jiggerly-cool
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congratulations from the guy you outbid
Dec 11, 2018,17:41 PM
wanted to send you a pm but seems i can't send any, hence this reply. (i'm a lurker who almost never posts, so greetings to all and sundry.)
i wanted that set, too, including (especially?) the pocket watch, and had every intention of giving you a run for your $$,$$$, if not actually winning the auction. however, from your posts i could tell you wanted the lot very, very much, even taking the trouble to call the manufacture about the suspected dial issue. so i figured if you should win without having to pay too dearly.
the manufacture probably would rather we fought for it, maybe adding another 10 or 12k to the hammer price (i followed closely what happened to the schaffo) and the perceived value of the brand. but hey, we're collector-enthusiasts, not investor-traders.
a part of me hopes the coin you saved on the set went toward that tefnut grand dame. the price at which it sold was less than what we easily could have driven the hommage set up, so i sure wish you did win that grand dame!
perhaps one day if we meet you can show me your hommage and pocket watch set and let me admire those unique pieces up close. i'll bring the more pedestrian benu i've owned for several years now.
congratulations once again!