Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

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Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby Andrew Pinard » October 31st, 2015, 1:50 pm

Wow. Just saw a 48-page catalog from 1843 sell for $54,000.

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/41295545_crambrook-wh-crambrooks-catalogue-of-magical

Still on (when I post this) for any lookee-loos...

Anyone else want to post any other interesting items?

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Re: Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby Andrew Pinard » October 31st, 2015, 1:59 pm

With buyer's premium that is almost $65K...

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Re: Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby Bill Mullins » October 31st, 2015, 5:09 pm

And holy cow, this copy of Erdnase went for $2800.

I think this is a record for a copy that isn't a 1st edition.

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Re: Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby Andrew Pinard » October 31st, 2015, 5:13 pm

Cardini's balls went for $24,000 (not including buyer's premium)!

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Re: Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby erdnasephile » October 31st, 2015, 5:30 pm

Wow--it's hard to fathom people spending that much disposable cash in this economy.

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Re: Potter & Potter Halloween 2015 Auction

Postby Dick Koornwinder » November 2nd, 2015, 6:24 pm

In a tweet Potter & Potter Auctions let us know the total result of the Halloween Magic Auction was well over $550,000.00 dollars! https://goo.gl/he5oz9

Looking forward to the Winter Magic Auction on December 5th. http://potterauctions.com/auctions/upcoming


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