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Re: Unpublished Custer image - eBay
Mark,
Although the seller may reach his asking price, I suspect that this listing was not so much an actual offer to sell, but simply an anouncement that this image was located, and is in his possesion.
Many times an antiques dealer will list an item in a catalogue with an astronomical price, knowing that it most likely won'y sell, but that's not the point. he wants to generate a notice of his obtaining said item, and see what sorts of offers will circulate through the collector's community.
Respects,Tim Kindred
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Re: Unpublished Custer image - eBay
Hallo!
Bidding has ended with no bids...??
Interesting study of the red-headed Custer's problem with balding with the receeding temple hair-line at a somewhat early age. (A problem having far worsened by the time of his cropping in prepqration for the Little Big Horn campaign in 1876...)
Curt
(And sometimes EBAD sellers just "fish" for the chance of a buyer at any price... ;) An EBAD listing charge can be well worth the cost of "bait" if successful.)Curt Schmidt
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Re: Unpublished Custer image - eBay
Originally posted by 1stMaine View PostMark,
Although the seller may reach his asking price, I suspect that this listing was not so much an actual offer to sell, but simply an anouncement that this image was located, and is in his possesion.
Many times an antiques dealer will list an item in a catalogue with an astronomical price, knowing that it most likely won'y sell, but that's not the point. he wants to generate a notice of his obtaining said item, and see what sorts of offers will circulate through the collector's community.
Respects,
Having said this, judging from from his other items on the block right now, the dealer definitely offers choice, high-end merchandise. Incidentally, here's a recent message board discussion regarding other alleged "unpublished" Custer images:
Regards,
Mark JaegerRegards,
Mark Jaeger
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Re: Unpublished Custer image - eBay
I'm rather amazed that it hasn't sold. These sorts of things often sell with discrete phone calls done with 'pickers'. It could be that the vendor simply wanted the public "the pickers" to know that this lovely little gem existed so that he could wait for the messages to pour in with willing buyers.Mfr,
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