The Arcades is a digest of 10 auction listings coming to the auction block in the following week. Just because it’s in there, doesn’t mean I think you should buy it. But I often do think you should buy it.

I am not sponsored by any auction house; I receive nothing from the sales. But I do learn about myself—the most valuable lot of them all.

I am David. I had a vague sense that I wasn’t spending enough time on my phone. Now, thanks to the Arcades, I’m on my phone way, way more <3

Why subscribe?

Because David needs cold hard cash to feed his table addiction. Right now there’s no paywall. But there is an option to donate, and me, here, looking you straight in the eyes and asking: Do you have $8 to spare? And quick follow up—how much did you spend on that one drink yesterday?

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