The fact that this one went $45K over what you thought is an indication of the strength of the market there in Newy.
i know newy is very strong atm ... but i will wait purely for cash reasons.
the reserve was around the figure i was prepared to pay - and bidding went strong up to my limit ... then petered into two bidders with $1k and $500 lots until it reached it's final price. man, went for ages! so, to me, it showed that the serious contenders were thinking same dollar value as myself.
regardless - am happy today