THE GOOD NEWS IS AUCTION PRICES ARE ALIVE AND WELL IN ITALY.

THE BAD NEWS IS YOU HAD BETTER HAVE VERY DEEP POCKETS IF YOU WANT TO BUY SOME OF THE ITEMS. FOR INSTANCE AN ITEM I BID ON WAS ESTIMATED AT 150 TO 200 EUROS, IT SOLD FOR 1400.00 EU. DON'T GET DISCOURAGED IF YOU ARE JUST STARTING COLLECTING AS I BID ON FIVE ITEMS AND DID NOT WIN ONE AND HAVE BEEN COLLECTING SINCE THE 1960'S. ITS A MATTER OF LUCK OR WANTING SOMETHING THE FELLOWS WITH UNLIMITED MONEY DON'T WANT OR DON'T SEE. KEEP TRYING AS A FEW CRUMBS DO FALL OFF THE BIG BOYS TABLE OCCASIONALLY.