auctioneering
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During the heady days of the dot-com bubble, McCormick was CEO of the internet auctioneering house FreeMarkets - amassing wealth as he steered the Pittsburgh-based company to a nearly $500 million acquisition deal in 2004.
From Washington Times • Aug. 14, 2023
During the heady days of the dot-com bubble, McCormick was CEO of the internet auctioneering house FreeMarkets — amassing wealth as he steered the Pittsburgh-based company to a nearly $500 million acquisition deal in 2004.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 13, 2023
For one thing, she later said, she felt a spiritual void, and auctioneering “no longer felt correct.”
From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2016
His auctioneering, he insists, is just his weekend job.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2015
My employer called home—I continue to hus'le—An auctioneering co-partnership—Still in a double role—A neat, tidy, quiet boarding-house—We move to a hotel—A practical joke—Auctioneering for merchants—Making a political speech—Getting mixed.
From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by Denslow, W. W. (William Wallace)
