Christies - World Class (Pains in the Ass)

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

The Consolation is I stole the Young and Bender- I don’t think prices were particularly strong in general-

How could they be when nobody on Net54 was approved to bid???!!!

[sb1]

Not sure why the difficulty with others, I was a previously registered bidder/winner and just put in an estimate of what I was going to spend and was good from the start.

Unfortunately due to the lot sequence I got shut out. I was the underbidder on the Wagner, as I too was waiting for the Plank, and did not want to spend money I might need going after the Plank. The Wagner ended up bringing about 10% over it's previous sale price and in hindsight wished I had pushed it a bit further. The Young brought quite a bit less from what it previously sold for and was a good buy. The Bender did not bring much due to condition. I was the underbidder on the Plank as well, at 50k, got outbid to 55k, at which the 5k jumps combined with the 25% bp and other associated costs would have been over $80k with the next bid of $60k so I bowed out. I already had a Plank, so I was seeking an upgrade and didn't "have to have it".

[MVSNYC]

Scott (Hi Scott), great question. Not sure why there was such difficulties with Christie's, but unfortunately there was. I hadn't bid with them in years, and after several calls and emails with them, it wasn't until the auction had started already, that they contacted me (via email) saying they needed to see updated financial info in order to be approved for bidding. The issue/problem wasn't on my end, nor does it sound like it was on Ryan's end...nor Richard...nor Steve.

[Vintage Yankee]

I didn't have the approval issues that others did. I did come away with two small items - one ball and one postcard.

I have decided to venture into the city for the first time in months to pick these up as, based on past experience, $250 shipping seems a tad much for said items.

[sb1]

I had not won anything from them in years, I just hit the "Register" button on the auction and confirmed my data was still the same. They never questioned my $$ amount estimate or anything. Hard to say why others were made to jump thru hoops.

Reminds me of an old story where a new bidder to the hobby won several hundred thousands of dollars from a well known AH and the owner was freaking out, wondering what to do. The VP of the company who was a friend of the new bidder, said "send him an invoice" and the buyer paid promptly. He later bought the company... Most people bidding in these more exclusive auctions are more than prepared to pay for what they might win, why make it so difficult?

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by sb1

I already had a Plank, so I was seeking an upgrade and didn't "have to have it".

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Scott, if you ever get that upgrade, I am very motivated to own a W600 Plank....

[prestigecollectibles]

I logged into to the Christie's site about a week before the auction and saw that they had my info from a previous auction. It asked what my estimated spending would be and I put 5K. When the auction started I saw I had a spending limit of $75K.

I contacted them about a few errors they had on their Japanese listings which they did amend. I also asked what the deal with shipping would be, but I never heard back from them.

I don't know how much Hunt was involved other than supplying the lots.