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Posted By: warshawlaw

As a bidder, I am pretty much shut out of the major auctions for reasons of budget and lot size. I don't want to buy 100+ cards in each lot and I don't feel like spending my entire year's card budget on a mass lot that I have to break up on ebay to get the ten cards I want. And some of the lotting in these auctions is plain nuts. I can't believe the consignors are happy with it. For the same reasons I don't think I would ever consign to the major auctions. I think my collection would do better pieced out over ebay than mass lotted in a major auction because it is lots and lots of nice items but no spectacular five-figure items. There is also the issue of $ on the table with 30% total juice (buyer and seller combined) and outrageous shipping fees.

I have to disagree with the conclusion that ebay card prices are depressed. I sure haven't seen it on the cards I look for; more often than not I am skunked on the bidding for them.