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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bercrystal, post: 10650926, member: 88&quot;]The thing about this collection is that the patterns are all over the place. I think the demand from Pyrex collectors will be strong &amp; I&#039;m sure there will be quite a few resellers who are hoping to score one of the pieces that sell for 4-figure prices. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What will kill a market is when someone dumps multiples of the same item within a very short period. </p><p><br /></p><p>The auction house I used to work for had such an event. They were asked to come and clear out a furniture store that had been closed up for years. There was still furniture inside &amp; &amp; the new owners of the building wanted it gone. </p><p><br /></p><p>So off they went to clean out the place, but what they never expected to find was hundreds, if not thousands, of pieces of Watt Pottery stashed away in the basement. It used to be given away with purchases. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first auction was absolute mayhem. It was standing room only &amp; we were all a little shocked when the bidding started for a pair of the Apple S&amp;P shakers. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie56" alt=":jawdrop:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>What they didn&#039;t know was how many more pairs were going to show up in the next few auctions. The ones that got them listed on eBay early on made some good money, but a week or so later, when there were 10+ pairs listed, the buyers just weren&#039;t there anymore. </p><p><br /></p><p>In fact, at some point on the old eBay boards, I had to reassure everyone that these were not reproductions coming out of China. The pieces had just been hidden away for a very long time. </p><p><br /></p><p>We still tease Bill that he killed the Watt Pottery market all by himself. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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