Sheikh Al-Thani of Qatar has passed away

[BARQS19]

Not sure if everyone knew who this was, but this guy was the one responsible for Coca Cola bottle prices going through the roof. Well, as of November 10, he's no longer here. He passed away. I heard from a friend of mine that knew him, said he was 48 I think. Not sure what happened to him either. http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/owner-of-henry-graves-supercomplication-sheik-mohammed-al-thani-of-qatar-dies-unexpectadly-at-the-age-of-48-one-day-before-auction

 

[truedigr]

He bought some of my bottles in the past, and no I didn't say they were rare and start them off at ridiculous prices. I admired him for his collecting and passion for Coke bottles. From what I was told, he was planning on opening a museum over there. He will be missed and my condolences go out to his family. R.I.P Sheikh

 

[hemihampton]

Yeah, I posted it Yesterday in General Chat section but I guess nobody reads the General Chat? LEON. https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/RIP-The-Sheikh-m666277.aspx

 

[icollectfruitjars]

Sold him a few bottles myself. One question to ponder... since he single handedly inflated the Coke bottle market, what happens if the entire collection is dispersed? Would it kill the Coke bottle market for years to come?

 

[tigue710]

it takes more then one bidder to inflate a price, for some reason everything he bid on of mine went through the roof though... so maybe he did do it all? He was a curious character, sorry to hear of his passing

 

[cowseatmaize]

it takes more then one bidder to inflate a price, for some reason everything he bid on of mine went through the roof though... so maybe he did do it all? He was a curious character, sorry to hear of his passing

I figure he must have hired two or more people to bid in proxy for him. In essence, he was bidding against himself.

 

[icollectfruitjars]

Maybe, but most people quickly realized they didn't need two people to bid an item up with him. Some used Buy it Nows, some used high starting prices, and others opted for shill bidding.

 

[cowseatmaize]

Eh, high BIN's starting prices and adding a reserve should of taken all them out. Well maybe plopping a 10K BIN would be only him. IDK

 

[hemihampton]

it takes more then one bidder to inflate a price, for some reason everything he bid on of mine went through the roof though... so maybe he did do it all? He was a curious character, sorry to hear of his passing

I figure he must have hired two or more people to bid in proxy for him. In essence, he was bidding against himself.

I know for a fact this is true. He had 3 different bidder names at one time & all 3 were being used at the same time. I know all 3 names. There was a Coke bottle with something like a high $2,000 opening bid. The Sheihk bids. Then the other Sheikh name outbids him & it jumps to $3,500. SO, in reality he outbid himself & made himshelf pay $1,500 more then he had to. Seems extremely Stupid. LEON.

 

[BARQS19]

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/17/arts/design/saud-bin-mohammed-al-thani-art-collector-for-qatar-is-dead.html?_r=1