[Mdmtx]

I agree with just factoring the cost in. If the broker/auctioneer doesn't have a reasonable margin, then there won't be people out trying to generate consignments 24/7 in every nook and corner of the country. These efforts to get consignments are one of the reasons for all the high quality material that keeps surfacing.

Quite frankly, as a buyer I don't care how much the fee is as long as it's fully disclosed. I did not participate in the Christies auction, but from reading the posts, it appears that their shipping charges were a surprise, that would have ticked me off. But if it was fairly described and disclosed, I would have been ok with that.