"stuttgartobsessed" (grantharmsen)
02/06/2015 at 08:05 • Filed to: None
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"stuttgartobsessed" (grantharmsen)
02/06/2015 at 08:05 • Filed to: None | 2
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BUMP: It's Happening NOW!
Just like RM, Artcurial is going to be !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! tomorrow, 6th Feb, beginning at 2pm Paris Time. That means 5am PST, 8am EST. Remember, Artcurial is the house that discovered, and is selling, that amazing French Barn Find. You know, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! .
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So if you're wishing you could be in Paris to watch the craziness go down live, but can't be, you can count how many times the word "patina" is used along with me from your couch. You don't even have to wear pants.
E. Julius
> stuttgartobsessed
02/05/2015 at 14:44 |
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Argghhhhh I'm in Paris but I have to go take care of stupid immigration office bullshit.
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stuttgartobsessed
> E. Julius
02/05/2015 at 14:45 |
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Leave it to the French government to be very confusing and time consuming. It just takes patience. And wine, lots of wine! Courage!
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E. Julius
> stuttgartobsessed
02/05/2015 at 14:48 |
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Somehow the folks at my school have made it possible for the activation of a computer account to take three weeks. That is French bureaucracy at its finest haha.
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stuttgartobsessed
> E. Julius
02/05/2015 at 14:59 |
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Mais absolument! You should watch the opening sequence of Auberge Espagnol (well the whole movie really) as it gives a hilarious look into the ridiculous french bureaucracy.
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E. Julius
> stuttgartobsessed
02/05/2015 at 15:03 |
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We watched that in one of my french classes actually!
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stuttgartobsessed
> E. Julius
02/05/2015 at 15:07 |
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Haha nice! Theres a sequel where they are all older with kids, etc. and in New York.
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> stuttgartobsessed
02/06/2015 at 08:15 |
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I think Opponaut kanadanmajava was planning to go, there may be others.
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stuttgartobsessed
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
02/06/2015 at 08:20 |
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I watching online from CA. It's hilarious. There's roughly 6 Frenchmen all thinking they are the auctioneer, yelling. Very entertaining.
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stuttgartobsessed
> stuttgartobsessed
02/06/2015 at 08:20 |
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Oh, and so far everything is going for above estimate, with aggressive bidding!
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> stuttgartobsessed
02/06/2015 at 08:22 |
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Let's adapt this sentence to a more general form: "There's roughly 6 Frenchman all thinking they are the (noun), yelling."
Holy shit, I think this is the Definitive Sentence Of France.
I_AmDeath
> stuttgartobsessed
02/06/2015 at 08:35 |
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At the moment its just two people talking over each other though.
kanadanmajava1
> stuttgartobsessed
02/06/2015 at 19:40 |
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I was there and trying to bid for a Talbot-Lago but my budget ran out in 2 seconds. I didn't even have time to raise my bidding paddle. My co-workers wasted their afternoon watching the auction and they informed me that I and my friends were pretty well visible from the web stream as we were stuck just in front of the camera for the whole time that we spent there.
We estimated that our party was short of €100k for buying the cars that were targeting.
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stuttgartobsessed
> kanadanmajava1
02/06/2015 at 23:09 |
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Very Cool! What was the vibe like during the last two lots (Maser/Ferrari) of the Baillon sale?
Did you stay for the second half of the auction? There some pretty cool cars getting sold there as well (Bizzarrinni etc)
Also, are you living in Paris or somewhere else in Europe and just visited for the auction?
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kanadanmajava1
> stuttgartobsessed
02/07/2015 at 05:21 |
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I'm from Finland and came here just for the event. The flights to Paris are very cheap.
I didn't stay there for very long but I had checked out the cars before. The atmosphere was pretty interesting as the crowd realized that all prices will skyrocket.
Just before the auction the organizers were trying to empty the auction hall for some unknown security reason. They were saying that the auction doesn't start before everyone leaves. Around hundred people had calculated that they will lose their seats if they will move and decided just to sit. They were probably right as there were 3500 people in the hall and numbers of chairs was a lot lower.
Strikes are pretty French thing and the organized gave up and the auctions started.
The better looking cars to be auctioned were displayed in the main hall on Thursday. I took plenty of photos. I'll post some after I recover from my defeat.
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stuttgartobsessed
> kanadanmajava1
02/07/2015 at 12:54 |
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Very cool! I'm an not surprised at all that there was a "strike" I was wondering why it took them a bit to actually start the bidding. I'll look forward to the pictures!