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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 6479929, member: 101013"]I was thinking perhaps either this person was bidding against his prebids. Which seems an inadequate explanation, because you can easily see the prebid disdplayed on the screen. </p><p>Another explanation could be this person was a bit unpatient and clicked to quick on the bid button, or the system was a bit too slow. </p><p>I was also thinking that the two main bidders were dealers, filling stock. Then again, some coins went for ridiculous prices, even exceeding retailprices. Why would dealers do that? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It must be that English is not my native language, but I'm not getting this one... :-( </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Could be an explanation, yes. Its apparent that the internet has led to an better exchange of knowledge and experiences. On this board, there have been quite a few topics on various auction houses. This board is free to anyone without a registration, so this knowledge is easily obtained. </p><p>On the other case, the auction mentioned in this thread was seized primarely by only two bidders with deep pockets. Would they frequent this board (or a similar ancient coins board), and be inspired? And why buy Marcus Aurelius denarii, for 400 / 500 + euro's? Iwould assume that the internet and all the information available would lead to bidders make a serious estimate of value and adjust a bid accordingly. Many of yesterdays bid were anything but serious in my opinion. Ah well. Perhaps the easiest explanation is that sometimes things just don't make sense. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Too bad to hear that Roman Collector. I was after 5 coins, hoping to score at least 2. Well, that didn't work out. These coins however aren't very rare or anything, so there's always another opportunity. Glad you found another coin and didn't join the madness <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 6479929, member: 101013"]I was thinking perhaps either this person was bidding against his prebids. Which seems an inadequate explanation, because you can easily see the prebid disdplayed on the screen. Another explanation could be this person was a bit unpatient and clicked to quick on the bid button, or the system was a bit too slow. I was also thinking that the two main bidders were dealers, filling stock. Then again, some coins went for ridiculous prices, even exceeding retailprices. Why would dealers do that? It must be that English is not my native language, but I'm not getting this one... :-( Could be an explanation, yes. Its apparent that the internet has led to an better exchange of knowledge and experiences. On this board, there have been quite a few topics on various auction houses. This board is free to anyone without a registration, so this knowledge is easily obtained. On the other case, the auction mentioned in this thread was seized primarely by only two bidders with deep pockets. Would they frequent this board (or a similar ancient coins board), and be inspired? And why buy Marcus Aurelius denarii, for 400 / 500 + euro's? Iwould assume that the internet and all the information available would lead to bidders make a serious estimate of value and adjust a bid accordingly. Many of yesterdays bid were anything but serious in my opinion. Ah well. Perhaps the easiest explanation is that sometimes things just don't make sense. Too bad to hear that Roman Collector. I was after 5 coins, hoping to score at least 2. Well, that didn't work out. These coins however aren't very rare or anything, so there's always another opportunity. Glad you found another coin and didn't join the madness :-)[/QUOTE]
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