Archive for September, 2011

The New York Times vs 1st Dibs

Monday, September 12th, 2011

So much for the New York Times being an elitist paper, as Steven Kurutz writes of buying antiques on 1st Dib for an article in last Thursday’s Home section. The writer reveals his ignorance of values with the excuse of having a beer budget. Excuse me, but good luck finding a Picasso on Craig’s List. [...]

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