Jakibi begins in Montreal, Quebec with the owner of The Montreal Auction House (La Maison Des Encans). He approached HalfSerious with a concept: every month, collectors from far and wide would travel to the Island of Montreal to bid and acquire rare antiquities through live-auction. We’re talking about highly coveted art pieces, antiquity china, and first edition books. But what about those small high-quality items not worth the kilometers and the displacement? Sure, there are online auctions interfaces like eBay and Christie’s, but they lacked the pizzazz and excitement projected at the podium.
