Yes, exactly. The fees are indeed surreal, as you say. They are positioning themselves to win only the biggest estates. But you can see where the...
No, buyers will decide what they're willing to pay in total and adjust their bid down to account for premium. It's inexact because most won't have...
If the government doubles taxes on gas, prices at the pump will increase exactly in proportion. It's a low margin business. So they can call it a...
Plus sales tax. And artist resale rights on contemporary. It's a sliding scale that varies by department and location. Totally untransparent. But...
Yes, exactly. It's a lot smaller than the prize vases, and the shape a little different. But it's obviously a virtuoso display piece and I agree...
*I* didn't buy the vase. It's up next week. Way out of my league, but it's nice to look. I suspect it will sell well ahead of estimate. Usually...
Yes. I think you can appreciate relative quality better in person, and the vase I posted is in a league of its own. The bronze mask is great, and...
£80-120k. Bargain for something so beautiful and historically significant. That barely buys a print by a trendy contemporary artist.
I used to think Boeotia vase coins were boring. I've seen the light. I was sorry to lose out in a recent auction on a wonderful tiny fraction with...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] I think mine is struck from a worn die. Parts are still crisp, but the higher points on the reverse are rather worn. I liked the...
All excellent points. Main reason to insure is if you mistrust the other party to the trade or the postal system. In my experience the postal...
I'm writing this on the way back from a party where I was taking with a guy I've worked with for ten years who I've just discovered collects...
Me too. Which is why I gravitate towards the same coins as you! I inherited a group of Celtic coins, which is the main reason I collect them. But...
Celtic coins are relatively rarer, I think. I collect British Celtic coins. They were issued over a short period in only part of a country that...
Agree on toning. Actually one of the dealers I bought from lamented that they were so shiny. I've just decided to go for Abafil so I'll be picking...
Love it too! Extraordinary charisma.
I'd spent my cash at a coin fair, and the last dealer I visited didn't take cards. He just let me take the coins home and wire him the money...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH]I recently complained that I'd never found acceptable Julius Caesars at acceptable prices. Today I found three at a coin fair, so...
"To ease the shipping costs". Yeah, I've used that one before too.
It depends on the country and the dealer. Some countries have more options than others. I buy a lot of books from the US, and some sellers can...
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