^^^ Yep.
And I'll just let MichaelB reiterate one of the best posts about auctions and human perception I have read.
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Originally Posted by MichaelB
Yes, that was my Sienna car. It stood leagues above the Grand Prix white Euro car. It was in another ballgame altogether in comparison actually. The door seals on the euro car were trash, the gauges foggy ~ to the point you could not read the fuel level, the intercooler down-pipe was cobbled together & welded to fit whatever turbo it had bolted on then topped off with a AutoZone hose clamp. The exhaust looked to be painted with a brush with some hardware store silver. The seats were over-stuffed at best... In comparison the Sienna car was factory correct down to the perfect leather dash. Fine car. However, the bidders spoke. Someone wanted a tossed together euro in white Vs a fine paint-to-sample copper color version. Who would have thought? Well actually I would have thought. I told the contingent of pals with me that SOMEONE would rather have the white car & I was right. The Sienna car was not parked a prime location whereas the white car was. The white car had the turbo stripe, and Pasha checkered seats... And it showed lower miles (kilometers). How could the bidders have known that the other 1979 was far better? The truth is that the undereducated masses could not have known. The Sienna car was fantastic. And only one bidder will get to know that. The prices were quite literally flipped on this pair. But you get what you get at auction. I tried BAT & received the same offers ($115k) which I declined. It looks as if the market has spoken as it went for essentially the same money at both venues. C'est la vie.
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