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'''Kruse International''' is one of the world's leading [[Auction]] firms. It was founded in Auburn, Indiana in 1952 by [[Russell Kruse]] after his graduation from the [[Reppert School of Auctioneering]]. The company began as a local auction company selling real estate, farms and personal property. [[Russell Kruse]], along with his son's [[Dean Kruse]], Dennis Kruse and Daniel Kruse held their first collector car auction in Auburn, Indiana on Labor Day in [[1971]]. |
'''Kruse International''' is one of the world's leading [[Auction]] firms. It was founded in Auburn, Indiana in 1952 by [[Russell Kruse]] after his graduation from the [[Reppert School of Auctioneering]]. The company began as a local auction company selling real estate, farms and personal property. [[Russell Kruse]], along with his son's [[Dean Kruse]], Dennis Kruse and Daniel Kruse held their first collector car auction in Auburn, Indiana on Labor Day in [[1971]]. It was purchased in [[1999]] by online auctioneer [[eBay]] with [[Billpoint]] for $275 million.<ref>[http://www.news.com/2100-1017-226031.html "eBay aquires two firms". ''CNET News'', May 18, 1999.]</ref> The company was purchased back from eBay by Dean Kruse in 2002.<ref>[http://http://www.internetnews.com/ec-news/article.php/1475431 "Its back to the basics for eBay". ''internetnew.com'', October 3, 2002.]</ref> |
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Kruse International is one of the world's leading Auction firms. It was founded in Auburn, Indiana in 1952 by Russell Kruse after his graduation from the Reppert School of Auctioneering. The company began as a local auction company selling real estate, farms and personal property. Russell Kruse, along with his son's Dean Kruse, Dennis Kruse and Daniel Kruse held their first collector car auction in Auburn, Indiana on Labor Day in 1971. It was purchased in 1999 by online auctioneer eBay with Billpoint for $275 million.[1] The company was purchased back from eBay by Dean Kruse in 2002.[2]