Sentence examples for auction bought from inspiring English sources

It was the most expensive piece at the Steinberg auction, bought by a private collector, bidding by phone, for $2.2 million, well under the estimate of $3 million to $4 million.

After the war he went to a government-surplus auction, bought a tugboat and started a transport business.

Credit Suisse won that auction, buying securities with a face value of about $7 billion.

A real-time auction buys you space in a "prime seating only" subway car, and sensors ensure maximal distance and comfort for paying passengers.

The country's smallest mobile phone operator is worried that its rivals will outbid it at auction, buying up larger slices of the available bandwidth and squeezing Three out of the market altogether.

To find out where she lives, Desmond gets her address from her father Charles Alan Dalee), who is at an auction buying a journal owned by Tovard Hanso written by a crew member of the 19th century ship called the Black Rock.

Tap on "Format" to select among Auction, Buy It Now, Best Offer, or All.

Expanded past auctions: bought comparison-pricing site Shopping.com, Web-phone outfit Skype, stake in online classifieds business Craigslist.

Best: Every product category is enhanced with clicks like auctions, buying guides, consumer reviews and numerous search breakdowns.

Commerx (Private) www.commerx.com CHIEF EXECUTIVE: Tim Stojka MODEL: Marketplace DESCRIPTION: Through its PlasticsNet.com site, Commerx offers auctions, buying and selling exchange functions, and online supplier catalogs for things like resins and industrial supplies.

DISH Wins Bankruptcy Auction, Buys Blockbuster Assets For $228M In Cash.