Auction House descriptions of items lacking obvious details

[Orioles1954]

I write all of the card lots for H&S and we probably do more “shoebox” collections than anyone else in the industry. All pre-war lots have each and every card listed. All sets and post-war lots have counts and key cards listed and graded. All vintage near sets with more than 90% completion have missing cards listed. Designated treasure chests or balance of collection lots will be much more vague as mystery sells in this hobby.

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Orioles1954

Designated treasure chests or balance of collection lots will be much more vague as mystery sells in this hobby.

Those lots are all about the mystery, and not subject to my original rant, although I assume that if somebody were to ask a specific question it would get answered.

[ValKehl]

My pet peeve is is an auction house that shows a pic of only the front of a card, especially for a card that back printing variations, such as an E121-80 card. Hunt Auctions does this frequently in its monthly auctions, but I will give Hunt kudos for always sending me additional pic(s) when I so request. However, I will NEVER consign to an auction house that does this.

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by doug.goodman

Those lots are all about the mystery, and not subject to my original rant, although I assume that if somebody were to ask a specific question it would get answered.

We do our best

[perezfan]

As a consignor, I would make them fix the description, and perhaps even post additional photos. Heck, I would even write the description for them, if they left out something pertinent or important.

So basically, I agree with Doug "The voice of reason" Goodman.