Jeff nailed it. The smaller items had a larger pool of bidders who could afford them - so bidding was more competitive. The larger items appealed only to a smaller pool of monied collectors - so the bidding was more subdued. It usually happens that way with these types of auctions. The ones who can afford it the most, get the bargains, while the petty bidders pay the most.
On 8/19/09, Jeff Kuyken <[email protected]> wrote: > Same here Matt. And one thing I noticed was the larger more expensive pieces > getting fewer bids and going for relatively bargain prices (or did not sell) > while many smaller items seemed to push well beyond the original estimate > with very active bidding. > > Cheers, > > Jeff > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Matt Morgan" <[email protected]> > To: "Michael Fowler" <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]>; > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 3:39 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Elliott Collection Sale Results > > >>I bid on several, only to lose the 5 of the items by 100 pounds. >>Frustrating. Wish there was a better interface for this auction. >> Matt >> ------Original Message------ >> From: Michael Fowler >> Sender: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Michael Fowler >> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Elliott Collection Sale Results >> Sent: Aug 18, 2009 11:38 AM >> >> <http://www.lyonandturnbull.com/asp/searchresults.asp?pg=1&ps=25&st=D&sale_no=262++++ >> > >> >> Thanks Matt, >> >> My take on the results is that the auction was very well bid with many >> items selling for fair to high prices. I bid on one lot at more than >> twice the high estimate, and did not get it. >> Perhaps Michael Blood will comment on this auction in an upcoming >> "Meteorite Market Trends". >> >> Mike Fowler >> Chicago >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> >> Matt Morgan >> Mile High Meteorites >> http://www.mhmeteorites.com >> P.O. Box 151293 >> Lakewood, CO 80215 USA >> ______________________________________________ >> http://www.meteoritecentral.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> >> > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Personal Site - http://www.glassthrower.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
