Regis Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Is it safe to assume (ass-u-me??) that any well know (typically $20K+) makers' violin at Tarisio auction would not be started or have a reserve in the hundreds of dollars. Regardless of condition, as long as it is all there. I would think that it is in their interest as well, to place authenic instruments in the correct (higher end) auctions. I could believe that a copy of high quality could start low but, not the "real thing". Tarisio seems to be pretty carefull to say "Labeled ........" rather than saying "Made By ........" when a high profile name is used. I think the only thing Tarisio and e-bay have in common is that there are 'NO' $75,000 violins sold for $750. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 In cases where the auction is selling another person's stuff rather than the house's own, I think it would probably be a breach of their fiduciary responsibility (as they say) to have a reserve greatly under the value of the item, and they'd want to do everything possible to avoid this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy444 Posted February 7, 2005 Report Share Posted February 7, 2005 Quote: Is it safe to assume (ass-u-me??) that any well know (typically $20K+) makers' violin at Tarisio auction would not be started or have a reserve in the hundreds of dollars. Regardless of condition, as long as it is all there. I would think that it is in their interest as well, to place authenic instruments in the correct (higher end) auctions. I could believe that a copy of high quality could start low but, not the "real thing". Tarisio seems to be pretty carefull to say "Labeled ........" rather than saying "Made By ........" when a high profile name is used. I think the only thing Tarisio and e-bay have in common is that there are 'NO' $75,000 violins sold for $750. For sure, you would not get a "Strad" for $25, like some people would hope to get on Ebay. So You are right, i don't think we should expect that kind of "bargan" from the "real" auction houses. But then again, you'd get much more safety net from Tarisio than on Ebay. Like, you would get to try out the violin before you bid on it (you'd have to provide you own round trip ticket, and hotel from where ever you are to the auction of course). Or at least, Tarisio (or any other auction houses) would not or should not flat-out lieying to you like some sellers would do on Ebay. So, no...Tarisio and Ebay are not the same -- or at least we hope they are not the same... Cheers, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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