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We also train our investor clients to develop win-win scenarios that benefit both the homeowner in distress and the investor. That way the troubled homeowner can sell their way out of foreclosure and conserve some equity for a new start, and the investor can realize a reasonable profit on resale of the home. That's much better than seeing the owner lose everything in an auction on the courthouse steps.

Whether that's bad news for the upcoming auctions depends on whether you take a cup-half-empty or cup-half-full perspective.

We would try to block the auction if they try to sell the license. It's city policy that we do that. The license is for the business that you give it to.

Alexi Lalas

As we've all seen, we have Americans in desperate need of help, ... No MLS team has even worn orange and the more unique and valuable an auction item is, the more money it can potentially raise.

As we have said throughout the auction process, we continue to be interested in Daewoo Motor. We regret that Daewoo lost valuable time while its condition continues to deteriorate.

Ian Rankin

It's a strange feeling to see one's books come up at auction and also, to some extent, a sign of my miserable early failings as an author.

There was some buying back in the early morning, but the market remains top-heavy, as market players are waiting for the results of auction of 10-year bonds this afternoon.

There was no robust auction that I could see. It's been a bizarre process . . . For all the effort and bravado, it's amusing.

There was very strong demand -- off the charts -- from the indirect bid -- about 65 percent, bigger than the 55.6 percent at the 10-year note auction in November 2005.

There's a very strong short base in the two-year, as well as the potential for the auction to be postponed.

There seem to be all the elements of a good auction -- the bid-to-cover ratio was solid, the yield was as expected and yields are not rising.

It's a very authentic experience. This is the place where Las Vegas began. It started with a land auction at the end of Main Street.

Sophia Amoruso

Nothing will teach you more about perceived value than taking something with literally no value and selling it in the auction format. It teaches you the beauty and power of presentation, and how you can make magic out of nothing.

Any time an item sells for 40 times its opening bid, you've got to give it the credit it deserves. This auction has gone a long way to establishing the standards for many collectibles that to this point did not have benchmarks.

Auction results showed people are feeling safe to buy debt. Results were stronger than I had expected.

On top of a heavy auction schedule in January, if a rise in consumer prices is confirmed, the market will shift its focus to the approaching timing of a BOJ policy shift and keep up pressure especially on the shorter maturities.

Offshore drilling could turn our beaches and coastal waters into an industrial zone. Rather than auction off our valuable coastline to oil and gas companies, Virginia should be leading the way with energy solutions that will sustain our energy needs and our economy far into the future.

Depending on competition from other bidders, you can generally buy properties at public auctions for 25 to 35 percent below market value.

Billy Long

Anymore, most auction companies have a Web site and you can preview a lot of items.

The sellers in the auction have the power rather than the buyer. They set the date for the auction and the closing, they set the price and the property is sold as-is. The owner is the power-broker in the sale.

The spread supply had been a factor weighing on the Treasury market and when the 10-year TIPS auction didn't go terribly well, that compounded the issue.

Additionally, the auction will also introduce new media like installation, sculpture and photography.

After careful consideration we concluded that a sale of the Company through a Chapter 11 auction process will best maximize the return for all stakeholders of the Company and is the best way for the Company to continue providing the level of service its customers expect.

Some people were concerned that with yields below 2 percent there might not be enough demand for the bonds. However, the auction went okay and that spurred buying of futures.

This is going to make it hard for eBay to win in Asia. It totally reshapes the landscape for auctions in Asia.

This is really the only formal black tie optional event that's held in Allen. We always have a lot of fun. A nice dinner, great opportunity for auction items and we have music for dancing.

Kage Baker

Let's say you need a perfectly obedient servant who never gets tired, never needs to be paid, and is virtually indestructible. If you're in a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away, you'll just fly off to the local droid auction and pick up one of those shiny gold models with lovely manners.

We hope to serve over 100 dinners tonight and we would really like to thank the local businesses that donated the silent auction items.

Yesterday's auction showed strong demand for debt and people were looking for a reason to buy.

Maria Miller

We usually don't do it that way. If he's trading goods and services and intangibles and things that have an auction value, then we just estimate when it's not pure money.

We use that money very judiciously, and it's always difficult at auctions because you never know where the prices will go.

Energy markets have proven to be volatile, unpredictable and trending dramatically upwards. This auction would expose consumers to all of the risks of the market.

Even if the auction does not go to where some people expected it to, the stock had a great run up. I just don't see a lot of upside at this point.