Auction fails because sellers are waiting for the Federal bailout


Gresham's law summarized - bad money drives out good money

Words fail me, so I will just point.

An auction that netted $7.5 million in bids on 56 distressed Utah properties fell through last week after the owners -- three banks and two private lenders -- decided they may get a better deal by holding out for the government's bailout plan.

"There were buyers, but we couldn't sell the homes because free enterprise has gone out of the market," said Eric Nelson, founder of Las Vegas-based Eric Nelson Auctioneering.

Hat tip Coyote Blog.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Tue - October 28, 2008 at 07:15 AM  Tag


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