They sold CA$663,000 of equipment in one day - by far the largest auction in the company's history.
Christie's, now the world's largest auction house, was established around 1766.
The school plans a much larger auction next month in South Bend.
Perhaps the closest thing to a perfectly competitive market would be a large auction of identical goods with all potential buyers and sellers present.
The sale brought $206 million, making it the largest single-owner auction in history.
Sotheby's, the largest auction house, reports it has gained about 20,000 new private clients in the last five years.
"At the largest auction in Japan this year, they tried to sell 823 horses but only 202 of them were bought," he said.
The largest auction of petroleum properties - real estate-ese for gas stations - ever held.
It was by far the largest auction in the muni market this year.
He said that the Skinner sale might be the largest auction of firefighting memorabilia ever held.
