A "phone bidder" is a person who participates in an auction by placing bids over the phone instead of being physically present at the auction location. Full definition
But the night's big draw was the chance to buy the copyrights to the entire Jimi Hendrix music catalog — they went to an anonymous phone bidder for $ 15 million. (legalblogwatch.typepad.com)
Black Fire I had been on loan to the Philadelphia Museum of Art for nearly 30 years, and went to an anonymous phone bidder after a five - minute contest. (artinamericamagazine.com)
The star lot on the night, a rare combined spin / butterfly painting by Damien Hirst featuring cubic zirconia, sold for $ 240,000 to an unnamed phone bidder from Los Angeles. (dallasartnews.com)