Instead, these sales reflect the way the auction world used to be 15 years ago: a serious arena for trading art.

In the auction world, bill collectors, it seems, are a varied lot.

Wall Street ways have transformed the auction world, too.

But the auction world was very different in 1974 and 1982.

Almost like old times, when she was not just doing this for charity but was on top of the auction world.

The auction world has waited to see if Sotheby's would follow.

This leaves a second gaping hole in the contemporary auction world.

But the price came as a welcome relief in the auction world.

"We didn't know the auction world well enough," he said.

There are other ways in which technology is transforming the online auction world.