Pacific Book Sale | Below Low Estimate | Unsold | In Estimate range | Over High Estimate |
Groff | 57% | 15% | 23% | 5% |
Ronan | 57% | 18% | 13% | 12% |
Blair | 45% | 15% | 17% | 23% |
Lyon | 46% | 2% | 32% | 22% |
Fox | 50% | 14% | 28% | 8% |
Note this table is a rough estimate. I have included the 15% buyers premium so
even more items would have failed to meet the respective benchmarks. I have
undoubtly made minor mistakes in calculation but the fact that in general the
estimates at PBA are too high is clear. It is also clear that the Lyon and
Blair auctions outperformed the most recent counterculture auction. The Fox
sale falls somewhere in between.