*In 2001, it was discovered that the British auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, were caught fixing prices of commissions on auctioned goods. Employees of both firms were charged with price fixing, with some serving jail time. | *In 2001, it was discovered that the British auction houses, Sotheby's and Christie's, were caught fixing prices of commissions on auctioned goods. Employees of both firms were charged with price fixing, with some serving jail time. |