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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 3038867, member: 76086&quot;]Back in those days Frank did not have minimum bids or reserves.&nbsp; They sold for whatever someone bid.&nbsp; But then again his sales back then had a lot of lower quality material.&nbsp; When he issued prices realized it was common to see a realized price of, say, $17.23.&nbsp; Yes, he actually took fractional bids, and in theory one could win a lot by one penny (its one reason he encouraged people to bid as early as possible).</p><p><br /></p><p>I myself grow tired of estimates.&nbsp; It is just a mind and numbers game.&nbsp; Today I got an e-mail touting prices realized (I am sure many of you got the same one) highlighting a lot which estimated at $125 but realized $1,000.</p><p><br /></p><p>For my next auction I will experiment and do away with estimates.&nbsp; The only number will be the minimum needed for a sale to take place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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