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The underbidder was ConstitutionDAO, which announced its plan to raise millions of dollars to buy the Constitution on Twitter on Nov. 12.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2021
“Rubens’s time has come,” said Mr. Haboldt, an old masters specialist with locations in Paris, New York and Amsterdam, who was the underbidder.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2016
If Bainbridge's reduces the buyer's commission, they could face legal action from any failed underbidder arguing that he could have bid higher with a lower premium.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2011
Mr Green, an earlier owner, was the underbidder.
From Economist ● Dec. 19, 2009
It was purchased at Sotheby's in July, 1920, by a well-known New York dealer, Mr. G. D. Smith, for ten guineas, the writer of these lines being the underbidder.
From The Book-Hunter at Home by P. B. M. Allan
