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Non-Tech : Sotheby's (BID) Auction House
BID 56.990.0%Oct 14 5:00 PM EST
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To: Steve Andrew who wrote (119)1/21/1999 5:13:00 AM
From: Iceberg  Read Replies (2) of 236
 
>Most good dealers are loathe to trust Sothebys

>They also do not plan ANY migration of their higher end auctions to the internet

>The existing staff is also quite annoyed with the company's edict

>Their strategy of signing up art dealers and galleries is best described as a "strong-arm tactic"

>There will be some backlash within the fine art world

>that will not help Sothebys expand as significantly as they would otherwise like the investing public to believe.

Steve,

It seems to me you just made 6 amazing assertions about Sotheby's. Your assertions involve trust [or the lack of it], Sotheby's corporate short-term plans, Sotheby's long-term strategic plans, the attitudes of Sotheby's staff, how the "fine art world" will react, and corporate deception.

Are you suggesting that you 1.) know Sotheby's can't be trusted? 2.) know what Sotheby's will and won't put on the Internet? 3.) are knowledgeable about the current attitudes of Sotheby's staff? 4.) are aware of some specific information as to Sotheby's use of "strong-arm" tactics? 5.) have specific reasons for predicting some sort of "backlash" in the fine art world to [I presume] Sotheby's decision to auction on the Internet? And 6.) have reason to believe Sotheby's is intentionally trying to deceive the public?

Where is the support for such assertions?

You go on to say....

>I am not suggesting anyone go short or boot their longs(although I have)

For some reason, I get the distinct impression that your post is not credible. That you are trying to blow smoke up everyone's ass.

Ice
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