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Globes

I'll have to be there in person for this one!

cant get anywhere with those links...do you have to be
a facebook guy to see anything?

Yes Kim, I had to log in to view. Pat

Bummer ,

I don't do Facebook,
Never have and never will !

Guess I will spend my money some where else .


Sid

ok, thanks Pat, will wait for catalogue and online pic's.

I just clicked onto either of those three links and the pictures came up. I do not do facebook either.

No pumps or air meters?

No problem here.

You dont have to be on facebook to bid on the items, just to see the pictures at this time. There will be a link at some point to the catalog.

Ordered my catalog tonight. Can't wait!

FYI... Link for catalog ordering...

http://www.morphyauctions.com/auctions/view/04232016-04242016-GasOil

Thanks for the link Bryce! Got mine ordered!

April 23 & 24 catalog

Try this link:

Morphy 23 & 24

Nice

More amazing items! What a collection!

My April catalog showed up yesterday! Anyone else get theirs?

Received my catalog last week.

Last week as well!

I got a catalogue also last week. A lot of good stuff in it as well. I have been bidding on a couple items the last couple auctions, did not win anything yet. Will try again for this auction. I can recall not to long ago when an auction at Peotone would bring in maybe $600K-$800K and it was considered a Great auction. This collection has been setting record individual prices and auction totals. However, isn't this is the last sale of the Kyle Moore collection? It will be hard to set up another comparable auction any time soon I would think. I have a copy of all the Kyle auction catalogues so far. They will be a great reference in the future and good to look through on a cold snowy day.
I would have liked to see the Kyle collection in person before it was broken up but that will now never happen. I think Dan did a very good job in getting the auctions set up and the collection sold. Now if he wouldn't get such high prices on the stuff I want..

there is still one more Kyle Moore sale after this Wes.

I also have ordered every catalog, as it will make for a one-of-a-kind series and references. ive been writing each sale price down next to the item as well.

I just wish the auctions were limited to only items in the Kyle Moore collection... would have been nice to have catalogs showcasing one of the greatest collections there ever will be. Instead, there's no telling which items were Kyle's and which were randomly added in by other consignors

Got my book last week too. More great stuff, I'll be very curious as to how well the pumps do, I might be temped to bid on some of the pieces that would go well in my collection. We'll see how crazy the prices go, but I think I already know.

At the risk of sounding completely stupid here, I for one was under the impression that these auctions were just that, just items from the Kyle Moore collection. Not that it really matters to me as I most likely won't bid on anything. I guess it's because since these four auctions were announced all I ever heard was that they were the sale of his collection in four installments. Am I the only dense one here that thought that?.....GB

Rabbitman, I think there is a fair amount of consignment that is not Kyles

I the April 23 & 24 auction there are 750 lots that are out of the Kyle Moore collection, 100 lots out of the Robert Liter estate, all the motorcycle items from one man, the rest is consigned items. For who ever wants to know.

The next auction will be about 500 lots for Kyle Moore, 450 Lots from the Alvin Miekle estate, 250 lots from Craig Stater estate and others. That auction will be July 23 & 24.

Then our Fall Auction Oct 2 & 3 (yes that is the Sunday & Monday before Hershey) will be for the Robert Liter estate, Jere Longrie estate, Alvin Mielke estate and others.

Longrie had some very nice items especially pump plates.

Auction is next week April 23 & 24.


Morphy Catalog

Any more news on this weekends auction? Pretty quiet here on OG about it. Seems like there is less chatter than the previous two. Different items and quality?

We just had our TAX season ...

Some good stuff..

Had to finish some work today so I was stuck inside working on the computer and was able to check in on the auction and from what I saw it was crazy money again. Will miss it tomorrow but I imagine more of the same.

Wish those buyers were around here.

Whats funny is I have delt with buyers with deep pockets and they dont want to give a thing for it but if there at the auctions then they have no problem spending it.

You can say that again.Really cheap with the little people,but, when they are with their high rolling friends money is no object.

I have finally seen it all! $1300 for a cheap little, common old rabbits foot that was marked "Harley Davidson"!! W*F

Well said, they snub the hard working little guys

Pumps are going for very reasonable to cheap prices. I can't believe that American 6 sided visible restored sold for $850

some are not cheap.

I personally thought they were high especially the air cabinet.

The air cabinet is the one thing I especially liked and wanted. Actually it was reasonable except for the added premium. Try finding another. These auctions now are just something to watch, pricing most out of the market. Sure would like to know who is paying all this money, not many on here I would think.

Actually some of the pump prices were low for the common stuff and others went high for the very rare pieces.

I am sure everyone there was happy with there buys.

You're right Graig, I was adding the buyers premium which in my mind they were high, the fact that they were restored didn't lift my skirt. But to each his own. The air cabinet was very cool but again it was restored. Personal taste.

I checked in from time to time and was surprised at the tin sign prices.

It seemed to me that this auction was a lot closer to reality than the first two were. I'm not sure if some of the hype has dwindled or its the fact that the market has absorbed about as much high end stuff as it can digest. There were many items that sold for under the low estimate and a lot less that brought way over the high side than the previous sales. I would've liked to had a few of the globes but just made up my mind I wasn't going to get caught up in it. Some of those went surprisingly low and I probably should've at least set in a bid but I didn't. There might be some real buys in the next one if the trend continues, we'll just have to wait and see. It's all pretty much too rich for my blood though.....GB

once you add the premiums on, most things went above retail, imo. but there were still some good buys. one that I noticed was the 6ft hood tire guy, sold for $5500... probably more of a $8k sign.

there have been some decent buys at each auction though. In the auction yesterday, I was able to buy a sign for only $275... and it probably should have sold for closer to $1k. Also bought a globe for around $1k less than what its worth.

I've noticed, I've had the best luck if I ignore the big ticket and oddball stuff that we all want, and focus on some of the other more common items. After all, a 'less desirable' item in this sale, would be a featured item in most other auctions!

I agree with Bryce's assessment pretty much. A lot of pieces I would love to have had, but I just couldn't pull the trigger. Seems like I would bid hard to a point where I just had to pull back and then it would go a couple grand higher. And always keeping the 20% juice in the back of my mind halted me many times. But it was fun and I did get a couple pieces. It's hard to remember this is just a hobby and keep it in check, when there are pieces you know may never come around again. I for one am grateful we all have this opportunity at least once in our lifetime. After all, it took Kyle a good portion of his lifetime to put it together. And as I looked thru the catalog while I was on the computer yesterday and thought about the first two sales, this one and one to come, it really struck me as to the volume of beautiful and rare pieces he assembled. I spent one day with him going thru his collection about 10 yrs. ago and remember coming out feeling totally in awe. And yes, most pieces would be a headliner anywhere else.

I am not surprised. IMO, if it were not for "auctions", sellers will never get "market vale" (or beyond) for their items.

You know there has been a fair bit of generalization about Morphy auction buyers. While I wasn't at any of them nor looked at the other two events this one caught my eye as there were a few globes there that would be hard to get in my collecting lifetime. So I bid on a few and bagged one. Did I spend more than I should have? Probably, especially if you ask my wife, but there weren't going to be too many chances for me to get that globe. I know a few guys that went into the auction with the same philosophy; they weren't deep pocket guys, just collectors who want that item! However there is no rationalizing a 1300 rabbits foot! LOL