Fine American Map Horn depicting Lake Champlain, Hague, Crown Point, Diamond Pt. Abounding with dogs and two snakes chasing a rabbit. Three days before the items were to be sold at Christie's, the above powder horn appeared on eBay, which precisely dates to the second when an item is officially listed. The listing also described incidents leading up to the Boston Massacre. This was the tip-off that he was selling the same powder horn at two places.
Internet auctions have a global, public showroom.
What's for sale, its description, when it was listed and sold, and its price is open, accessible information for all to see. Christie's auction was to start at 10 a.m. the same day. Prior to the auction start, however, Christie's withdrew all seven lots because of a contractual problem. Most eBay descriptions are a paragraph or two. Christie's officials cordially apologized for what was an unfortunate predicament and told me they would like very much to relist the items in their upcoming November auction.