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Originally Posted by bobbyw8469
This is true....but please find out the commission rate....some are better than others, and that determines how much you will get..
I have a $3,000 item....do I really want to consign it to a house that is going to charge me 10% and the buyer 20%? They basically will get $900 for handling my item,....that is money I don't see.....you can shop around for the best rate.
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i don't think the consignor's perceived value of his item should be the only deciding factor of if a consignment fee is fair.. if the item is a $3,000 graded card, then a 10 percent consignment fee seems excessive. if the consignment is a large group of ungraded cards or sets that take more time to photograph, write an auction description, then the AH likely deserves to be paid for that work. To just quote a number about value and state that a consigning charge isn't fair is irresponsible.