Knowing the way Geppi does bizniz, he's probably paying Mrs. Hamilton over time for the entire collection...can you imagine trying to market all of that collection yourself? A full time job, certainly.
The sword cuts both ways, however, there was no one who would buy the entire Hamilton Estate, Mrs. H gets her money, she and the heirs are set as long as
Mr. G. is able to sell the stuff through his many venues.
Steve gets to cherry pick what he wishes to keep and everyone (hopefully) is happy.
Re: Heritage Auction: good to see that the WD FINE ART OF DD is still holding it's value at arouund $1K.