Argentina (AR) — civil law.

Nothing on this page describes United States practice. There is no certificate sold to an investor, no administrative sale of land for unpaid tax, and no redemption window after a subasta judicial in Argentina. If you arrived carrying US assumptions, read falsos-amigos first.

Compra en comisión — bidding for an undisclosed principal

A bidder at an Argentine subasta may bid en comisión: for a principal he does not name at the hammer. The device lets an abogado, a martillero colleague or a local nominee bid for a client who cannot or will not attend, and it is how a non-resident historically bought without appearing (see participar-en-la-subasta). It is also an obvious vehicle for straw bidding and for the ligas de compradores that electronic auctions were designed to break — which is why the newest regimes restrict or ban it.

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