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02-05-2012, 04:05 AM
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REA Shipping Default
Several years ago I won a couple of slabbed cards (Cobb and Young) from REA, my first auction house experience. My cost without BP was around $2300. I checked the invoice soon after the auction closed late that night (I was in Vegas) and was shocked to see a shipping and handling fee of $1000.00 in addition to the added BP. I didn't sleep well that night and also avoided the blackjack table as well.
The next day there was an Email confirmation notice of my purchase with a note saying that S & H would be determined and a copy of the completed invoice would soon be available. Later that day I received the invoice, now with a shipping fee of $20, I believe. Still too much for two slabs, but a helluvalot better than $1000. The psychology of the thousand dollar default in their program, probably reduces complaints, but for me, it made me miserable for about 24 hours. Chances are I may have saved over $20, by not playing blackjack that night, so I guess the S & H was free. Thank you REA, I think??? 
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02-05-2012, 05:43 AM
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Hunt's website is by far and away the worst I have ever tried to navigate.
I was registering with them a few weeks ago. I stopped when I got to requirement of entering credit card information. There site was https, they had a Verisign logo by the credit card information tab, but that wasn't enough for me. I emailed them stating I wasn't comfortable entering my credit card information on a non-secure (non-https) page and they assured me that their site was secure (and I could register by phone with the credit card information). I just wasn't buying it. Plus, I don't like that they can charge the credit card if someone doesn't pay but winners can't pay by credit card. I don't remember having to enter credit card information for registering anywhere else. Plus, their website is really that bad.
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02-29-2020, 01:22 PM
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Huggins was very reasonable! 2 FedEx boxes one being 15lbs and the other 10lbs for $50 total
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02-29-2020, 07:35 PM
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This has been my "shipping charge" experience, after 30 years of doing this. Just my personal opinion, after participating in hundreds of these auctions...
Best of Class: REA LOTG BST Somewhat reasonable: Heritage Huggins & Scott Inside the Park Mile High Mild Ripoff: Lelands SCP Goldin Grey Flannel Clean Sweep Big Ripoff: Mears Hunt
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03-02-2020, 07:12 AM
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I just paid $15 for 5 single cards from Hunt. People routinely pay high charges from these auction houses but routinely bitch about pay $6.50 for the exact same lot from Ebay.
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03-02-2020, 09:14 PM
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Very Reasonable: Sterling Sports Auctions Brockelman Auctions Birmingham Auctioneers Brian
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03-02-2020, 01:24 PM
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03-02-2020, 04:03 PM
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Throwing in a good word for Lelands:
Last auction I won from them was over 2,000 cards and it was heavy because the vast majority were in albums and sheets. Lelands charged me $65 to ship it, which was very reasonable IMO considering what I've had to spend to ship similar heavy packages across the country. The worst gouging I ever got was from Skinner in MA. Not only was the shipping cost 20% of the price, I had to use a third party packing/shipping service because Skinner didn't do it in-house, and they broke one of the cabinet cards I bought with their crappy packing. There is no excuse for charging more than a few bucks above the flat rate box rate to ship anything that can be shipped via USPS flat rate box. I know some AHs think they have to use special packaging to present a corporate image, but really, none of us collectors care about image. I mean, look at the scruffy bunch of ruffians at the National. Half the attendees look homeless but have five figures in cash in their jorts. I'm a big fan of how REA handles it: a flat price, you know it in advance, you don't have to worry about a nasty little surprise.
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03-02-2020, 05:15 PM
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I just had to post this for you guys. I won 4 little buttons in a smaller Western Americana auction for a winning bid of $250. I knew what I was getting into because it was clearly stated on their website so I bid accordingly, but it's an amazing 44.6% for commission, tax, postage and handling....
Session 4: Firearms, Cowboy, Bottles... (2020-02-17 08:00 PST) 4196 Early Baseball Pins (112403) 250.00 62.50 25.00 337.50 Handling 5.00 0.00 5.00 Shipping 19.00 0.00 19.00 Totals 274.00 62.50 25.00 361.50 Payments 0.00 Owing 361.50
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03-02-2020, 06:27 PM
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It depends. Many factors. If I bought a card for $15,000 and someone threw it in a $7.99 priority mailbox I’d be a little pissed.
If someone charged me $7.99 shipping for a $2 card I’d be a little pissed. No simple answer. Some of you guys act AHs don't do anything and whatever they make is highway robbery. Yeah, other than soliciting items, dealing with consignors, getting auction organized, photographed, promoted, dealing with printers, dealing with bidders, irate phone calls, problems with post office, packing supplies, time and effort to get Many many packages to shipper, dealing with no payers, dealing with pissed off consignors ..... yeah. Piece of cake. Can’t imagine any aggravation at all. Last edited by Snapolit1; 03-02-2020 at 06:32 PM.
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03-02-2020, 07:56 PM
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03-03-2020, 07:54 AM
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Shipping is a substantial part of the game. I don't mind reasonable shipping charges but companies should be mindful and not overcharge by too much. Actual shipping cost plus a few bucks is fine by me.
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