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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2821195, member: 76086&quot;]Ah.&nbsp; This topic again. Look, as one who have been in the business for 30 years I either have sold to or known most of the biggest names (and if I dont, I have the experience of others to advise me).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Auctions are like anything else.&nbsp; Maybe Clio wants something badly.&nbsp; If that is the case nobody will ever win.&nbsp; If he is only slightly interested you may have a chance.&nbsp; Just like any auction anywhere.&nbsp; It only takes two bidders....&nbsp; But, well, with the way things are going now, well, Clio might just become a poor kid from the other side of the tracks compared to who may come after.&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There are phrases that come to mind not just with this bidder but others.&nbsp; &quot;more money than God&#039; comes to mind as does &#039;richest in human history&#039;.&nbsp; If you knew who they were you would not question their monetary reserves.&nbsp; In my heyday I sold coins to the most famous and richest one could imagine, but in these days people make billions of dollars in months.&nbsp; Its hard to comprehend.&nbsp; &#039;Rich&#039; people I sold to in the 80&#039;s and 90&#039;s are excessively poor in comparison, even though they might have been more recognizable and famous.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that may be the point.&nbsp; As these individuals become more adept in their collections they tend to ignore the lower hanging fruit.&nbsp; After all, with all their reserves, they already have an example and likely the best.</p><p><br /></p><p>Honestly its the same even if they weren&#039;t rich and famous. If someone bids higher than you, who cares?&nbsp; They wanted it more than you did (or more than your funds could allow, perhaps it is the same, but those lines do blur).</p><p><br /></p><p>Alas, I no longer sell to these people.&nbsp; So my opinions are perhaps moot?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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