PP! ZZ! L! BID!
LOT ONE / FALSE FIT / SNAP / SOLD?
Panel 01: The Corner Lot
P P U Z Z L . bid
PP
BID!$24
Lot one is only a corner. The auctioneer starts inside a comic mouth. A cream puzzle paddle blocks the doubled P until the room shouts twice.
Panel 02: Two Paddles Too Many
who bid?
Lot 02

Two paddles bid against their own reflection.

The second P is not a copy. It is a misregistered bidder, offset in cyan, waving from one printed beat behind.

PP! PP!
Panel 03: The Z-Zap Misfit
Z Z
Lot 03

The Z-piece refuses the straight edge.

Every almost-fit adds another price tag. Cyan tabs swell into sockets while pink ink slips out of register.

bid 14bid 28bid ZZ
Panel 04: Gavel Versus Missing Piece
SNAP!
Lot 04

The gavel calls SNAP, not sold.

The hammer lands in a missing socket. The room hears cardboard, not closure.

Panel 05: SOLD, But Unsolved
BID
PP
Final Lot

The winning bid leaves the picture unfinished.

One doubled-P paddle-shaped hole stays open, keeping the auction strange enough to continue after the stamp falls.

SOLD?