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Favorite auction house?
Hello all,
I am sure most on here are like me and purchased at lease one lot from each of the major/minor sports auctionhouses. I just am curious which auctionhouse(s) are your favorite. Mine, I like several for multiple reasons. Robert Edward: I always look forward to receiving this catalog. I enjoy looking through past catalogs, as well. I think this goes w/o being said. I usually buy 2-3 lots from them each year, not for resale, but for my own personal collection. They have been one of the more accomodating auctionhouses when it comes to consigning, too. Hunt: I have seen them grow as I have been a regular in attendance at their Exton (now Valley Forge) live auctions since 1998. I look through old catalogs and shake my head over how prices of items have risen, especially when it comes to tobacco cards. I have had many, many great buys from them over the years, especially when I had ultra fun when they had the McAllister auctions. Those were my favorite, even though my checkbook didn't think so at the time! I was also a fan of the old Mike Gutierrez Auction. He always had neat stuff and some great autograph bulk lots. I laugh at the time when I bought hundreds of Yankees single signed baseballs, they came in like 5 large boxes. To this day, I still feel bad for the UPS guy! Really, I have only had a handful of bad experiences with several auctionhouses, but to each of their credit, they were quick in making a right out of a wrong. I bought a large amount of items in a Leland's auction last year, and for the first time this ever happened to me, the package was lost in the mail somewhere along time line from their offices to the UPS place near my home. The tracking stated it was in customs. Long story short, they were very quick in issuing me a refund check with the agreement if the items ever did make it to me, I would send them a new check. No items. I still scour the net and other auctions for the items that never got to me, including some early Pirates team photos I never saw before. |
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1. REA
2. HUggins & Scott |
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1. REA - By far the best in the business. Detailed descriptions and photos and excellant customer service.
2. Legendary Auctions 3. Huggins and Scott |
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1, REA
2. Hunts 3. Lelands 4. Mears 5. Legendary |
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Lelands. There are other good auction houses, but the question was about favorite.
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My Favorite by far is...
Henry Yee Auctions on ebay, 2 - 3 times a year. Always 1500+ lots starting at just .99 cents and always a wonderful selection of really neat memorabilia, pins, odds & ends, and top-notch photos. Been buying from him for almost ten years now.
He has one coming up in early March. And I almost forgot... NO BUYERS PREMIUM BTW... for anyone wondering how he gets so many bidders... he has an ACTIVE email list of close to 10,000 previous bidders and he does a great job marketing it. And NO I don't work for him, I just really like his auctions. |
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