this is in response to the post about podesta, herb, and susan using Sotheby's to line up a house on martha's vineyard for a party.

the agent involved in that transaction found the handkerchief, and this event generated the Susan Sandler email about the 'pizza related map'.

I am drawing a conclusion that Sotheby's is tied in directly with Alefantis/Brock/Comet/Little Red Fox/Buck's through Transformer.

first things first - archive all of the transformer documentation while it's still available:

http://www.transformerdc.org/documents/

it's an open public directory of all pdfs and .docs associated with the transformer gallery for the last several years. i've archived it twice, but i don't know if there's an easy way to just dump .pdfs somewhere. go go go, then come back here.

Sotheby's Cards

Sotheby's has a luxury/VIP credit card which acts as a ticket to museums and private events - it's an elite access pass for the elite of the elite:

http://archive.is/nVOhW (login)

http://archive.is/Ny8Hi (enter auth code to activate your card)

http://archive.is/dcs6E (access is invitation only)

conde nast article about the service: http://archive.is/FF7Q7

Alefantis and Brock used Sotheby's to buy their house: http://archive.is/4z3g2

Alefantis is friends with this agent http://archive.is/gacR0

she posts lots of 'events' and 'showings', as a realtor is likely to do.

http://archive.is/gacR0

, commented on article that a property was near comet:

https://sli.mg/a/X5nZ6j note that she tags several businesses in and around the connecticut block of interest.

the linked page is no longer available, but the property /3636-everett-street-nw-washington

sotheby's is present at many transformer auctions - all those .pdfs you downloaded, search them, and you'll find sotheby's throughout.

http://archive.is/hWNO2

here's the guest list for the 7th annual transformer auction, for instance.

fbianon said that 'cards' were an important lead, and i think this is why.

sotheby's may be the central service for collecting/disbursing money in a private market scheme. using auctions to hide value transfers, like the dead-drive-on-ebay concept, but on a much larger scale.

ALSO THIS CONNECTS THE CORCORAN, whose trustees are represented by JECCA and ANDREW JON KLINE.

Sotheby's is apparently Corcoran Groups parent company: http://archive.is/X7xv9

2008 is when Corcoran (holder of 2 billion dollars of art assets, i've posted about them before) started its decline, ending with a "donation" to GWU of nearly all property and assets.

appears to be a conflict of interest fire sale: Corcoran selling priceless collections through Sotheby's

http://archive.is/nKRVv http://archive.is/c1wKd

http://archive.is/Ptwmf

Article states that "Realogy" sees declining profits in Sotheby's, Corcoran, and CitiHabitats - they only made 1.7 BILLION for the quarter.

following these threads.