I feel silly
jonathanb
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I won a single lot in the latest Stack's auction. Total invoice, including tax and shipping: $44.69.
The idea was to win some of the other lots that I actually wanted. It would have been a lot more reasonable to toss this lot into a larger package. By itself, it's sort of silly but I'll pay it and move on.
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Nice!
Congrats on the win! What happened? Did you put placeholder lots that were exceeded, did you watch lots and forget to bid? Did you big strong and miss out?
I was limited in my bidding. I bid on 3 items and won 2. On the one item I really wanted, my proxy bid was strong enough to win though I missed watching it live. On the one other item I won, I had to keep hitting the bid button, like 4 times.
Been there and done that...recently actually!
The auction had already started, and I noticed that it was sitting with a $1 bid. Or maybe no bids at all. I forget. I probably bid $15. That was the hammer, plus $20 buyer's premium, plus odds and ends for the rest. There was a companion piece in the previous lot where someone outbid me at a $20 hammer.
This wasn't a super deal or anything. If it was on eBay I might have bid $50 or $60 total. It's just weird to have an invoice under $50 at a major auction house, for any reason.
https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-N4SJB/1943-national-academy-of-design-suydam-medal-bronze-63-mm-as-julian-am-49-but-struck-by-medallic-art-company-about-uncirculated
never, ever done anything like that!
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
Nice medal though.
Nice medal.... very simple design....I like the engraved recipients name... prominent and clear...prefer that to script. Cheers, RickO
Would make a cool pocket piece!
I've been there quite a few times with S/B.
I consider it a blessing not having gotten auction fever and knowing just when to back off bidding on other lots.