The Jay Marshal Magic Collection is being sold right now online at EBay if anyone wants to watch or bid

Part of the collection I think, not the entirety...

but yes I sat and watched.. and bidded.. but the items were going for far more than the estimates, and to be honest far more than I wanted(could!) spend!!!

I fancied the THE VERNON CHRONICLES 4 Vols Ltd Edition which was signed by Dai, and was limited to 4 copies... $1,300 + 20% fee, a complete set of MAHATMA MAGIC MAGAZINES went for $2,800 + 20%, RICKY JAYS CARDS AS WEAPONS also signed which I had my eye on went for a staggering $850!!

The Houdini lots went for a high price as well, the HOUDINI KING OF CARDS POSTER c1898 poster fetching a massive $11,000 plus fees and the UNMASKING OF ROBERT-HOUDIN Houdini SIGNED w/Photos fetched $6,200+fees

It was a pitty the ebay auction didn't have sound or video (most of the live auctions on there do..) which kind of took some of the excitement away from not being there..


otherwise a great auction of some very nice stuff!!!

I got The Vernon Chronicles and the Rings. Went a little higher than I wanted to. Can't wait to see them.

I didn't get what I want, that's OK.
I don't know who won it, but most likey
they don't know the story behind it.

Its good to know the story behind any collection. The story is what makes the collection valuable and meaningful. For every piece of collection I get, I'll try to get the story behind that item from the seller and then log it down in my collection journal.