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Message:: [QUOTE="Orfew, post: 2864308, member: 74968"]I may be alone here, but I thinking sending out a catalogue like this one is a very clever move. The auction world is full of people selling to the same audience so there needs to be a way to stand out from the crowd. I also think that the catalogue is warranted because of 2 collections featured in the sale. One collection is that of the director of the auction house himself. What better way to get attention to the collection than to issue a catalogue like this? I also think that some people will be impressed by the catalogue to the point where some might say to themselves "Wouldn't it be nice a own a coin from this catalogue?" I must admit to being a member of this group. I loved the catalogue, it is indeed most impressive. As I paged through the offerings I made mental notes (and then sticky notes) as to the coins I would be interested in bidding on. To my surprise I had tagged more than 40 items! Recently I have been trying to find the auction catalogues for some of my coins. to me it is part of the provenance. The fact that I already have the catalogue may in fact be influencing my decision to bid on a number of the offerings. I do not think the auction house is doing you a favour by sending you this catalogue. I truly believe that it is good marketing. The catalogue is sitting beside me as I type. Hmmm...maybe just one more look?[/QUOTE]