19.02.2007, Hamburg, Germany - A hand holding an auction hammer. (auction, auction hammer, hammer, under the hammer, tool, compulsory auction, auction sale, selling by auction, sell by auction, sell, selling, sale, put up for auction, hand, hold, holding, held, finances, financial, financing, purchase, purchasing, brown, symbol, symbolic, symbolical, money, economy, economics, debt, debts, taxes, studio shot, bureaucracy, insolvent, insolvency, debit, credit, loan, indebtedness, indebted, debtor, creditor, buying, buy, forced sale, wood, wooden, vertical) 00W070219D012CAROE.JPG [MODEL RELEASE: YES, PROPERTY RELEASE: NOT APPLICABLE (c) caro images / Westermann, http://www.caro-images.com, [email protected] - In case of using the picture for any non-editorial purpose, please contact the agency - the picture is subject to royalty!]