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josordoni:

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The valuation on this collection shows that someone at least has a clue to it's monetary value, just no clue as to how to present it well for potential buyers.

A good thing tho as it should bode well for future aquisitions from them  :wink:
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But there you are, you see, they DO have a clue how to present it for potential buyers.  Everyone wants to get a bargain. If you think you have found some wonders in with the dross, you will want to bid on it.  If it is a single well catalogued piece, you may think it will go far too high and not bother.

I think it is reverse psychology in action  That and a deep knowledge of buyer greed...    :wink:  :wink:

alexander:
I dunno - gathering them all up and setting a minimum price of almost 2000 dollars they're excluding quite a few collectors.

It may be a bargain but at that price i know i can't afford to buy even if i sold some pieces, especially since they don't show signatures or provenace on the Baccarat and the Saint Louis, a few fakes in the bunch and it wouldn't be worth it.

And i know this auction house isn't as professional as one would expect when it comes to presentation online - i think they've grown too fast and haven't been able to recruit enough personell.

Frank:

--- Quote from: "alexander" ---i think they've grown too fast and haven't been able to recruit enough personell.
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Huge advantage in having only high ticket lots, you need a lot less staff to manage all the bureaucracy and warehousing. Why should they worry about $50 or less lots, they are effectively wholesalers - so good for dealers at least.

alexander:
I see the auction ended without bids, found another lot same place, modern chinese? No information given other than "recent".

What do you think?
Thanks for you input - i'm new to paperweights and still learning the basics.

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Leni:
Some Chinese, some Murano, some possibly Murano-Chinese imports?  Prices?  They go for between £1.99 and £9.99 on ebay.

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