Auctions Almost every day, the daily newspapers include ads for auctions of business space. The principle is the same whether it’s a sale or rental: you get to see the space on a given day and then send in a written offer. This seemingly honest procedure has been spoiled in practice: an enormously high offer is made and when that […]

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