ADVISORY/Silvano DiGenova Available for Commentary.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE) ... As You Follow the Brewing Allegations of Price Fixing price fixing n. a criminal violation of federal anti-trust statutes, in which several competing businesses reach a secret agreement (conspiracy) to set prices for their products to prevent real competition and keep the public from benefiting from price competition. at Sotheby's and Its Arch Rival Christie's, Speak to ... Silvano DiGenova, the David to Sotheby's Goliath -- A Thorn in the Side of the Large Auction Houses ... Founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Tangible Asset Tangible Asset An asset that has a physical form such as machinery, buildings and land. Notes: This is the opposite of an intangible asset such as a patent or trademark. Whether an asset is tangible or intangible isn't inherently good or bad. Galleries, He Can be Reached at 800/545-1001 DiGenova was there first -- a pioneer in the new wave of simultaneous auctions, live and online, garnering attention from international art connoisseurs and collectors, swaying them with acceptable sellers' and buyers' "rights." A 20-year veteran in buying and selling rare coins, fine arts and antiques, focusing on the growth of the emerging middle-market collectors (range of $5,000-$100,000 plus, per item) DiGenova can comment on: -- Today's sellers and buyers are exploring their options, looking for "deals" past the large established auction houses -- What constitutes credibility and authenticity -- "It's about the auction -- not the auction house" -- Pitfalls to overcome in bidding on fine collectibles on the Internet More on DiGenova He is a sought-out expert in the media -- ever since he first was covered in Fortune magazine 15 years ago as the "wunderkind wun·der·kind n. pl. wun·der·kin·der 1. A child prodigy. 2. A person of remarkable talent or ability who achieves great success or acclaim at an early age. " of the new breed of numismatists, when he became a founding member of the Professional Coin Grading Service The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is a third-party appraisal service for grading rare coins. It determines the condition and authenticity of each coin it grades to provide consumers with an independent knowledgeable rating on which to judge the coin. , one of the leading independent rare-coin grading, authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. and certification services, establishing it at the age of 24 as the standard for international acceptance. |
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