People tend to be nitpickier on this particular site as well. If the glove measured 10", I (and most collectors) would consider it full-sized.
Mears likely has a huge contact list, in which their client base is made up of "hardcore" collectors as well as some novices. Someone was obviously attracted to the Crescent Pad as well as the white buckskin (which is somewhat rare and desirable).
I know I always have a more difficult time selling stuff here than on Ebay or consigning to a Mears or a Hunts type auction. I think it's because there are far fewer people viewing it, and the nature of buyer is more discriminating.
Plus (to Sayhey's point) there is more "glitz and glamour" in buying it from a major auction house than from a collector-to-collector B/S/T. Prospective buyers may not view the Mears item as something that someone is trying to "dump" - but rather "an amazing find from an acclaimed auction house". It's just how the flawed human brain tends to work!
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