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The spread supply had been a factor weighing on the Treasury market and when the 10-year TIPS auction didn't go terribly well, that compounded the issue.

Richard Owen

Auctions are just one more way Dell is becoming a single-stop source for computer buyers.

Auction results showed people are feeling safe to buy debt. Results were stronger than I had expected.

We've got a lot of supply so that's putting Treasuries onto a bearish footing. People aren't expecting a good result from the auction and in the short term yields can push higher.

We will auction one-of-a-kind items, some of our newest Sharper Image Design products, as well as established best sellers.

Those that thought the central-bank buying would not be there for the auction have been proven wrong.

McGregor Scott

This was the most internet bidders we've ever seen at a Ritchie Bros. auction in Ohio.

Twenty-year bonds have risen too far given the auction tomorrow. Traders are likely to try and back up the yield to closer to 2 percent for the auction.

Today, most of us think about eBay as an auction site, but a third of the items that transact on eBay are actually fixed price.

We teach our investor clients to develop win-win scenarios that will benefit both the distressed homeowner and the investor. The troubled homeowner conserves some equity for a new start, and the investor realizes a reasonable profit. That's much better than seeing the owners lose everything, including their credit, in an auction on the courthouse steps.

There's no panic, most of the auction was hedged by dealers.

We expect the white flags to fly over Madrid and Helsinki in the next two to three days. The auction will possibly raise about $35.5 billion, that's just around the U.K. figure. It may just top that.

We expect the auction to do phenomenally well for a couple of reasons,

The lack of a company auction will likely immediately cause some PKS shareholders to take profits, as the stock has run up considerably since Dan Snyder began his campaign for control in July 2005.

Initially we turned a little lower after the auction results, but in the end we turned a little higher. It just seems as if the market has been able to recover partially after the losses of the last two days.

In all fairness to the auction companies most companies are not car experts, they are marketers. I caution buyers to make sure that they have done their homework before they raise their hand and not after.

You tend to find the most dramatic prices in auction when you have people not from mainland China having a good old battle with people who are from China,

Billy Long

Every auctioneer wants the novice to have a very good experience. They are the future of the auction business.

The beauty of the auction process is that magical things can happen when the right players get involved and the money is not an issue for them. It's all about the horse for them - and the quest to have the best.

The auction went surprisingly well, but it's a low volume day and crude oil is dropping.

The auction went smoothly. Government notes have been sold excessively recently and yields have probably factored in the impact of a policy shift.

The auction went quite well. There was good interest from indirect bidders,

The auction was better than I expected and showed solid demand for the debt. The note has priced in speculation the central bank will shift monetary policy and the move was too excessive.

The auction showcased disappointing demand. Rallying stocks are building sentiment that Japan's economy will sustain a reasonably good pace of growth, signaling higher yields.

The auction result was disappointing and the market trend is already weak. Investors are staying on the sidelines and not buying.

The auction results are likely to be neutral but if the site in Repulse Bay could be sold at a good price it should give property stocks a boost.

Reed Hundt

The auction of AWS spectrum is primarily important because it creates the opportunity to change the market structure of the cellular industry.

The auction is lending some more weakness to the general tone of our market that started with the housing number this morning and this is not helping.

The auction came off pretty much as advertised -- it was good and strong.

The auction came in much stronger than anticipated.

On behalf of the Grand Prix Foundation, I'd like to congratulate and thank Mr. Naito for stepping up to the plate and winning this auction. As in past years, net proceeds from this year's events - including this auction - will benefit local charities. We are grateful for his participation this year.

It's not one versus the other. A lot of sellers use both. You might sell an item that's in demand at auction and the kinds of things that might not sell right away as a fixed-price listing.

EBay is a huge problem for a lot of us brand holders. It's also any auction sites. eBay at least is working with us to close these sites down.