Rusty wrote:As I expected, the final price was well below the presale estimate. Commenter in the Washington Post article complained that it should have gone higher, stating "It's sad that the Washington Post sought to discredit its historical value quoting people who would know nothing of its importance. Why are Nielsen, Bonamassa, Gruhn, Braunstein. and even Russ quotes important?"
I found this comment laughable, the people mentioned know what they are talking about, in my opinion.
I haven't read that comment on the Post, but if it is verbatim as you quoted, that is a VERY ignorant statement. sheesh, having dealt with Gruhn in the past, he CAN (and WAS in my case) be wrong about the origins and value of something he appraised for me. Something that ended up selling for 10K when he said it was nothing. Nobody is perfect. HOWEVER, this Black Beauty case is sort of a no-brainer even for the likes of me. I think the guitar fetched what it is worth. I actually had guessed a few hundred thousand.
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