
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> *A Chinese Ming Vase is up for auction.*
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> *The bidding opens at a half-million Euro's.*
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> *Bidding is brisk and each bidder is clearly identified as each raises
> the bid by 100,000 Euro's.*
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> *(The exchange rate at auction time was 1 Euro = $1.43.)*
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> *Within seconds, the bid stalls at one million Euro's, and the gasp
> from the crowd identifies the excitement that prevails in the room.*
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> *The successful bidder is the last one who bid one million , *
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> *And the auctioneer counts down the bid,*
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> *"Going once, going twice, and sold to the gentleman sitting in front
> of me for one million Euro's."*
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> *Now, you are going to have to see the video for yourself.*
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> *The auctioneer is exuberant.*
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> *The pace is fast.*
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> *This is how an auction should be run.*
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> *Please note the excitement on the auctioneer's face after the final bid.*
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> *Aspirin Cardio: Auction - YouTube
> <http://www.youtube.com/embed/3e0yZCLjwfU?rel=0>*
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