09/26/2026
Auction Item #15: “Nano or Raptor?” TB3-26-365: 2.1 cm straight line height. No restoration- Good condition. Buy it now price- $275. Minimum bid increments for sudden death or lower than “buy it now” are $10 each if we have a bidding war.
This one was field ID'd as a small Nanotyrannus, but I have my doubts. I only had time to look at it briefly late last night, so I'm not sure. Looks more like a partially rooted dromaeosaur tooth. This is the nicest of the smaller teeth. I will take another closer look later this morning and correct the identification when I can.
This auction is called tonight at 11:00 pm EST if one person offers the “buy it now price. If more than one offers the buy it now price we go to sudden death and closes at 11:00 pm EST on October 10th. If no one offers the buy it now price, we are in a standard auction format and it closes anytime between 8:00 pm EST and 11:00 pm EST on October 10.
How it works: I will be posting multiple auction items here on Facebook following this message. People interested in acquiring a specimen may bid on the tooth/fossil in the comments section below each post. I will have a “buy it now” (estimated professional auction value )option price in the description. If you offer the buy it now price you will likely get it by late tonight- 11:00 pm EST. If however, multiple buyers are willing to go that high, they go head to head and will have to bid against each other over the next two weeks. Each bidder must follow the bid increments in the item description. Final call will be at 11:00 pm EST on Oct 10th.
HOWEVER… if you want to bid lower than the buy it now price you can!!! If you feel the estimate is too high, you may bid on it in the comments section below each item. Lowball, silly or “just not gonna work” offers will be deleted (such as bids less than at least half the auction estimate). These bids will continue over the next two weeks and everything will be called by 11:00 pm EST on October 10th. I do however reserve the right to not sell a tooth below the buy it now price, so a winning bid might still not get the tooth. Please remember that!
For those of you who wish to bid anonymously, you may. Just like a regular auction you can text or FB message me a private anonymous bid. Text is 605-210-1275. I will publicly post anonymous bids also in the comments section.
Please be patient as I am still in field season mode and likely away from the office on most days. Some of the items have some good pics and measurement data and some I might add additional info as the two weeks pass. If there are no bidders, depending on the level of my bank account and need to sell a tooth, I might lower the buy it now price.
Good luck and have fun
