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Old 09-04-2020, 09:36 PM
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Originally Posted by 68Hawk View Post

Again, you could never buy anything at a Sotheby's auction where you were relying on their expertise if you brought the same scrutiny to their judgement as is brought to the card collecting world.
If I could spend the sort of money they get for stuff, I'd either learn about what I wanted, or hire an expert.

I've been given to understand that a lot of buyers of stuff that's very expensive do just that, as well as have that expert bid as their agent.
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