rcjordan - 10:05 pm on Mar 6, 2002 (gmt 0)

>In Sweden, the receiver appointed by the court of law is obliged to accept the best price he can get for the assets of a bankrupt company.

In the US, we often use public auctions to determine or validate the Fair Market Value of properties that are unique and therefore outside the realm of standard appraisals. Given the circumstances surrounding Euroseek, that seems like a possibility here.