today i participated in an online auction and was successful in picking up two rare Marx cars that should not have been stuck into random sets the auction house obviously pieced together without a lot of knowledge of Marx trains. the que to the cars' rarity wasn't that easy to see in the one small photo the auctioneer supplied for each lot, but my real thought was with the seller who, with even a little information from what i suspect was a deceased relative, could have greatly increased their selling price.
i really don't fault the auction house too much on this. after all, they make money regardless of the outcome and they probably don't feel it's worth the time for them to catch a few mistakes here and there by hours of research. but again, this is information the buyer should have had, but more than likely did not.
not the first time i've seen this happen.
cheers...gary
