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    Violent Auction

    Going, Going, Going Down

    Mouthy Internet Mogul Halsey Minor Might Be Broke

    Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!

    Halsey Minor, the angriest rich man in America

    Halsey Minor still taking credit for CNET, eight years on

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    Image of iplaudius iplaudius
    08/05/09

    In reply to Going, Going, Going Down
    Clearly they’ve gone budget on their assistants. I do not want to see a white boy with a chinstrap beard handling paintings at a friggin’ Sotheby’s auction. (For those who doubt my eye, click the picture to enlarge it.)
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    Image of Aaron Altman Aaron Altman
    08/05/09

    In reply to Going, Going, Going Down
    Auctions don't speak louder than the thousand words those pictures are worth.
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    Image of momof3wildkids momof3wildkids
    08/05/09

    In reply to Going, Going, Going Down
    A Cash for Crassism would suit them more.
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    Image of macbeach macbeach
    03/24/09

    In reply to Mouthy Internet Mogul Halsey Minor Might Be Broke
    "Sotheby's says Minor told its employees that he couldn't pay because he didn't have the cash,"


    You mean that works?!


    Seems so obvious. Does Sotheby's sell groceries and the like?

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    Image of rexworld rexworld
    03/24/09

    In reply to Mouthy Internet Mogul Halsey Minor Might Be Broke
    I enjoy a bit of the schadenfreude as much as anyone, but why this constant fascination with the follies and foibles of Halsey Minor?
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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    I don't care what happens to Christie's and Sotheby's as long as no one screws with my favorite appraisers from Antiques Road Show.
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    Disgruntled auctioneers - the Spar Household has a grand total of 0 decorative items at the moment. If some of you happen to forget that you have an original Maitesse in your pocket on the way the door, call me. We can reach an arrangement.
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    Image of Mary Mouse Mary Mouse
    12/05/08

    @Iceland_Spar: Matisse? Monet? Manet? Millet? Millais? Meissen?
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    12/05/08

    @Mary Mouse: My spelling is terrible.


    I will also take Damien Hirst diamond skulls.

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    Image of inflammatorywrit inflammatorywrit
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    Our layoffs are next week. 20% of us are going. I will be subsequently freaking out the rest of the weekend.
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    Image of steveholtsmother steveholtsmother
    12/05/08

    @inflammatorywrit: I'm thinking Coffee with Bailey's for breakfast, Bloody Mary's for lunch, Whiskey all afternoon and then beer or wine after dinner until bed. Keep yourself medicated for the weekend. Good luck!!!
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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    12/05/08

    @steveholtsmother: @inflammatorywrit: I second that. Drink heavily! (Though maybe boxed wine or 40s. Keep it cheap, save your pennies.)
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    Image of Private Hangnail Private Hangnail
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    The minute prostitution is no longer an option is the minute I'll really start to worry. Until then, I'm stretching and lubing, undertaking a great preparation for joining the world's oldest workforce.
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    Image of Gosukusan Gosukusan
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    My boss had a completely irrational freakout yesterday. I think our whole group might get the axe. Wheeeeee!
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    Image of gladys_kravitz gladys_kravitz
    12/05/08

    @Gosukusan: Are you able to provide details of what said irrational freak out entailed? I enjoy inappropriate office behavior.
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    Image of margotten margotten
    12/05/08

    @gladys_kravitz: Here's one for you. My boss made me call the building office and request that instead of holiday music they play REM's "It's the end of the world as we know it" on repeat
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    Image of forwardmotion forwardmotion
    12/06/08

    @margotten: AND I FEEEEL FIIINNNNEEEE
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    Image of Josh Rachford Josh Rachford
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    Isn't Barry Diller buying art?
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    Image of Iceland Spar Iceland Spar
    12/05/08

    @qiaohua: Ha - it in fact is his duty to use his company's money to pay as much as possible for art in these trying economic times!
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    Image of Nic Fit Nic Fit
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    That's weird because the easiest way to move several million dollars across a border is to roll up a valuable painting and carry it on the plane.
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    Image of cmd cmd
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    A friend of mine worked in a gallery with a staff of three - the owners and herself. She was laid off last week. Of course, the owners still send their kids to fancy, $20,000/year elementary school...

    At least I have someone to "enjoy" my own unemployment with!
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    Image of Cafezinha Cafezinha
    12/05/08

    @cmd: 20,000 a year?! O_O


    Please tell me you're exaggerating. My mind hurts at trying to process that.

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    Image of Mary Mouse Mary Mouse
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    I'm guessing my boy Tobias up there won't be leaving the 66th floor of the Time Warner Center anytime soon, though.
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    Image of JinxyMcDeath JinxyMcDeath
    12/05/08

    In reply to Going Once, Going Twice... Your Job!
    I got an informal performance evaluation in which I was told I would be getting a raise, but I would likely be dissapointed in the amount because of the economy - not my performance. Now typically I would flip out over this, but at this point, I'm just glad to have a job with health care...
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    Image of NOLA girl NOLA girl
    12/05/08

    @JinxyMcDeath: Me too! I'm ridiculously grateful for my 4% raise.
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    Image of Oy Veh (Informality Reigns) Oy Veh (Informality Reigns)
    12/05/08

    @JinxyMcDeath: I was able to give the people who work for me raises--small ones, no where near what they deserved, but still increases. Today I was able to hand out the Bonuses (a third of last years, but still). That's roughly what my bosses gave me as well. In the past I would have been furious for both them and for me. Now I'm just happy to still be employed. Perspective.
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    Image of hellosunshine hellosunshine
    12/05/08

    @JinxyMcDeath: Yeah, I'm pretty sure I'm not getting a raise or bonus this year and I don't have dental insurance, but hot damn, I'm just happy to have a job.
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