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Posted By: Mark

Mike:

In response to your question... "Where has all the memorabilia gone?"... I spoke with Rob Lifson the day before the auction went online.

He simply said that all of the great figurals REA had in previous years came primarily from one major consignor. Must have been quite a collection! Rob said that REA has developed a reputation as a great source for figurals/statues/trophies, etc. But REA's offerings are competely contingent on getting the great consignments.

Rob admitted that this particular auction was very lean on figurals/memorabilia, and said he was at the whim of consignors to provide this type of material. A lot of the great pieces are apparently entrenched in the display rooms of advanced collectors who are not (yet) letting them go.