The RSL Auction at its 'Best

Thursday, August 12, 2024

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The RSL Auction Company at its' Best

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The RSL Auction Company on LiveAuctioneers

Several Years ago, when I was already blogging for about 10 years,  I came across an auction company that I did not know. There are 3 partners, with a successful history of auctioneering, as well as lots of experience in toys. 

Their names are Mr. Ray Haradin, Mr. Steven Weiss, and Mr. Leon Weiss.

I wrote to the company and asked for permission to use their photos, and to write about toys. I got their permission, and as the expression goes, 

"the rest is history".

What I've noticed over the years is that the team has increasingly 

become better and better as an auction company. They've expanded by

buying another auction company, and the photography changed for the better.

Items are photographed on a white base and background (seamless paper)

with soft lighting. What this does is avoid photographs that have 

too much contrast, so that detail is not lost in those darker areas. 

As such, the photography can be done faster, especially when photographing

a large catalogue of items going to auction.

They also have catalogues that can be download for potential bidders,

and they are even on Meta (formerly Facebook).

I only selected one item for today, in oder to illustrate what I already wrote. 

I'll also add that for this cast iron bank, they took lots of photographs to show 

all of the details, and condition of the bank.

Item Details

(Description)

"J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, CT - 1883.

Watching the tumbling acrobats at the circus is a wonderment that never fails

to please the crowd. This dynamically colored bank aims to recreate that 

"mouth agape" experience. Pressing the lever causes the taller man to

 flip up and kick his partner in the stomach, sending him into a backflip,

which engages the trigger for coin deposit."

This fine bank was estimated to be purchased 

at between (2500- $3500) US Dollars.

It sold for $ 4000.00.

Hard work pays off!

I hope you visit the entire auction on LiveAuctioneers.

There were lots of interesting toys besides the banks, and if you're 

interested in toys, you can learn a lot from visiting the websites of

The RSL Auction Company site and LiveAuctioneers.

So that's it for today.

Thanks for visiting my blog, and as always, have a great part 

of the day or night, wherever you my be.

My name is (Mr.) Stacey Bindman,

and I can always be reached at

toysearcher@gmail.com