It was made clear to us beforehand that the auction floor is off limits for journalists and that we are not allowed to portray bidders. That’s why we take a look at the tent next door, where the buffets (chicken curry with jasmine rice, vol-au-vent of Kalmthoutse farm chicken with bicky crumble and bouillabaisse with parsley potatoes) pale in comparison to the selection of old-timers that will soon be auctioned for at least a few tens of thousands of euros.
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