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Vintage Heuer Discussion Forum
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I don't think you can read much into an auction catalogue being sold on post auction. There's a lot of it goes on.
Especially when the starting bid is about it's original cost.
If it fetches a fortune then that's a different matter!
: I was wondering how long it would take but I actually expected the
: first Haslinger 'piece' on the bay to be a watch!
: eBay Item number: 140494221434
: Putting other thoughts aside about this listing, does this confirm
: that Arno has achieved something (extraordinary) that is much
: longer lasting (than at least I initially foresaw) from the
: auction than the day itself? Could this amount to the first post
: auction indication (I have seen) of a, though very small, sub
: market? I suppose many of the auction prices could in themselves
: support the proposition of a Haslinger sub market and any
: subsequent sales will simply confirm that that was achieved on
: the day. If that is right, are there other examples of pieces
: from individual collections developing into sub markets? I know
: celebrity collections/pieces often attract premiums. If I am
: taking this too far, I think we all expect to see 'Haslingers'
: crop up for sale from time to time - the smart sellers might
: throw in a copy of the book! [Should we also expect to see
: Heuers for sale 'as seen at the Bonhams auction.'?]
: Lucas
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