...... the only value that really matters is the dollar amount going to the consignor. If we are cherry picking examples to prove our points then check out the WOTW window card which sold for $1020 at HA. Take away the BP @ 20% and that poster is really an $800 poster. The last time EMP sold the same poster way back in 2015 it sold for $655 so that's a difference of about $150.
Vick, if we take the WOTW wc, the hammer price is $850 + 170 bp
on the 850, consignor fee is 25%= $637.50 to the consignor
the 650 at EMP, minus consignor fee of 22%= $507
looks to me as HA is a winner there
but is that the closest price achieved comparison on the chart of just those 2 graphics I posted?
the $1680 for the PF is an incredible result, so let's forget it then.
Last month they sold another copy for $900
....... can anyone touch that price?
have you ever seen anyone achieve $1800 for a Marilyn wc?
$456 for Jane Russell in Firefox?
$1320 for that Le Mans poster?
also, whether the bidder is throwing money around bored on a sunday night not giving a shit really what a pulp fiction OS costs isn't significant
what is significant is that they are throwing the money around.
listen, as an actual seller all my life, with a mailing list, an auction site and loads of sales every year, I have absolutely no problem b=giving props to Heritage here, NO-BODY can touch this. They sell 450 +/- posters (or related items) every Sunday (minus 3 weeks when they have Signature auctions) and they do between $40k and $90k a week!
The average price per listing is $100+
they are the peak of the business AS PRICES ACHIEVED
it is undeniable