Great story. Still reading it but had to take time out from work to read and comment. The one thing that did strike me as odd was the Walter T. Avery autograph for $4500. This is an important autograph, however, a large, and I mean hugh amount of his signed papers and ledgers was found not too long ago in the attic of a cottage where he once lived, which put enough autographs out on the market to reduce them to the $75 - $150 range. And another thing...I thought hot dogs were their own food group too!
Thanks for the great story.