That's how the collector prices get driven up. Wealthy collectors want a
piece for their collection, and are willing to out-bid others to get
it. It's the basic nature of auctions and collectibles.
Skip
At 01:24 AM 7/20/00 -0700, you wrote:
As to the implications of of the above high price tag, I would advise
against reading too much into it. FYI, the zoom buyer is a highly paid
professional who happens to reside in a somewhat isolated location (the
boonies!). I guess his decision to pay a higher than normal premium was
influenced more by a combination of his geography and level of personal
income than by a cold calculus of this item's realistic market value.
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