The estate sale that got away

I was sent a listing for an upcoming estate sale by a fellow collector a few weeks ago. The sale was located in Houston and the description listed a substantial corkscrew collection. A few days later when the pictures were posted, I noticed a couple of nice items including an army of Syroco full bodied corkscrews including clowns, monks, and indians all for $100 each. Other notable pieces include a rare Gundlach corkscrew (bottom picture is not mine, but added for reference since the corkscrew from the estate sale is barely visible). I made a fair offer for the Gundlach and offered some advice on the severely undervalued Syroco pieces, but was quickly turned down. Since it would be about a 9 hour round trip to attend the estate sale and with no guaranteed purchases, I decided not to attend, but hopefully the collection inspired some new corkscrew collectors to start collecting.