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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;komokwa, post: 93495, member: 301&quot;]Look , for all you not auction house savvy , here&#039;s the deal.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s risk vs reward , in equal measure !</p><p><br /></p><p>The mask has a reserve , under the estimate , &amp; I don&#039;t like it but these boys are looking to make a sale so we compromised .</p><p>The estimate is on the lower side of the masks market value but as the saying goes...&quot; it&#039;s worth what someone is willing to pay for it &quot; </p><p>( I hate that saying......<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie87" alt=":sour:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />..) </p><p><br /></p><p>The outcome has a number of possibilities.</p><p><br /></p><p>1. it gets passed over.....no sale ....&amp; the item is as we say in the business ..</p><p>Burned !</p><p><br /></p><p>2. the bidding doesn&#039;t meet the reserve .....no sale...&amp; the item is moderately&nbsp; toasted.&nbsp; !</p><p><br /></p><p>3. it meets the reserve....sale ..... &amp; I cry in my soup.....but it&#039;s a rich broth.</p><p><br /></p><p>4. it makes the estimate ....sale....&amp; I get shitfaced and consider it was worth holding the piece for 25 years ......&amp; I get a pat on the back from my Dad who never understood why I spent so much money of a piece of wood . </p><p><br /></p><p>5. It&#039;s a one of a kind with good provenance by a big name artist &amp; 2 or more guys fight it out for the pride of ownership....... sale above estimate....&amp; I get shitfaced and book into the Chateau Laurier.....sleep it off .....order room service ...go visit the History Museum.....&amp; drive home pleased with myself !</p><p><br /></p><p>Either outcome 1 or 2 ..&amp; my tail will be so far between my legs that I&#039;ll be tripping over it !&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>I&#039;m telling myself that I&#039;ve signed up to be prepared to accept #3......but all of you know that letting go the best item you&#039;ve ever had .....for far less than you know it&#039;s worth.....&amp; what you&#039;re comfortable with .....is not a win win situation.</p><p><br /></p><p>4 and or 5 ...would constitute validation for an ego that rests on two pillars. </p><p>My understanding of the value of my knowledge in my chosen field, and the choices I&#039;ve made concerning the quality of the art work that I&#039;ve selected to offer to the public over the years.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said , it&#039;s now out of my hands as to which way the wind is going to blow.....which is unsettling at best !</p><p><br /></p><p>&amp; yes ...I could use a boat load of luck !![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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