I agree with Michael Blood's position that the public posting of final
auction prices is a bad idea. Auction prices are NOT an indication of true
market values, either high or low.
Jim
Michael Farmer Wrote:
This is simple auction procedure. I will post my list
.
Regards,
Matthias Baermann
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From: Jim Strope [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
I agree with Michael Blood's position
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From: Matthias Bärmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 10:39 AM
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Hi Jim, list,
I disagree. What concerns all important international auction
: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
While I agree with you in principle for big professional auction houses, you
need to attend an auction in Denver or Tucson before reserving judgement.
Some of them are very informal and not like a normal auction situation.
In at least one auction
regards,
Moni
From: Jim Strope [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 10:52:15 -0500
While I agree with you in principle for big professional auction houses,
you
need to attend an auction
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From: Moni Waiblinger-Seabridge [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:31 AM
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Hi Jim and All,
I also go to an auction and it is the same
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Subject: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Date: Thu, 8 Feb 2007 09:57:49 -0500
I agree with Michael Blood's position that the public posting of final
auction prices is a bad idea. Auction prices are NOT an indication of true
market values, either high or low
Dear List,
Michael Blood's position is well known, and I wouldn't even dream of
trying to change his mind!
However, I can't imagine why the rest of us wouldn't want to have
every bit of available information when making buying or selling
decisions.
Do some of you believe that we aren't
Auctions are where you would hope to get bargains, and not pay market value.
Isn't Ebay an auction?
Cheers,
Pete
From: Matthias Bärmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jim Strope [EMAIL PROTECTED],meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Date
12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Auctions are where you would hope to get bargains, and not pay market
value.
Isn't Ebay an auction?
Cheers,
Pete
From: Matthias Bärmann [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Jim Strope
[EMAIL PROTECTED],meteorite-list
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meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Auctions are where you would hope to get bargains, and not pay market
value.
Isn't Ebay an auction?
Cheers,
Pete
Jim wrote All this discussion has convinced me that perhaps I have been
looking at the
posting of auction hammer prices incorrectly. I now SUPPORT the posting of
the prices.
However, I do feel that they should be posted by the people actually running
the auction as an OFFICIAL record of the
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] AUCTION RESULTS - Blood and Lang
Hi Jim and All,
I also go to an auction and it is the same as you describe.
I think if you have to wait until all the auction is done, it is simply
because there isn't enough staff.
At the auction I attend, there is two
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