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Another couple and you'd have a full set, 'Dem Bones' missing.
The Big Game 'shoot between the eyes' a bit too controversial to operate, but aiming at Native American Indians still a grey area.
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In the Wacky World of Woke!
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What price the Green Ray? Far better than the Morphy machine that sold for $5,500 hammer! We will see tomorrow, but £2/400 unlikely to buy it!!!
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Crazy, you would have thought A&G would have dropped the fee for their own online auction service given current crisis, given they already charge 22%
On top of all this, many may not be able to collect on the day, especially online bidders, they have an additional charge of around £130 per item to remove from location, warehouse fees and handling fees just for amusement items. You would have thought they would be trying to encourage people to return to auctions.
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Making hay will the sun shines I'd guess.treefrog wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:50 am
Crazy, you would have thought A&G would have dropped the fee for their own online auction service given current crisis, given they already charge 22%
On top of all this, many may not be able to collect on the day, especially online bidders, they have an additional charge of around £130 per item to remove from location, warehouse fees and handling fees just for amusement items. You would have thought they would be trying to encourage people to return to auctions.
Proof of that being Arcadians on eBay going for £600 apparently
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Results now in the Arena (together with monthly round-up).
The Green Ray was a bit cheaper than the American one, at £2,600 plus extras. Weird that they catalogued it as circa 1960s!
The Green Ray was a bit cheaper than the American one, at £2,600 plus extras. Weird that they catalogued it as circa 1960s!
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Thought I would watch for fun, must be the slowest auctioneers on the planet. It was painful.....averaging 50 lots an hour. Maybe trying to drag it out due to limited lots.
Money still out there though, my favourite was the Bryans Crane. Love the shape of those, if a little large.
Money still out there though, my favourite was the Bryans Crane. Love the shape of those, if a little large.
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Further to what I said above about Auction Houses making hay while the sun shines.
As most here I am registered with the sites that act as a go between for buyers and auction houses, and for that privilege you can end up paying two sets of premiums.
Following another of my hobbies I was aware of a specialist auction coming up in a couple or so weeks. I went through the site we all mostly use, I found they no longer acted on behalf of this particular house. Instead they mentioned two websites acting on their behalf. I was thrilled and delighted to learn that although they both bestowed the opportunity for me to double up on commission fees, card fees, VAT etc. (Buyer's premium Inc. VAT/sales tax: 33.60% Online commission Inc. VAT/sales tax: 5.94%) but I had the luck to pay in other ways too.
The first one was prepared to let me view the auction for only £3 a pop and the other was generous enough to let me join their website and see the catalogue for a special reduced price of £10 for 20 weeks.
Golden Goose slaughtering springs to mind.
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As most here I am registered with the sites that act as a go between for buyers and auction houses, and for that privilege you can end up paying two sets of premiums.
Following another of my hobbies I was aware of a specialist auction coming up in a couple or so weeks. I went through the site we all mostly use, I found they no longer acted on behalf of this particular house. Instead they mentioned two websites acting on their behalf. I was thrilled and delighted to learn that although they both bestowed the opportunity for me to double up on commission fees, card fees, VAT etc. (Buyer's premium Inc. VAT/sales tax: 33.60% Online commission Inc. VAT/sales tax: 5.94%) but I had the luck to pay in other ways too.
The first one was prepared to let me view the auction for only £3 a pop and the other was generous enough to let me join their website and see the catalogue for a special reduced price of £10 for 20 weeks.
Golden Goose slaughtering springs to mind.
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There will be some disappointed online buyers when they turn up for their machines, particularly the 2 merchantman cranes one of which had a lot of missing parts including all the feet. Neither had keys and both were locked so who knows what was missing inside.
The Green Ray was also locked up, no keys, front casting and some other visible parts missing from behind the front glass.
The other star attraction, the Bolland working model was in nice condition and original, but was the less attractive version with few basic movements and the version without the opening front of tomb doors and raising mummy. Sold for all its money at £4,670 (inc commission)
The Green Ray was also locked up, no keys, front casting and some other visible parts missing from behind the front glass.
The other star attraction, the Bolland working model was in nice condition and original, but was the less attractive version with few basic movements and the version without the opening front of tomb doors and raising mummy. Sold for all its money at £4,670 (inc commission)
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