Mr. Wall said that 10 days later, the bidding would be opened up to out-of-state buyers.

Two of the surviving three would have failed had an out-of-state buyer not rescued them.

Today she was playing the part of an out-of-state wholesale buyer.

New Jersey, with its higher-than-average income and dense population, has been one of the most attractive markets to out-of-state buyers this summer.

Oregon has since made it more difficult for out-of-state buyers and even helps other states track down people who go there to avoid taxes.

Shaw did much of its sales by phone to out-of-state buyers.

With a good review, out-of-state buyers might fly in, which would raise the bidding and bring in more money for the children.

Ms. Dempsey, however, said the hurricane damage and danger are exaggerated in the minds of out-of-state buyers.

An out-of-state buyer, with no overlapping operations in the city, would probably close fewer operations there.

But the interest rates are high enough to draw some out-of-state buyers as well.