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Posted By: scgaynor

Joe D.

#1 is a good point. I guess it depends on the item. For example, I find that the same people who buy Baseball Cards and Memorabilia will often buy Rock n Roll, Comic Books or other Americana. There is alot of cross over in collecting. As far as mailing lists in the sports field, every established auction house has pretty much the same list. There are very few "secret" collectors who only bid in one place and the chances that they are going to be the only person who wants the item you are selling is slim. How many people on this board are only registered with one auction house?

#2 brings up another point. How important is the catalog? If you can get the same price without the catalog and in a shorter period of time, is that more important than being able to go back and point out your material in a catalog in the future.

Scott