[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Eugene

Browsing through the auction catalogs, pay attention to the obscure icons, carefully placed next to the number of lots: another risk to buy a pig in a poke
http://www.openspace.ru/art_times/au.../details/2308/

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But it happens that the seller and the auction house, enter into an agreement under which the owner of the subject receives a certain amount, even if the lot is not sold, - a sort of consolation prize. Such "guaranteed" lots in Sotheby's catalogs are marked circle 2.

Is really so? Ever heard of guaranteed lots, which are subject to compulsory redemption of the auction house in case of failure. And what kind of consolation prize?