The Interview: Champion auctioneer Lynne Zink

Joppa resident recently won national competition

I'm telling you, ugly sells. We've had some really strange figurines and statues. The more contorted they are, the stranger they are, the higher they sell. There was one, a man figurine — headless — with his hand out and he was holding a head. The uglier the better.

Do you take it personally when an auction doesn't live up to expectations, or can you shake it off like a ballplayer?

You shake it off. I know that each and every time, I've gone in there and given my best. If the money's not in the pocket, I can't pull it out. Our big line is, "We don't want to leave money in the room."

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