Memorabilia in Mastro auction

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Posted By: Rob D.

Paul,

A friend and I were discussing today all the possible scenarios that might explain this lot.

I ruled out shilling, simply because once the price reached half of $3,000, an informed seller should have been doing cartwheels. So endangering that high of a selling price (in the $1,600 neighborhood) by shilling would be foolish.

We also pretty much ruled out the possibility that a buyer needed only a few in this lot en route to completing the set and bought the group with plans to sell off the duplicates. I suppose this could be the answer, but if you're collecting these, you have to know that no way could you recoup an amount of money that would make this scenario a smart one. Plus, as I mentioned, there are no rarities in this lot, so the "gotta have it" rule just doesn't seem to apply.

I was kind of hesitant to make my first post for fear of the buyer reading it and getting ticked off. I believe you should collect what you like, and if you can afford to pay X amount of dollars, more power to you. Collecting these clips was one of my favorite hobby endeavors ever, and I paid what probably were considered crazy prices when I was down to needing my last half-dozen. I'd just love to know the particulars of this sale.