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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #60 on: August 14, 2016, 07:15:33 am »
 OK, those in the guesstimate contest listed below with prediction on what this table will sell for, in thousands with BP included in guess. Anyone who has not guessed but wishes to, DO SO NOW and, anyone listed below that wishes to change their guess DO SO NOW. Winner gets a karma from all the losers.

1. jacon4............. ...............43k
2. ghopper............ .........      45
3. Cogar.............. ...........     62
4. KC................. ...........      47
5. mart............... ...........     57
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #61 on: August 14, 2016, 08:45:46 am »
Why are they having the auction on Sunday ??  They don`t take a day off ??
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #62 on: August 14, 2016, 09:11:38 am »
Sat/Sunday is the main auction selling days!

OK, was SHOCKED at what this table sold for, auctions are really a crap shoot, with BP it went for 21k soooooooooooooooooo oooo, i won!!! There was a pair of 1795 Windsor chairs, nothing special, sale estimate 6-8k, that went for....wait for it........ $60,000....CRAZY! someone STOLE that table!

In any event, i am owed KARMA'S!!!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #63 on: August 14, 2016, 12:47:17 pm »
1 point!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #64 on: August 14, 2016, 02:59:59 pm »
LOL !!  Well,, I paid up !!!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #65 on: August 14, 2016, 03:11:01 pm »
I am paying up.  But it isn't helping you pay for the table!  LOLOL   :D

Wow, it went way lower than expected.  Heat wave getting to everyone?
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #66 on: August 14, 2016, 04:10:12 pm »
Heat wave getting to everyone?

Boy, hard to figure that one, 1/3 less than low estimate. The first item up at sale was a small painted box, went for 30k, at that point i figured table would go 100k. Then those 2 windsors, that was TOTALLY insane at 60k. The only thing that makes sense is, that provenance, something could have been wrong there with that piece in nutting book and previous owners listed at sale.

But it isn't helping you pay for the table!

I wish! I thought about it though! Thing is, if i had of bid, there was obviously someone there that was going to pay whatever it took to win and all i would have done is make them pay more. The fact that there was not a serious competitor is what made it sell low most likely.

Bottom line? Auctions are a crap shoot, simple as that. Someone got a HELL of a bargain today, i bet i see this table again, at least i hope i do.
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #67 on: August 14, 2016, 06:55:16 pm »
Mmmm,,,,Perhaps everyone thought as I did !!  When we first started talking about this table I thought $30K would have been a big price for it !!  But Jacon4 kept talking and I thought maybe there was something I was not seeing !!  Evidently I was right the first time !!  Texas may not have great furniture makers,, but ,,,come on Jacon4 I am waiting to hear  !!  I ain`t completely nuts yet !!   ;D   ;D
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #68 on: August 15, 2016, 01:15:18 am »
 I ain`t completely nuts yet

lol, Yet being the key word there? BAM! Well, hard to say why table sold low, i just do not know. What i do know is, at auction, you just can't predict where an object will end up on the price thingy, there are just to many variables. Isn't it just as possible that several of these variables came together and someone got a bargain?

 Evidently I was right the first time !!
Even a blind squirrel is going to find an acorn every now & then. BAM!! You didn't like the table, i get it but, at the end of the day, $21,000. for a little table is not exactly chump change. It just didn't reach the stratosphere, price wise, like i thought it would.
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #69 on: August 15, 2016, 02:00:32 am »
Quote from: jacon4 on August 15, 2016, 01:15:18 am

Even a blind squirrel is going to find an acorn every now & then. BAM!!

I've always heard it as: "Even a blind pig finds an acorn every now and then" or "Even a broken clock is right twice a day"  BAM BAM!!

Of course, nobody would compare our Mart to a blind pig, right? More like: Too cool for school! :))
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #70 on: August 15, 2016, 02:05:08 am »
Dang, you are up early ghopper! I was just changing my above post!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #71 on: August 15, 2016, 08:12:37 am »
Shucks,, you two are not even close to being early risers !!  I have been up since 4:45 !!   And in my neck of the woods its "a blind squirrel finds a nut" !!   :D
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #72 on: August 15, 2016, 11:18:46 am »
Excuse me? I believe I posted at 2:00 a.m., you lazy squirrel!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #73 on: August 15, 2016, 11:38:27 am »
Y'all are hilarious this morning...must be a lack of sleep! 

Jacon4, figured the "heat wave" that had been passing thru had muddled people up and they weren't bidding.

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OK, was SHOCKED at what this table sold for, auctions are really a crap shoot, with BP it went for 21k soooooooooooooooooo oooo, i won!!!
When I first read this I thought you meant you won/bought the table!  But then realized you were closest in guessing! 

I had always heard "Even a blind pig finds a truffle now and then".  In fact, they are great at finding truffles!
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Re: American Pilgrim Table
« Reply #74 on: August 15, 2016, 02:24:40 pm »
Quote from: ghopper1924 on August 15, 2016, 11:18:46 am
Excuse me? I believe I posted at 2:00 a.m., you lazy squirrel!

Darn,, didn`t look at that !! 
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