Examples of Printed Catalogs
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A 1993 catalog of space memorabilia.
Client: Superior Galleries in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Technical details: 771 lots, 128 pages. The basic descriptions for the lots were provided
by the client. Additional text, editing, sorting, layout and cover design were done by MKJ Associates.
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A 1993 bilingual catalog of rare French postage stamps.
Client: Superior Galleries in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Technical details: 507 lots, 72 pages. The client did the photography.
MKJ Associates provided all lot descriptions, editing and catalog layout.
Each lot in the sale had a full description in English and in French. Bilingual
lot descriptions (and multilingual catalogs) are well-supported by our software.
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A 1997 catalog of U.S. Civil War memorabilia.
Client: Butterfield, Johnson, Gillio, a division of Butterfield & Butterfield.
Technical details: 1381 lots, 180 pages. All phases of catalog production were done by
MKJ Associates. The client simply presented us with a mass of "raw"
(i.e. undescribed) material. We provided the descriptions (including the research, where necessary),
the photography, the editing, sorting and layout, and delivered the catalog contents in electronic form
to the printer.
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A 1999 catalog of postage stamps, to accompany an internet sale.
Client: Collectors Universe.
Technical details: 2000 lots, 160 pages. All phases of catalog production were done by
MKJ Associates. The client simply presented us with a mass of "raw"
material. We provided the descriptions, the photography, the editing,
sorting and layout, and delivered the catalog contents as film to the printer.
All work past the stage of writing individual lot descriptions (including editing, sorting and layout)
was completed in less than 24 hours.
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A 2000 catalog of rare coins.
Client: Renaissance Auctions.
Technical details: 1000 lots, 288 pages. All phases of catalog production were handled by the
client. MKJ Associates provided the software and instruction on how to
use it. The client's own staff wrote the descriptions (in California and in Switzerland). Photography
and layout were done in Switzerland.
Click here to see a sample lot. This lot sold for $315,000.
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A 2001 catalog of rare coins.
Client: Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles.
Technical details: 4335 lots, 500 pages. All phases of catalog production (including
lot descriptions, photography, editing and electronic sorting of the lots) were handled
by the client. MKJ Associates provided the software and instruction on how to use it.
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Working With Internet Auctions
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Click here for an example of an expensive lot prepared by us for eBay. This lot sold in 2001
for $95,000.
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Click here for an example of an inexpensive lot prepared by us for eBay. This lot sold in 2001
for $110.
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Working With Clients' Own Web Sites
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A 2001 catalog of autographs and misc. collectibles, put on the web.
Client: Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles.
Technical details: 935 lots, 264 printed pages. All phases of catalog production (including
lot descriptions, photography, editing and electronic sorting of the lots) were handled
by the client. MKJ Associates provided the software and instruction on how to use it. Our software
enabled the client to upload his entire auction to the web, without rewriting or reformatting.
Click here to see a sample lot as it appeared on the web.
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