Auction

topic on 5 shows · 6 statements across 6 episodes

Acquired Founders the Knowledge Project Capital Allocators How I Built This

6 statements about Auction, every show

KNOWLEDGE PROJECT Assertion Supported
Parrish: Warren Buffett avoids auctions entirely to dodge psychological bias
“Warren Buffett's solution to this was very practical. Don't go to auctions.”
Shane Parrish Nov 18, 2025 ▶ 45:33 Charlie Munger: The Psychology of Human Misjudgment [Outliers]
FOUNDERS Assertion Contradicted
Public auctions account for less than 20% of the global art market
“Most publicly reported prices come from auctions, but auctions Are estimated to account for less than 20% of the market.”
David Senra Apr 12, 2024 ▶ 57:17 Billionaire Art Dealer Larry Gagosian
ACQUIRED Assertion Partly supported
Porsche 356 Models Regularly Fetch $300,000 at Auction
“Three 50 sixes regularly sell for about 300,000 dollars at auction, and special ones go for well, well, well above a million.”
David Rosenthal Jun 27, 2023 ▶ 31:19 Porsche (with Doug DeMuro) · Acquired
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS Prediction Not checkable as stated
Toomey: PE Managers Will Face Broken Auctions and Hold Assets
“I think you'll see broken auctions. So managers will bring an asset to market, you know, when they're holding it at a certain multiple and they have certain price expectations. When those price expectations aren't met, they'll sit on it.”
John Toomey Apr 17, 2023 ▶ 20:28 Mario Giannini & John Toomey – Private Equity Panel (Capital Allocators EP.309)
Barton: Auctions Are an Interesting Price Discovery Mechanism for Real Estate
“We thought auctioning was quite interesting as a price discovery mechanism. Basically, it's pretty hard to figure out what a house was worth.”
Rich Barton Jun 14, 2021 ▶ 25:48 Expedia & Zillow: Rich Barton
Mestel: Primary Wave avoids auctions to focus on artist partnerships
“Frankly, we do not like to buy at auction. We almost never Participated in auction every once in a while. If the assets unique, we will, but we are really focused on artists that want the service that we have because we like to partner with the artist.”
Larry Mestel Oct 30, 2017 ▶ 23:08 Larry Mestel – Making Music Royalties Sing (Capital Allocators, EP.30)

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