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Wonderfully entertaining minor chaos at today's enjoyable auction - lots not included in the catalogue, lots muddled up, lots "disappeared", lots without numbers.
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I had an interesting conversation on Saturday evening with the person who had set up the books at the auction. He had got it all in order as per the catalogue. There were three lots with similar titles and the contents were not evenly distributed. This was done by the person who had sent in the listing for the catalogue. Chas then came along and started moving stuff between the lots. That might explain lots which were "muddled up", and which might have "disappeared" due to amalgamation. Where this leave commission bidders, ie bids by those people not present at the auction, is beyond me.
I also understand that lots can be added on the day, and hence not appear in the catalogue.
73 John