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4 sourced facts about auctions and bidding, each with the context behind the number. 4 more are in today's round and appear here after it closes.
Answer$450.3 million
The sale shattered every previous auction record for a painting by a wide margin.
Source: Wikipedia, Auction (2017) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 132 million
Even decades after its founding, eBay remains one of the biggest online auction and marketplace platforms.
Source: Wikipedia, eBay (2023) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout $4 billion
Sotheby's trails Christie's slightly but remains one of the world's top auction houses by sales.
Source: Wikipedia, Auction (2018) en.wikipedia.org
Answerabout 13.81%
That take rate is how eBay turns billions of dollars in transactions into its own revenue.
Source: Wikipedia, eBay (2023) en.wikipedia.org