It took a day to wrap up and truck out hundreds of musical instruments now stored in a Surrey warehouse ahead of an online auction.
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It takes some time to scroll through the 448 items, as seen below.
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The pandemic forced Able to hold all auctions online, where theysa国际传媒檒l be forever more.
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Online is a much more efficient way of auctioning, he added.
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