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An '''auction''' was a method of bartering in which the product was bid for by the audience with the highest bit winning. | An '''auction''' was a method of bartering in which the product was bid for by the audience with the highest bit winning. | ||
In [[64]], in [[Rome]], [[Barbara Wright]] was sold by [[Sevcheria]] to [[Tavius]] for 10,000 [[sesterce]]s after a [[slave]] auction. ([[TV]]: "[[All Roads Lead to Rome]]") | In [[July]] [[64]], in [[Rome]], [[Barbara Wright]] was sold by [[Sevcheria]] to [[Tavius]] for 10,000 [[sesterce]]s after a [[slave]] auction. ([[TV]]: "[[All Roads Lead to Rome]]") | ||
[[ | Throughout the [[1950s]], [[alien]] [[artefact]]s were stolen by members of [[Torchwood Three]] and sold at auctions in [[Cardiff]]. [[Jack Harkness]] eventually destroyed the demand for these auctions by flooding the market with fake artefacts. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Beauty of Our Weapons (short story)|The Beauty of Our Weapons]]'') | ||
[[Jamie McCrimmon]] was kidnapped by the [[Voraxx]], who brought him on board their [[slaver ship (Bazaar Adventures)|slaver ship]] and intended to sell him in a slave auction. He was rescued by the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Bazaar Adventures (comic story)|Bazaar Adventures]]'') | |||
In the [[Unthinkable City]], specifically created on 21st century Earth, an auction to sell [[the Relic]] ([[the Doctor]]'s corpse) was set up by [[Qixotl]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | The [[Dalek]] nicknamed "[[Metaltron]]" had been bought in a private auction by [[Henry Van Statten]] for his collection. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Object Auction (short story)|Object Auction]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'', ''[[Dalek (novelisation)|Dalek]]'', et al.) | ||
In the [[Unthinkable City]], specifically created on 21st century Earth, [[Qixotl's auction|an auction]] to sell [[The Relic (Alien Bodies)|the Relic]] ([[the Doctor]]'s corpse) was set up by [[Qixotl]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Alien Bodies (novel)|Alien Bodies]]'') | |||
[[Category:Economics]] | [[Category:Economics]] | ||
[[Category:Economics from the real world]] | [[Category:Economics from the real world]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:28, 9 March 2023
An auction was a method of bartering in which the product was bid for by the audience with the highest bit winning.
In July 64, in Rome, Barbara Wright was sold by Sevcheria to Tavius for 10,000 sesterces after a slave auction. (TV: "All Roads Lead to Rome")
Throughout the 1950s, alien artefacts were stolen by members of Torchwood Three and sold at auctions in Cardiff. Jack Harkness eventually destroyed the demand for these auctions by flooding the market with fake artefacts. (PROSE: The Beauty of Our Weapons)
Jamie McCrimmon was kidnapped by the Voraxx, who brought him on board their slaver ship and intended to sell him in a slave auction. He was rescued by the Second Doctor and Zoe Heriot. (COMIC: Bazaar Adventures)
The Dalek nicknamed "Metaltron" had been bought in a private auction by Henry Van Statten for his collection. (TV: Dalek, PROSE: Object Auction, The Secret Lives of Monsters, Dalek, et al.)
In the Unthinkable City, specifically created on 21st century Earth, an auction to sell the Relic (the Doctor's corpse) was set up by Qixotl. (PROSE: Alien Bodies)
