Vintage view: 10 tips to not lose shirt

Kya deLongchamps offers 10 starter tips to get what you want from online auctions without losing your shirt.

Sat, 03 Sep, 2016 - 01:00

Kya deLongchamps

It’s easy to become swept away in an over-caffeinated moment and to end up paying 20% buyers’ premium on a dusty old thing you already bid too much for at auction.

Creaking it into the back of the car, it starts — the regret, the spotting of damage, the disappointment.

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