Unrelatedly, prior to GenCon, stratochamp mentioned in another thread that he thought that the Known World Map would have done better if sold at GenCon vs. eBay. Given how light the auctioned collectibles were, do you guys agree with Bill's assessment? (I'm not trying to pick a fight with Bill, just trying to get some further insight from all of you who were on-scene this year
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My recommendation to the seller was to sell on eBay, given the wider audience. However, with a light collectibles market this year, I could see that dragging down the KW map, or really boosting it (since there wasn't anything else super-rare to bid on).
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I didn't think you were picking a fight Allan; I was in fact probably a little strident with my commentary resulting from my inability to bid on the map, sorry.
Given the paucity of high end items, I do think the map would have done very well at the auction, but the seller was very pleased with the result, and the map will be nicely displayed for many to see by a prominent Acaeumite, so all's well that ends well.
