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Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:27 pm
by moonriver
brigham wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:40 am
Three Crompton's Shooters, and none of them the usual 'pussy'. That's rare.
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.
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2020 1:57 pm
by brigham
moonriver wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 12:27 pm
brigham wrote: ↑Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:40 am
Three Crompton's Shooters, and none of them the usual 'pussy'. That's rare.
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.
In the Wacky World of Woke!
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 7:54 pm
by sweetmeats
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!!!
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 10:56 pm
by moonriver
might do if the phone lines go down half way through!
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:42 am
by radiochrissie
Don’t forget the whopping 33% commission inc vat
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:50 am
by treefrog
radiochrissie wrote: ↑Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:42 am
Don’t forget the whopping 33% commission inc vat
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.
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 12:29 pm
by badpenny
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.
Making hay will the sun shines I'd guess.
Proof of that being Arcadians on eBay going for £600 apparently
BP
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 1:40 pm
by aristomatic
Looks like first lots all sold to room bids
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 2:04 pm
by pennymachines
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!
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2020 3:24 pm
by treefrog
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.
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 4:24 pm
by badpenny
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.
BP
Re: Have you seen what we mustn't talk about?
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2020 11:42 pm
by moonriver
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)