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“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

The underbidder approached O'Neill, told him he "screwed up" and should have bought the horse.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 8, 2012

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

Young Mr Noortman, the underbidder who was trying to buy the picture for stock, did not stand a chance.

From Economist • Dec. 15, 2009

He had been the underbidder, but what chance had a poor devil of a bibliophile against the wealthy captains of industry?

From The Unpublishable Memoirs by Rosenbach, A. S. W.