Online Auctions Put a Price on Strange
Online auctions assign value to bizarre items like 171 antique eyeballs.
In brief
Online auctions assign value to bizarre items like 171 antique eyeballs. Online auctions help buyers and sellers price unusual items such as antique prosthetic eyes. Originally reported by Pymnts.
Strange Auction Finds
Online auctions assign value to bizarre items like 171 antique eyeballs.
“The early 20th-century German prosthetic glass eyes sold at Potter & Potter’s Oct. 1 auction after 11 bids, according to the auction house’s listing.”
Potter & Potter Sale
Potter & Potter’s sale offered 569 lots including tattoo memorabilia and medical curiosities.
“Its catalog brought together outsider art, tattoo memorabilia and medical curiosities.”
Bathroom Art Expansion
David Huggins’ oil painting of otherworldly beings sold for an estimated $4,000 to $6,000.
“The work carried a presale estimate of $4,000 to $6,000.”
Tattoo Designs
1980 hand-colored tattoo sheets sold for $1,000 to $2,000 each.
“Bidsquare’s preview highlighted a 1980 hand-colored sheet by Don Nolan and a circa-1920s blueprint sheet by Percy Waters, each estimated at $1,000 to $2,000.”
Online Auction Benefits
Online platforms help buyers find unusual items and complete transactions.
“Think of it as a dating service for objects.”
Transaction Details
Online auctions include shipping costs and payment terms for unusual purchases.
“The eyeball listing also explains that shipping expenses include labor, materials, insurance and transportation.”
The bottom line
Online auctions help buyers and sellers price unusual items such as antique prosthetic eyes.
