and that was already double to what what the owner he himself had to pay for MJ...... But I have accepted since long that rarity really is not the main factor when it comes to the value of a record. so much to take into concideration: how many know the 45, what sort of kudos does it carry, whats the dmeand, who`s selling it, where is he selling it and using which words to advertise it, what time (of the year..serious), whos taking pat of teh auction, etc it all adds up to = the indeed very strange world of NS