现年60岁的莫尔是一位退役的海军军官,过去从事电脑工作,现在兴趣转向了印刷品生意。他退役后一直从事旧报纸的买卖。拍卖是他做生意的一种方式。这种活动以邮寄物品目录开始,以传真、电话结束。当那些未曾谋面的竞标者相互争夺时,莫尔作为他们的经纪人,记下竞争者的出价,根据客户的指示,或抬价竞争,或拱手相让。一个竞争者出价109美元,竞购一张1844年记载有第一次电报传送事件 Moore, 60, a retired naval officer who used to work on computers, is now turning his interest to the print business. After retiring he has been engaged in the sale of old newspapers. Auctions are one way he does business. This activity begins with the mailing list, by fax, by telephone. When those bidders who did not meet each other compete for each other, Mor as their agent, write down competitors’ bids, according to customer instructions, or raise the price of competition, or hand over. A competitor bid $ 109 to bid for a first telegram in 1844