Market & strategy
The real cost of one buying mistake
A single buying mistake costs between two and twenty times the pass price — not just the money lost, but the opportunity cost of the capital locked, the storage and insurance bleeding monthly, and the reputational damage if you try to exit badly. The market does not refund tuition fees.
The Method's take
The Method applies the Affordable-Loss Rule and the Discipline Ceiling protocol before you pay. One pre-purchase dossier catches the five patterns that create losses: fake provenance, concealed restoration, contaminated source pricing, timing at a cycle top, or expenses that kill margin twice. The system exists because the cost of one mistake funds a year of protection.
The math
A €5,000 mistake (wrong attribution, hidden structural repair, or a piece bought at its record) costs the object price, plus 12–24 months of storage at €50–150/month, plus the discount you'll take to exit (20–40% below what you paid), plus the profitable deal you passed because that capital was locked. Total real cost: €7,000–€12,000. The 24-hour pass is €100; the annual pass €3,800. One avoided mistake pays for itself 2–3 times over.
One question answered here saved you a mistake. The engine answers yours — the exact object, the exact number.
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