Well, I guess the first aution I have ever seen was in Italy, in Lido degli Estensi, a seaside resort on the Northern Adriatic coast.
There there's a auction house on the main pedastrian street called Ariete which sells "art", for many many years now. What is "art" in this case? Well... just any crap you can imagine.
The owner of the house sits on a chair and talks the all time in a mike about how beautiful and rare the items are! He calls out the first price and, if there are any people watching, most of them start laughing more or less openly...
There are chairs for the potential bidders and they are often used by tourists to rest for a few minutes before continuing the evening stroll (auctions are held in the evening, since during the day everybody is on the beach). Nobody seems to care for the items offered, free chairs and free eintertainment are a good attraction.
I have never understood how this auction house can survive: I have never seen anybody bidding!
... but I have to admit that it is fun to have a look, while sitting on the chairs and eating an ice cream :)
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