06-09-2005, 04:57 AM
Id be interested to know how it was taken out of Russia, and what the family really got for it. Im sure a fraction of what is being asked for it.
And for the historic value, how long before Russia starts going after these valuble groupings that have been taken out of Russia ilegally??
And for the historic value, how long before Russia starts going after these valuble groupings that have been taken out of Russia ilegally??
desantnik Wrote:Your comment on having enough money is ironic. The problem is almost no one has enough money for sets like today unless prices crash. It is unfortunate, since in the future such sets may have to be broken up if the seller wants/needs to unload them in a hurry. When I mention irony, I remember lamenting over the situation in the early 90s when the Russians would break up sets to sell because none of the Russian middlemen initially had that kind of money over there to buy the sets complete so they were broken up to sell quickly. In those days, no one except the "rich" end buyers - Americans, Western Europeans, etc had the funds to purchase nice sets complete. Nowadays, yesterday's former "rich" end buyers don't have the required money for nice sets and only super wealthy Russians can buy those kind of sets.
