... goodness, what speciality is your MD in. hope it isn't "statistically"
based surgery :)
robert
alex, va 22308
>I feel that the answer to this well posed question is seen not only in t
> he final price, the Masi valued at $1150 (32%) more (and the He
> rse sold only at the reserve), but, more obviously, in the number
> of bidders, i.e. 26 to 1.
>
> Such is the ratio of interest in Masi vs. Herse.
> Certainly the fact that the Masi was built by Alberto Masi and the Herse
> was a posthumous production by another hand must had some influence in
> the outcome. It certainly influenced me--not to bid on the Herse.
> George
> George Hollenberg MD
> Westport, CT, USA
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: The Maaslands
>
> Date: Monday, September 17, 2007 6:15 pm
> Subject: [CR] pink René Herse vs. Masi Prestige
>
> To: CR
>
>
>> Well, apparently the market has spoken:
>>
>
>> The Herse seen here: http://www.reneherse.com/
> sold
>
>> for the
>
>> opening bid of $2500 (it was the only bid received).
>>
>
>> The Masi Prestige seen here:
>
>> http://ebay.com/
> tem=280151879838
>
>> had three bidders willing to bid past the opening bid of the
>
>> Herse and
>
>> ended up at $3650 with a total of 26 bids from 10 different bidder
> s).
>>
>
>> Given that both bikes were from the same year, the same racing
>
>> style and
>
>> close to identical condition and frame size, with similar number
>
>> of
>
>> auction views, does anybody want to comment on the difference in
>
>> perceived value and bidding interest? Was it the more
>
>> prestigious
>
>> componentry (note I say prestigious and not better)? The closer
>
>> tie-in
>
>> with the 'named' builder? The better bike? The more collecti
> on
>
>> worthy?
>
>> The workmanship? The auction set-up with low starting bid?
>>
>
>> Steven Maasland
>> Moorestown, NJ
>> USA
>>
>
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>>
>
>
> George Hollenberg MD
>
> CT, USA