I was at the auction. There was a lot of "auction fever" going on. There were a few bidding wars. Thus, any realized prices should always be viewed with caution! Anyone who receieved a catalog typically gets a list of prices realized. Also, remember that with this auction, there was a 10% buyer's premium, and 6% Michigan sales tax. The tax is on the "hammer price" PLUS the buyer's premium, effectively raising the hammer price by 16.6%. If someone shares a realized price list, I hope they tell us if this is "hammer price" or if it includes the 10% buyer's premium. On a separate note, before the auction I was fortunate enough to talk with Peter Dilg about the Zonophone Eclipse. He has the only other complete example that we know of. Anyone that has information about this machine, please contact me through the list or at Jeffryy at Prevea.com Thanks, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Srsells1 at aol.com Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 3:53 PM To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Stanton Auction In a message dated 4/15/2007 2:31:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, bruce78rpm at comcast.net writes: Yes, I am sure that some member of the list is busy right now, preparing a detailed list for those of us who were unable to attend. That is the wonderful thing about this hobby. There are so many great folks out there who take the time and the effort to share this sort of information with their fellow collectors. I hope so too. Hopefully the Rolfs. While realized prices are helpful, it's the reports on the events (who attend, photos of other collectors, and the items) that I find most interesting. Stanton usually published all realized prices (I think) but the other details are only available from those who attended. And this auction had special interest to nipper collectors. Steve ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org