Anyone ever bid in a Kunker auction?

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by kazuma78, Mar 6, 2019.

  1. tibor

    tibor Supporter! Supporter

    In Oct. 2018 Kunker had several pieces I was interested in. One
    in particular had a an estimate of 500 Euros. I placed a bid of
    8000 Euros and sweated for three weeks until I won the coin for
    4000 Euros. Happy to get it. I was beat like a drum on six other
    pieces. That blew my budget for 2019.
    https://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?auction=5149&category=161073&lot=4308060
     
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  3. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

  4. Jaelus

    Jaelus The Hungarian Antiquarian Supporter

    I've purchased lots through Künker many times with no issues.
     
  5. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Congratulations Tibor:happy:
     
  6. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Just checked my bid, I ended up winning it for 650 euros. AV 1/4 Dukat 1761 from Waldeck / Furstentum/ Karl August Friedrich Furst Zum Waldeck/ 06871q00.jpg Prachtexamplar I had set a max. bid of 850 euros.
     
  7. Limes

    Limes Well-Known Member

    I won the coin below, in one of their elive auctions. Great service, also for those bidders with no to much to spend. That time i bid on a few coins live, via internet. Not much luck, but this one i did get for a fair price. Some times you have to be lucky i guess. Hopefully you will getyour luck too Kazuma78!

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  8. kazuma78

    kazuma78 Supporter! Supporter

    I put in a couple bids for 2x estimate and lost both. I wanted to bid on more buy blew my spending cash on @lordmarcovan coin sale and had a couple outstanding bids on other items that I ended up winning. But now that i know about Kunker, i will DEFINITELY be a bidder in the future. Thanks for the comments and information everyone!!
     
  9. maridvnvm

    maridvnvm Well-Known Member

    I was outbid on everything. Ho hum.
     
  10. Mat

    Mat Ancient Coincoholic

    I like that, congrats.
     
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  11. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Thanks Mat. That example is the fourth I have seen in auction ever. Waldeck coins are not seen that often....
     
  12. Terence Cheesman

    Terence Cheesman Well-Known Member

    Kuenker just sent out a e mail discussing their auctions and bragging about the amounts people bid on their coins. Some went many times over estimate. It was interesting that 3 of the coins I was interested in but did not win were featured on this e mail. This auction for me was a bit of a running gun fight,except I was doing most of the running.
     
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  13. Clavdivs

    Clavdivs Well-Known Member

    Sounds like you are a smart man!
     
  14. Seattlite86

    Seattlite86 Outspoken Member

    I purchased this from Künker through @ma-shops and was very happy with my experience. I believe they conservatively and accurately represent grades. Ask me in two months what NGC gives it.
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  15. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    I put just one bid in this auction (X2 times estimate on a Dombes gold half pistole) and ended being outbid too.

    I have no regrets ; sad, of course for being outbid, but no way I could afford bidding more than I did...

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  16. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    I bid on a 1/2 Pistole 1575 Fast Stempelglanz in Auction 234. My winning bid was 2400, while estimate was 2000. But prices have gone way up since June 2013:dead: I am sure that the coinage from Dombes is very rare.
     
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  17. Cucumbor

    Cucumbor Well-Known Member

    I know your 1/2 pistole John (and have always been green with envy).

    Yes it's very rare. That very 1577 1/2 pistole was known to Divo as unique, but another example popped up twice at Haidelberger's auctions in the past two years. It's the same example that was sold again yesterday.

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  18. Pavlos

    Pavlos You pick out the big men. I'll make them brave!

    I received the invoice today and I won all 3 coins! What about you, did you win your third coin? If so, I am eager to see it!
     
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  19. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    Yep, I got it :). Received and paid the invoice this morning. The coin deserves a nice writeup plus I want to use my own photos even though Künker's photography is perhaps the best in the business. It might be a month or more before you see it here.
     
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  20. ma-shops

    ma-shops Well-Known Member

    Congrats - nice catch! Did you send it already to NGC? Or are you leaving soon (2 month) and bringing it to NGC in the US directly?
    I am really sorry I could not make it to munich, how was it?… and THANK YOU so much for the M&M's! Now I have two favorites!!! Peanutbutter AND Caramel. I had to hide them from my daughters - they were like junkies on turkey and searching through my kitchen for the sweets :)
     
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  21. ma-shops

    ma-shops Well-Known Member

    Is Kuenker quite "known" in the US? Sorry to ask that question, but I really don't know how well-known european dealers are in america… just curious ;)
     
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