Who will give me $275, $275, 80, say 80, 80, 80, $280, 280, now say now 290, 290, 290.
This is John Hays, an auctioneer of nearly four decades.
Now $320, 320, 350, 380, 400, and 400 is that all?
And sold American.
That's a tobacco auctioneer.
John works for Christie's.
Founded in London in 1766, it's the largest auction house in the world and now has offices in 46 different countries.
But in John's posh world of art dealings, selling to the highest bidder sounds a bit different.
An art auctioneer may say, 240, sir, thank you, sir, $240, 260, $260, 280, thank you, $280, and 300, thank you, $300, is that all?
Selling then for $300, for $300, sold.
