While Infinium's approach can be used to produce other metals, including magnesium and aluminum, the company is starting with rare earths because they fetch much higher prices.
Developers, who typically build hotels and hire hotel companies to manage them, like condos because they fetch upfront money.
In general, pastoralists tried to avoid selling sick animals because they fetched low prices.
Selling the Cubs and Wrigley makes sense because they could fetch a high price but do not generate proportionate income.
As the recession erodes more of their wealth, they might sell privately through him, either because they don't want anyone to know they need the money or because they think he can fetch a higher price than the auction houses, which in slow markets have trouble creating the jump-ball excitement that sellers love.
Because the crunchy nuts fetch a higher price on the market than some of the state's less water-intensive crops like spinach and tomatoes, California farmers are reluctant to get rid of their almond groves, even as the state descends deeper into its water crisis.
To compete, Gover explained, he's trying to teach employees to look out for "on-trend" vintage -- older items that line up with current fashion trends and can fetch a slightly higher price because they're better made.
(Goodwill has a similar operation in Texas, where excess clothing is sent to Goodwill's Blue Hangar store where customers sort through massive bins). To compete, Gover explained, he's trying to teach employees to look out for "on-trend" vintage -- older items that line up with current fashion trends and can fetch a slightly higher price because they're better made.
InterDigital called off an auction of its 20,000 wireless patents in January because of an inability to fetch a sufficient bid.
The shares of Young Broadcasting Inc. plunged yesterday after the company, which owns a dozen television stations, said it was no longer for sale because it was unlikely to fetch a high enough price.
