Kiwi Mark Sumich—the top auctioneer in his home country in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011 and the Australasian champion in 2007, 2008 and 2011—on next week's auctioneering competition.
Overseas buyers rely almost entirely on the Internet during their research phase. After all, you can’t just go down to the corner newsstand in Shanghai and pick up a copy of the Wentworth Courier.