Let me start by saying that there is absolutely nothing wrong with asking the question. We all participate in a hobby rife with problems.
I took issue with the tone of the question. (And tone is always difficult to determine when it's in written form.) Andrew was "concerned", not "surprised", at the pricing.
I don't pretend to know T205 pricing at all, but in every auction, from every house, I see prices on some items that are higher than I expect.
I suppose I also took offense that it was Lew on the the receiving end. He's always been good to me. In a past auction, when I had paid nearly triple what I thought a lot would go for, yet still won, Lew acted as intermediary between myself and the underbidder so that I could sell off some dupes. His auction was in April. The sell-off didn't close until September. Throughout that time he handled all emails back and forth between the two of us, to allow the other guy to remain anonymous. Lew's a good guy.
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