Re: [AH] Upcoming Auction - Tears for Fears

From Kenny Balys
Sent Thu, Dec 13th 2018, 16:11

I have a strange competitive clown that awakens inside of me
when I am at an auction. He is a cross between Mr. Bean
and Withnail. May I never attend an auction in person again!
Somehow, with online auctions I can maintain a sense of
balance and don't get the bidding fever.



On 13.12.18 15:36 , Peter Forrest wrote:
> Get well soon, Tom!
>
> Nah, I try to stay away from auctions – dangerous things :o)
>
> I still have two tons of components here that I foolishly bought this year.
>
> Peter
>
> *From:*Tom Bugs [mailto:xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx]
> *Sent:* 13 December 2018 14:04
> *To:* xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> *Subject:* Re: [AH] Upcoming Auction - Tears for Fears
>
> So, did anyone get along? I ended up watching it online (still going actually)
> rather than attending due to illness urgh.
>
> Most of the interesting synths/processors seemed to go to the same internet
> bidder - including the H3000 I'd have like.
>
> The ending prices seemed quite high when you factor in internet commission and
> that the items hadn't been tested.
> (With the Linn9000 the auctioneer said he knew it was spares or repairs as it
> smoked a lot when he powered it up - still went for £500)
> DX1 went for £5500!
>
> On 05/12/2018 12:43, mark c wrote:
>
>     Scrolling past the amps, there's a Prophet, Linn, DX1, PPG and effects units.
>
>     https://bid.gardinerhoulgate.co.uk/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/12
>
>     It's very local to me so will attend a viewing if possible, not sure if
>     they'll allow photos though.
>
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