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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2783079, member: 76086&quot;]Well, it seems counter-intuitive, especially so for our hobby (which is an entity unto its own, honestly).&nbsp; BUT, when you consider, a bakery sells its packages of hot dog buns for 49 cents per pack, but you pay at the grocery store $2.99.&nbsp; Do we even think about that?&nbsp; Do we do price comparisons?&nbsp; Do we haggle at the register before we pay?&nbsp; These are interesting questions, and as we have a constantly changing society maybe this will happen in the future.&nbsp; I dont know, but its interesting, isn&#039;t it?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Any scenario is entirely possible, including that Morris was the actual consignor and they did not actually see with CNG and he just re-listed them for retail.&nbsp; Nobody knows but CNG and Morris.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Oooh. This was one point which I had thought to address, but got sidetracked.&nbsp; Many auction houses are simply listing machines.&nbsp; They take as many consignments as possible and have no care about value or price.&nbsp; They determine the staring price (low, to attract bids).&nbsp; If a lot sells for 10% of average they dont care.&nbsp; They get their commission no matter what happens.&nbsp; Honesty its a win-win situation for them (and I dont blame them).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Sure, one would suggest that they do indeed have a vested interest in the final sales price (and they do to some extent), but when they have a near monopoly on the market, no they dont care.&nbsp; 100 million dollars this year in sales, maybe 110 next year, 150 the next, they know they cant lose.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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