I was most amazed by the speed with which the bidding progressed with no real way to document any of the details. You seldom see any significant bidding until the end of an auction (it's auction rule number one, don't drive yourself up). A few weeks ago, there was a composed pair of 1920's H&H Badmintons (well documented by H&H) that stayed in the 1000 to 2000 range almost the entire auction and then zoomed into the teens the last half day or so. I couldn't fathom what would drive five or six bidders to drive that Parker to 2/3 of its value in less than a day. It seems like a case of Parker fever broke out.
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