Seems to me that all fees should be waived. If the auction house wants folks to give stuff for a good cause, then the auction house should be equally willing to give their time, effort, and materials. I sincerely think this is a worthy cause. But if it is good enough for folks to give their stuff 100%, then the auction house should belly up, too. If it's only half of a good cause, then the auction house would be collecting half of their fees, and the proceeds would be split 50/50 between the consignor and the benefactor.
So Brian, this might be a time to reconsider your fees... do what Leon suggested, bunch stuff into a manageable number of lots that you'll auction free. And I mean free. If I were to donate a card I'd think I'd pay the postage to get it to you. So you pay the postage to get the card to the auction winner, you don't dip into the proceeds to cover that.
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