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Mr. Kramer as to why he is holding an auction to sell his business as opposed to a real estate agency. Mr. Kramer says, “I have sold property before by auction. I like it as a marketing tool. It’s a true representation of the market that day. It’s the way stock and bonds are sold everyday. The process is misunderstood. It’s used to settle estates. It’s used as a way to move properties through ports. People are afraid of it.”

“There are up front expenses to having an auction that may not be recouped if the thing doesn’t sell. Real estate agents just want the listing and don’t work for the sale. I have seen it happen a number of times. They don’t get sold. They don’t get shown. They don’t get advertised a lot of times. (The auction) is the most

See KRAMER, Page A8

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