Vectis Auctions 24th & 25th Feb 2016
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poncho
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55 bidded lots! :shock: your mad as a box of frogs
so how many did you win out of 55?
so how many did you win out of 55?
maxf said:
Thank you
OMG!!! :shock: :shock: :shock:
I'm well off the pace then... I thought with an estimate of £2-300 I'd put what I thought was a mad bid (almost double the top estimate), it was very badly torn and had edge wear and a whole corner missing (cut) and it still hit OVER a grand including fees...
Foreign Han... I'm going to sadly admit I'm probably never going to get one.
SAVORY100 said:
Meccanos are a bit 'different' to other MOCS - many meccano collectors will accept reseals as sealed are so hard to find, and a lot of bubbles fall off anyway. The Han was still partially sealed (the top) which makes it kind of cool. The last one sold on FB for a bit under 1300euros (that was asking price - there was an offer accepted I think), and was in similar condition (maybe a bit worse).
Saying that, the £850 was pretty high all things considered - but is a reflection in the market rather than just 1 lunatic going silly, IMO anyway.
stormcab
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Lom said:
it's a fair point to bring up, but impossible to avoid in an open auction. I know others that put lots of bids in and only came away with a couple of items. I assure you though, my bids are well below what I know something is worth. The pop up R2 for example. I put £100 on, it went for £220 I believe. To be honest, I've not seen this discussed on the forum, would be good to know if it's frowned upon.
Dorsetmark
Jedi Master
A lot of stuff seemed to go really over price in my eyes, the only stuff that seemed reasonable is what I have already splashed out on :shock:
Just my luck
Just my luck
I won a couple of lots ,
Jabba the Hutt play set and after a long time looking eventually got a Jawa Sandcrawler .
I thought a lot of the lots went very high even compared to the last auction
Jabba the Hutt play set and after a long time looking eventually got a Jawa Sandcrawler .
I thought a lot of the lots went very high even compared to the last auction
indianawars
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I picked up the Han Hoth (ROTJ MOC), Leia Hoth (ROTJ MOC), Luke Bespin (ROTJ MOC) Near mint one for £190 which I was pretty chuffed about.
jedisearcher
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Lom said:
This isn't an issue at all. It would matter if maybe 2 or 3 people were bidding but I remember from one of the earlier auctions that literally hundreds of people are bidding on this stuff. And also, it's not like the bids are artificial, cos if for some mad reason Stormcab did end up winning a load, he'd be prepared to buy them, he's just gambling that he doesn't end up with too many :lol:
Mr-shifter
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Nah, I think if your bargain hunting that's fair enough. We are all competing against each other and there's not really anything you can do about it. It's really the only fair way. Everyone's hunting the same stuff and why should any one person have more of a right to buy something than another.
I don't agree with people buying items to sell specifically to other people, for example if that at at driver goes cheap and I pick it up specifically to tap you up for a profit.
It's all fair game in this sort of sale.
I don't agree with people buying items to sell specifically to other people, for example if that at at driver goes cheap and I pick it up specifically to tap you up for a profit.
It's all fair game in this sort of sale.
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steve obi wan said:
For an auction that people were thinking would go under the radar stuff made very good money. Some of the loose lots went at the top end but I think the AFA 85 Hammerhead on a 20 card went for mid £300s which is a complete bargain so there's still afew nice deals around.
Dorsetmark
Jedi Master
Thanks to a friend at work watching what I was looking at, l am now the proud owner of a 12" OB1
Apparently he wanted to have a go at bidding whilst I was away. :shock:
Apparently he wanted to have a go at bidding whilst I was away. :shock:
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stormcab said:
I'm with you on this. I too put in a daft amount of bids but knowing full well that most would be shot down before dawn broke. Sure enough that happened with a load and with the vast majority I was 40-50% under the hammer. I was underbidder on 2 and won 2. I don't see an issue with it at all as every single bid I placed I would have been chuffed to bits to add the item to my collection.
(Un)fortunately, despite being on a course I was able to watch about half the lots go through and picked up some great items: Opened but unused Palitoy bi-logo AT-ST and all being well, a potentially joyous purchase a Palitoy Cantina in "good plus to excellent box" only missing the two circular yellow stands (which I have). Been after one for ages but prices have been daft and condition generally poor. This one looks cracking and even has the used sticker sheet with it. Also got the Palitoy Droid Factory but I have condition concerns about it and as I thought it would go for too much I didn't even get photos. Never mind, it'll be a good display piece for now. Got two boxes of mostly vintage sundry items like board games, super 8 films and puzzles, too. Can't wait for them
I agree there was some " cheap stuff " , however a lot of the run of the mill common stuff was high and the foreign cards were crazy money !
