Virtual auctions sell luxury goods despite pandemic
Investors are bidding remotely for wine farms and vintage cars — and it won’t stop any time soon
04 March 2021 - 17:29
High-end investors are buying everything from wine farms to vintage cars, land and distressed homes, despite being in the midst of a global pandemic.
As SA went into a hard lockdown at the end of March 2020, auctioneers, estate agencies, art dealers and others had to find innovative ways to do business or risk losing their livelihoods...
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