Despite three attempts to buy it and run it themselves, it's been sold instead to another private bidder.

It sold to a private American bidder for $3.85.

Dealers kept a low profile: 80% of the sales went to private bidders.

While none of the lots was sold to a museum, purchases were made by private bidders from all over Germany.

In June, seven state petrochemical companies are to be auctioned to private bidders.

The Midway deal fell through when the private bidders were unable to secure adequate financing.

But it was eventually boarded up, and then sold at auction in 1978 to a private bidder for $63,000.

Simply auctioning off city-owned property to the highest private bidder is not enough.

On 12 June 2011 her "workbook" sold at auction for $70,000 to a private bidder.

Well over half the sales were to private bidders.