{"id":75125,"date":"2018-12-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/blog\/auctioneer-raises-a-staggering-amount-through-high-stake-bidding-wars\/"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:33:56","slug":"auctioneer-raises-a-staggering-amount-through-high-stake-bidding-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.givergy.com\/hk\/blog\/auctioneer-raises-a-staggering-amount-through-high-stake-bidding-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Auctioneer Raises A Staggering Amount Through High-Stake Bidding Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our favorite, charismatic auctioneer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harrysanta.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harry Santa-Olalla<\/a> has caught the eye of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York Post<\/a> for his unique ability to resonate with every demographic he is in front 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