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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;808 raver, post: 10213264, member: 4654&quot;]It is strange that location and establishment in one country has such a bearing when it comes to price, it clearly does.</p><p>It always amazes me why anyone goes to auction houses to sell, it&#039;s not so bad for the buyer as they can always factor in the commission but the seller will suffer massive losses, the auction house will say to the seller &quot;we will put a come and buy me estimate on this to get buyers in&quot; then it sells 50% less than it should, nobody goes to auction to pay more than retail.</p><p>I have noticed a big change in high end London antique shops in recent years because of the internet, they now only specialise in very rare and high price tag items, before they would at least have some low end stock. Now they think they shouldn&#039;t have any low end in because joe public are too well informed. </p><p>Collectors always have an eye on the price of what they collect, on the one hand when prices go up it costs more to buy but on the other their collection is worth more, I know for the Anglo-Indian items I liked to collect the affordability boat has sailed and I&#039;m now looking at other areas.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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