I've received a ton of emails and phone calls asking just what the heck is going on. Truthfully, I didn't know. Rather than speculating and spreading rumors, I went straight to the horses mouth.
Ralph Hollibaugh and Ken were close friends for as long as I've known both. Ralph is also extremely knowledgeable and honest.
Ralph was selected by the family to facilitate liquidating the collection. And this, is what Ralph had to say.
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Bruce;
This whole thing started last Tuesday with
a $XXXXX offer on a flask the offer was accepted and two people there are
bidding on lots were able to buy what they wanted. Then **** **** called and
made an offer on three of the top 10 whiskeys and then it exploded.
I started getting calls for items; getting
maybe 50 phone calls a day. Sold a considerable amount to a few people. I
couldn’t handle more than a couple to three people at a time and sending a list
is an impossibility. There’s things on the list that were priced out 40 years
ago and there’s also things that are more recent and it can take an hour or so
just to find an item on the list and then it can take up to an hour or two to
find it.
There’s no preference who buys. It is taking the time to process everything.
Thanks
for your interest.
Also you can relate this to everyone on the
Internet.
Thanks,
Ralph
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If
anyone is interested in making arrangements to meet with Ralph, drop me
a line and I'll provide you with Ralph's contact info. You can contact
me via email at jsglass@q.com
Good luck, Bruce
