by Pauline McCallum | Nov 26, 2020
A recent purchase from Ebay, this auction was a bloody financial battle for the Lyon as the hyenas salivated over this desired fresh meat carcas! The set on the Bay was due to end just before 10am, and a ferocious assault on my bids almost deprived the Lyon of his...
by Pauline McCallum | Oct 5, 2020
Here is a recent tasty ‘fresh meat’ purchase from a good auction house, Nigel Ward & Co.** Why? How many of us out there HAM (have a moan) about auction houses?! Well, they unlike some others offer a first class shipping /packing service at a pretty...
by Pauline McCallum | Sep 26, 2020
About 3 years this extremely scarce set appeared on Ebay, but due to hassle from collectors the auction was cancelled. The current Ebay ban on selling ivory is causing nightmares for those who wish to sell genuine antique items – even when inherited from family...
by Pauline McCallum | Sep 4, 2020
When I saw this scarce set on Mendip Auctions it became a must-have morsel or a tasty lunch – the incorrect description did not as I expected affect the bidding price, however no matter:- ‘A Staunton chess set, with retailer’s Crown marks for Jacques...
by Pauline McCallum | Aug 26, 2020
A recent ‘fresh meat’ purchase on the Bay from ‘old games of chess’. (‘Fresh meat’ is just my humorous way of categorising recent purchases). Thanks to fellow hyenas The Lyon was forced to empty his purse in winning this scarce...
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