02-11-2017, 02:51 AM
ReneZ wrote: "For Voynich and his colleagues / competitors, auctions were more the place to buy books than to sell."
This is still true today. Book sellers scour auctions, flea markets, attics, etc., and sell their finds at retail whenever possible. The auction crowd is full of bargain hunters and dealers and thus there is only so much they will pay.
It's not a place to make a profit (unless it's a major house like Sothebys which has a different clientelle and also more stringent rules about what they will accept).
This is still true today. Book sellers scour auctions, flea markets, attics, etc., and sell their finds at retail whenever possible. The auction crowd is full of bargain hunters and dealers and thus there is only so much they will pay.
It's not a place to make a profit (unless it's a major house like Sothebys which has a different clientelle and also more stringent rules about what they will accept).