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Description : Why did they sell " Big John" to a private collector?

Last Answer : Probably for the money. Anyway “should be” is a normative statement, thus not provable by argument.

Description : Have you attended a “Sheriff’s Sale” public auction of property?

Last Answer : answer:If there is any chance anyone related to the sale can find this post, I'd remove the amounts you are willing to go to. Hopefully this is anonymous/generic enough, since auctions and other sale ... It could be a good time to talk to a lawyer to understand the details of the situation better.

Description : Could you possibly own any "hidden treasures" that might make your fortune?

Last Answer : Maybe. I have a little genie lamp/teapot looking item that my grandmother gave me that received it from her grandmother. It's gold with some little etchings on it. I've wondered if it was ... be torn between keeping it as a rememberance to my grandmother or cashing it in for much needed cash.

Description : Do you do Auctions? If so, what's the craziest thing you've ever "won"?

Last Answer : answer:20 pounds?!! In 5th grade at a PTA auction, I won a chance to be teacher for a day and I got to do it. That was fun. :) Haven't participated in an auction in a while last year my ... stayed there and saw my baby pictures up on the wall and stayed in my room and man, that was bizarre :P

Description : What is the difference between a Silent Auction and a Chinese Auction?

Last Answer : In the silent auction bidders submit bids listing specific amounts that they are willing to pay for a specific item, rather than where in a chinese auction, people buy tickets, which are chances to win items. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_auction

Description : eBay scam or what?

Last Answer : Ask-public question: Ebay scam…