[NJARC] Estes January Auction

[Ray Chase]

You raise issues that I do not think I am qualified to address.  The 
"usual suspects" were present but they may have been carrying proxy bids 
from others as is often the case.  Did not outwardly see any 
"foreigners".  Prices did not seem too much out of line based on 
auctions over the past ten years or more even though more of the "really 
good stuff" seems to becoming available as the 1st generation collectors 
pass on.  Good stuff always commands good prices.
By the way, it is good practice to sign your E-mails, I cannot always 
decipher who I'm talking to from the URL's.
Ray Chase


Pmalvasi@aol.com wrote:

> Thanx once again Ray --  any of the buyers the well know big boys or Euro's .. Not trying to suggest or ignite a debate on class warfare here but Ive seen telegraph key prices grossly distorted by only 2 or 3 well funded people. My theory is eventually those people loose interest or otherwise cease being a factor which would thus allow others to acquire these type of things..  It also seems there is a discrepancy between comparable "valuable" antiques -- few high end Civil War pieces exceed $10K - in fact most doesn't exceed 5K. Same with scientific instruments.  Why does it seem wireless and telegraph pieces can be so outlandishly expensive?
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