Czerny's auction

Rivkin · 3rd December 2006, 09:58 PM

The question is - do they _want_ to better identify what they sell ? I have worked with numerous dealers and most of the time they blatantly ignored my suggestions, with an exception of some simple things, like identifying the material from which the weapon's decorations are made (gold, silver, ivory). I guess it is to some extent benefitial to dealers to be as vague as possible, meaning that every buyer would have the ability to see in the item what he wants to see.

Philip · 3rd December 2006, 11:16 PM

...is that dealers are in business, for the most part, to sell their merchandise for what the market will bear. They are not in the business of educating the public. Too many times I've had dealers say to me, only half jokingly, "you guys know too much, you're always picking things apart. It's easier for us to sell to the fellows who don't know anything!" By "you guys" it's meant us geeks who post on forums, frequent the Timonium seminars, build study collections, or who have/are planning to publish academically.

Battara · 4th December 2006, 07:29 PM

My wife calls us "Geeks with swords".

3rd December 2006, 11:16 PM	#2
Philip Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: California Posts: 1,036	the bottom line... ...is that dealers are in business, for the most part, to sell their merchandise for what the market will bear. They are not in the business of educating the public. Too many times I've had dealers say to me, only half jokingly, "you guys know too much, you're always picking things apart. It's easier for us to sell to the fellows who don't know anything!" By "you guys" it's meant us geeks who post on forums, frequent the Timonium seminars, build study collections, or who have/are planning to publish academically.

3rd December 2006, 09:58 PM	#1
Rivkin Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 655	The question is - do they _want_ to better identify what they sell ? I have worked with numerous dealers and most of the time they blatantly ignored my suggestions, with an exception of some simple things, like identifying the material from which the weapon's decorations are made (gold, silver, ivory). I guess it is to some extent benefitial to dealers to be as vague as possible, meaning that every buyer would have the ability to see in the item what he wants to see.

4th December 2006, 07:29 PM	#3
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,280	My wife calls us "Geeks with swords".