Thread: Straw Poll: Buyer and Seller Fees
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Old 08-19-2006, 04:14 PM
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Default Straw Poll: Buyer and Seller Fees
Posted By: JimB

I think it is sort of irrelevent. When I bid, I add in the BP to the total in consideration of what I want to pay for the card. If I am consigning, I figure out what the bottom line is as far as what percentage of the total take the auction house will be keeping. Just some simple math solves the problem. Buyer premiums are just a way for auction houses to sound better to their consigners. Ex: "We will take it at only 5% commission on the hammer". Everybody knows, but they don't have to explicitly mention the 15% BP as well. It would be nice if it was made more straighforward, but I am not holding my breath.
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