Slave+Auctions

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A slave auction refers to a dominant person owning a submissive person as their property. It is a exchange of power between individuals.
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There were 2 types of auctions Grab and go Or Sold to the highest bidder


 * Grab and Go**

All people who wanted to buy a slave on the day of the auction would pay the trader an agreed amount of money. The trader would then give them a ticket for each slave that they had bought. At the sound of a drum roll, the door to the slave pen would be opened and the buyers would rush in and grab the slave or slaves that they wanted. The buyers then checked their slaves out by returning their ticket or tickets to the slave trader. The slave auction was a terrible ordeal for the slaves, they did not understand the language and had no idea what was happening.


 * Sold to the highest bidder**

The slaves would be brought from the pen, in turn, to stand on a raised platform so that they could be seen by the buyers. Before the bidding began, those that wished to, could come up onto the platform to inspect the slaves closely. The slaves had to endure being poked, prodded and forced to open their mouths for the buyers. The auctioneer would decide a price to start the bidding. This would be higher for fit, young slaves and lower for older, very young or sickly slaves. Potential buyers would then bid against each other. The person who bid the most would then own that slave. The picture below shows a slave being auctioned to the highest bidder.

http://www.historyonthenet.com/Slave_Trade/slave_auction.htm

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