Oops phone autocorrect..provenance is the correct term. B On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 9:01 PM Bill Degnan <billdeg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I wonder if anyone has done a study of high-profile auction sale prices vs > apples to apples contemporary sales prices (ebay, etc) of the same item. > Paul Allen's [item name] will always sell for more that Joe Schmo's [item > name]. Buyer can forever say this was Paul Allen's [item name]. The > providence > > Sorry Joe Schmo, you're items must be sold on Ebay at regular prices. > Provenance is everything on the high-end collectibles market. > > On Thu, Sep 12, 2024, 8:30 PM Brent Hilpert via cctalk < > cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > >> This lot-group is closed. Sale prices were insane. >> >> >> https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726 >> < >> https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/firsts-history-computing-paul-g-allen-collection/lots/3726 >> > >> >> (In my estimation) a few items went for high but maybe-semi-sensible >> prices, everything else was stratosphere. >> >> ASR-33: 24K$ !! ? !! >> >>
