Posted by Marvin Amstey on June 15, 1999 at 18:20:58:
In Reply to: Re: Thompson Sale As a Price Precedent posted by R. John Howe on June 15, 1999 at 03:53:24:
: Dear folks -
: Marvin and Yon indicate that dealers have sometimes justified higher price by referring to the prices obtained in the Jon Thompson sale.
: I have sometimes used them successfully in precisely the reverse way, arguing that it was a hyped sale and that prices were inflated. In one case I did about five years of comparative research to demonstrate this. I own a very nice six-gul Tekke torba (Pinner estimated it "before 1850) that I bought at my price on that argument.
: Regards,
: R. John Howe
Way to go, John!