Could be that MEARS, or someone associated, was the consigner of the Sporting News photos and photos that didn't sell or meet reserve in the last MEARS auction were put in the Legendary auction. MEARS had a large Sporting News photos collection a while back. It's also possible that it was a consigner to MEARS that then consigned unsold photos to Legendary. I don't know when the MEARS auction ended or what sold where.
That minimum bids changed between auction houses is nothing abnormal. Discretion of the auction houses.
This is just an idea. I have no special inside information.
As a collector, I think a Sporting News hologram is nice, but I would not triple my bid for it. I don't triple my bid for nice. Might double it for excellent. Raise it by 1/3 for sexy.
Last edited by drc; 11-26-2010 at 12:42 PM.
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