Delongs by Lionel Carter

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Archive

Posted By: Doug Allen

David,

I assume you mean buyers premium. I get billed the full amount including the buyers premium and pay the entire amount. I get no advantage over other buyers.

Read rule number 6 in the terms and conditions...it is clearly stated that employees and executives can bid.

If you are not comfortable with this don't bid.

Regards,
Doug

This worked well.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Leon

This worked well.

Thanks Leon! That made my morning

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Leon

This worked well.

Can you bid on lots in your auctions? The reason I ask is that I imagine it would be tough to receive an incredibly rare consignment of a set you are collecting.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

Can you bid on lots in your auctions? The reason I ask is that I imagine it would be tough to receive an incredibly rare consignment of a set you are collecting.

Nope, Scott and I can't bid in our own auctions per our rules. For the record I have consigned to different auction houses, many times. I have lost money on some and made on others.....but never, ever shill bid or had someone shill for me. It's bad Karma. If you don't think so I can hook you up with a few guys who will agree with me. But get with me quick as they are about to be out of pocket for a while.

[I Only Smoke 4 the Cards]

Originally Posted by Leon

Nope, Scott and I can't bid in our own auctions per our rules. For the record I have consigned to different auction houses, many times. I have lost money on some and made on others.....but never, ever shill bid or had someone shill for me. It's bad Karma. If you don't think so I can hook you up with a few guys who will agree with me. But get with me quick as they are about to be out of pocket for a while.

I didn't mean shill bid. My question is how do you handle a consignor that wants to auction an item that you want to purchase?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by I Only Smoke 4 the Cards

I didn't mean shill bid. My question is how do you handle a consignor that wants to auction an item that you want to purchase?

I won't say I haven't ever made an offer but I can't remember ever buying anything substantial that was going to be consigned. There have been many things in our auctions I have wanted to bid on. I know who the winner is and I can contact them after the fact. That is about it. I am just glad we haven't had any E221s or E222s consigned. That would sort of suck, for the collector in me.

[wolf441]

Originally Posted by Leon

For the record I have consigned to different auction houses, many times. I have lost money on some and made on others.....but never, ever shill bid or had someone shill for me. It's bad Karma. If you don't think so I can hook you up with a few guys who will agree with me. But get with me quick as they are about to be out of pocket for a while.

+1. There's nothing worse than watching an auction count down and having that sick feeling about how much you are losing on a card. But that is part of the hobby. Better to man up and take the loss. You can eventually make up for lost money. Much harder to get back your honor if you lose it...