Please post a list of what exactly were the "lot of titles sold for less than I thought they would". I am really curious to see what they are.
And out of curiosity, were there ANY posters that sold for MORE than you thought they would? If there were, how about a list of those as well?
Thanks!
Didn't he give you a list (or at least part of one) in the original post? I know he mentioned the Barbarella B-style, which looking at I see only went for $580. I think that might be a record low for you at auction?
(especially considering it was unbacked, if I am wrong and you have sold one for less please let me know).
Looking at the list from Thursday sorted highest to lowest, it would seem the top 4 posters might have sold at a discount to what other auction houses might have gotten for similar-condition unrestored copies.
(Casablanca already well discussed, Maltese Falcon recently sold for 2x what this copy sold for, Mark of Zorro is a title that almost never surfaces unrestored and I would expect it to go higher, while it's rare for an unrestored Creature poster to NOT crack $10K).
But looking at the next four posters, they all seem to have done well, a very strong price for a 2001 Style C, a possible record high price for the Outlaw poster, and two solid results for Hitchcock pieces.
Continue to the next couple of rows and it's mixed, Thierry already told us about the incredible bargain he got on the Laura one-sheet (almost 1/4 what the last unrestored copy sold for at auction), and things like The Misfits and Get Carter seem like strong results.
But all of these should have been strong results, it is very rare for most of these pieces to turn up in unrestored condition like this. Definitely a great opportunity for dealers this past week (seeing the names on many of the results) and hopefully some collectors picked up a few as well.