[meteorite-list] a few other auction surprises

[Peter Marmet]

Hello Zelimir,

the same here!

Millbillillie went for 1100.00 USD, our maximum bid: 1300.00 USD!!!

Sylacauga went for 1525.00 USD, our maximum bid: 2250.00 USD!!!!!!

Tenham went for 800.00 USD, our maximum bid: 1200.00 USD!!!

I made this bids for a friend of mine.
We both are very frustrated!

Cheers,
Peter


Zelimir Gabelica  wrote:


> Hi Mike, list,

>

> Mike's reported hammer prices will probably shed more shadow than  

> light on

> that famous auction.

>

> While we are at trying to clear all points, here are some of my own  

> amazements.

>

> I have put 11 absentee bids and four of them turned to be above the  

> hammer

> prices. These are:

>

> Item            hammer ($)      my bid ($)

>

> 19 Gorlovka     160 (Achim)     210

> 35 Marilia      610             710

> 52 Quenggouk    180             260

> 60 Vernon Co    266             260

>

> 1) Shouldn't have I been the winner or .... ??? (badly missing  

> something!)

>

> 2) For other 6 items, my bids were logically lower than hammers.  

> This is OK

> (at least on my side)

>

> 3) But for the last item, here is the other surprise.

> Iris Lang sent me the same letter as to Peter, about item N° 29,  

> Khohar.

> Here it is

>

> Dear Zelimir Gabelica,

> You won Lot # 29 Khohar for $495

> Allan will be home within a week. Please contact him by e-mail to make

> arrangment for payment. You can pay by check or credit card. Please  

> add

> shipping and handling cost.

> Best regards

> Iris Lang

>

> Now Mike reports that this item was sold to Achim in room for $ 495  

> (which

> is exactly my bid).

> If Mike is corect, something really wrong here. Who is the winner ?

> I dare hoping that Mike mixed the two winers but his statement  

> seems so

> strong. Any thoughts?

>

> Unless I missed many rules or facts (not excluded), things are far  

> from

> being clear.

> Are there other cases ?

>

> Best,

>

> Zelimir

>

>

>

>

> A 09:55 08/02/2007 -0800, Michael Farmer a écrit :

>

>> Mike and everyone else, I do not want to be in the

>> middle of this. I am running a business at the show. I

>> did Al and Achim a favor (I thought) by reporting

>> stolen pieces. I did not know the firestorm that would

>> follow. I have had at least 50 requests for prices

>> from 50 people, I don't have time to deal with these

>> emails, so by taking the last 30 minutes to posts the

>> hammer prices should release me from any more emails

>> to me. Others in the room can compare prices they

>> wrote down. the rest is between the interested parties

>> and the Langs.

>> Michael Farmer

>> This should end my involvement in the dispute I hope.

>> Perhaps next year, people could just come to my room,

>> and pay the fixed price listed, it would be less

>> painfull!

>>

>> Michael Farmer

>>

>>

>>

>> --- Mike Fowler <mqfowler at mac.com> wrote:

>>

>>

>>> Mike Farmer,

>>>

>>> This so much really needed to be done.  Thanks for

>>> stepping up to the

>>> plate, even though you may receive vocal criticism

>>> from some.  I'm

>>> sure those that are appreciative will out number

>>> those who oppose by

>>> at least 10 to one, even if they aren't so vocal.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> Mike Fowler

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>> Mike Farmer wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> I am going to make this as short as I can, I am

>>>>

>>> still

>>>

>>>> selling in my room in Tucson.

>>>> I will list lot # Meteorite name and hammer sale

>>>> price.

>>>>

>>>

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