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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2381870, member: 56859&quot;]I saw those Crawford books as they closed and was baffled!</p><p><br /></p><p>I put off reviewing the book lots until the morning of the auction.&nbsp; That was a mistake!&nbsp; I ran out of time and didn&#039;t check for current availability and prices.&nbsp; As a result I overpaid to an embarrassing degree for one lot (three general numismatic books).</p><p><br /></p><p>Looks like I wasn&#039;t alone.&nbsp; For some books whose values and availability I did know, I saw many close for more than they cost elsewhere in the market, not even considering the buyer&#039;s premium.</p><p><br /></p><p>One group I underestimated and which sold for a very reasonable amount was a set of SNG ANS volumes, 1-6.&nbsp; My last-3-seconds bid held for 2 seconds but was topped by Clio.&nbsp; He did not overpay.&nbsp; I was just hoping to pick them up rather cheaply since I rarely use the one SNG volume I already have.</p><p><br /></p><p>A reasonable win did come for a group of books on Roman Egypt coinage.&nbsp; I have one of the books already but even counting that the lot sold for less than they would cost individually.&nbsp; Speaking of... I&#039;ll soon have a spare copy of Emmett if anyone is interested.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for scarabs, when the auction was first published I picked out one tiny and modestly estimated piece but it saw exuberant bidding from the beginning and closed for many multiples of estimate.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t bid.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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