Huggins and Scott Auction bid increments good for buyers, bad for consigners

[Orioles1954]

Originally Posted by painthistorian

They always do well and they are honest auction house. Not only are they a great auction house, but they get huge action from collectors and dealers. Sorry to say but that post really does not reflect even close to the years of quality results they produce. I wish more auction houses used their model!

Thank You!

[Snapolit1]

I like their auctions a great deal and have always done nicely with them. I like their mix of items.

As a consignor, I wouldn't mind the small increments at all. If my item is sitting at $7500, and it's not going to go to $8,000, I'd rather someone bounces it up to $7,800 than not.