AH guys - ask me anything?

[Snapolit1]

How often do you get a call or email after an auction closes of someone insisting he will pay more than the winning bid and begging you to take it?

[Touch'EmAll]

The last time I consigned to AH was years ago. Thought I did well with zero selling fees - got 100% the hammer price (before buyers premium).

Nowadays, with nice stuff can you negotiate/ask for, say, 110 % of the final bid before buyers 20% premium ?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Touch'EmAll

The last time I consigned to AH was years ago. Thought I did well with zero selling fees - got 100% the hammer price (before buyers premium).

Nowadays, with nice stuff can you negotiate/ask for, say, 110 % of the final bid before buyers 20% premium ?

I doubt any AH person will comment on that, but the answer is yes depending on what the item is. If it's real premium, I suspect you'd find someone willing to give you 110% of hammer or something close to it fairly easily.

[CrownSports]

We get at least 1-2 offers per auction for an item that sold.

We had a couple of nice George Brett game used items that we didn't get once but nothing that I would call a White Whale item

Yes, Auction houses will make exceptions for premier items. I actually had it happen once as a consignor on a premier item that estimated over 100K when that was still a huge number

[conor912]

I’d be curious to know what threshold you need to cross in terms of quality/scarcity/value in order to get your own auction with a printed catalog. I imagine it’s different for each AH, but I always thought that that would be a cool way to exit the hobby when the time comes.

[insidethewrapper]

I was wondering how are 100K+ cards send to the winning bidder. How are they insured etc. A Wagner delivered by the PO,UPS etc ???

[conor912]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

I was wondering how are 100K+ cards send to the winning bidder. How are they insured etc. A Wagner delivered by the PO,UPS etc ???

Good question, but if I bought a Wagner I’d sure as hell buy a plane ticket to go pick it up myself!

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

I was wondering how are 100K+ cards send to the winning bidder. How are they insured etc. A Wagner delivered by the PO,UPS etc ???

If the card is valuable enough, it will be hand delivered by brinks truck or similarly secured in-person method, including the AH owner or key employee may hand deliver in person. I don’t know what the threshold for hand-delivery is, but I do not think it’s $100k; maybe $250k+

[Snowman]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

I was wondering how are 100K+ cards send to the winning bidder. How are they insured etc. A Wagner delivered by the PO,UPS etc ???

A $100k card comes via FedEx overnight usually. A Wagner will arrive in a Brinks armored truck or hand delivered by the AH owner catching a flight.