LOG Auction:Tom Brady's got NUTHIN' on This Inflation!!

[BeanTown]

Christies is 25% Plus tax if they are in your state, Plus storage charges after a certain time frame, plus shipping and insurance which must ship overnight FedEx shipping at your expense. No discounts based on payment methods, and no lee way on shipping a more economical way. My hunch is they charge the consignor fees too.

[skelly]

Maybe I'm just not a serious enough collector, but to me the buyers premium is an extra kick in the face, and I just can't be motivated to buy from auction companies... I'll take my chances buying graded cards on ebay from time to time and getting the "bucks."

[gnaz01]

Catalog came today, Al. Awesome, bids are in......

[ethicsprof]

Originally Posted by gnaz01

Catalog came today, Al. Awesome, bids are in......

totally agree. both are beauties! bids were already in but about to do some more. Congrats, Al.
all the best,
Barry

[CW]

Originally Posted by skelly

Maybe I'm just not a serious enough collector, but to me the buyers premium is an extra kick in the face, and I just can't be motivated to buy from auction companies... I'll take my chances buying graded cards on ebay from time to time and getting the "bucks."

You simply figure in the additional premium when placing your bid. So if you are willing to actually pay $100 for a card and the AH charges 20%, you simply bid up to $84 and stop (the BP will bring your total up to $100). This is how most folks do it -- even the non-serious collectors.

[aljurgela]

Originally Posted by BeanTown

Christies is 25% Plus tax if they are in your state, Plus storage charges after a certain time frame, plus shipping and insurance which must ship overnight FedEx shipping at your expense. No discounts based on payment methods, and no lee way on shipping a more economical way. My hunch is they charge the consignor fees too.

My shipping bill alone was $2800 for my Christie's order! Wow! No other alternative.... but if I do it on my own, I have to pay NY sales tax, which is even higher! Wow! Everything else seems like a bargain!

[Exhibitman]

Let's maintain a little perspective here, folks: 3% is $3 on every $100. For the vast majority of purchases and purchasers here it isn't going to break the bank. And you can always send a check if it ticks you off.

What I'd love to see just for convenience is an AH with no BP. The item sells for what it sells for and the consignor pays the commission he negotiates with the AH. End of whining.

[Bliggity]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

What I'd love to see just for convenience is an AH with no BP. The item sells for what it sells for and the consignor pays the commission he negotiates with the AH. End of whining.

See: Kevin Savage Auctions, Joe's Vintage Sports Cards Auctions.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by aljurgela

My shipping bill alone was $2800 for my Christie's order! Wow! No other alternative.... but if I do it on my own, I have to pay NY sales tax, which is even higher! Wow! Everything else seems like a bargain!

Wow! Did you win several cars in the auction?

[aljurgela]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Wow! Did you win several cars in the auction?

I did win a number of bats and framed photos (I did not realize that they were framed)... a couple of which were panoramas... in the end they decided that they needed to professionally package them, build a crate and FEDEX overnight.... and it was their way or the highway... and if I picked them up, the sales tax would have been way more than the shipping.... I expected roughly a $500 shipping bill, but it was $2100 from them and they forced me to pay the insurance (even though I have an umbrella coverage that would have covered it)... which is $700. Wow. Will need to keep this in mind next time that there is a Christie's auction.

[packs]

Wow very strange that they would force you to insure a package packed and shipped by them.