The consigner I heard turned apoplectic as there was no reserve price put on the piece.

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Over the years, other artists donated their car creations (ranging from a spawning salmon to a covered wagon), all of which are now displayed in the nearby Car Art Reserve, located on the same piece of farmland.

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Since July this year, Art Auction Guarantee, a company founded in 2011, have offered buyers of art at auction a guarantee that, for a percentage of the acquisition price (5% to 7.5%), they will get back what they paid for the piece if it is resold at auction after two years or more and fails to make the reserve price.

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