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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Dave F
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Rob D.
There's definitely a special feeling when a catalog from a quality auction house arrives in the mail or by UPS. I get as fired up in that scenario as I did 10 years ago. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: peter ullman
Personally...as a marginal collector...by Net 54 standards...I love receiving auction catalogs and perusing them in the tub...but...I don't often bid in them as I don't like the buyers' premiums usually attached to such houses. I have been bidding more often lately in some of the smaller auction houses that have more reasonable buyers premiums. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: davidcycleback
If the big auction house is expert, competent and honest (and some are!), it's the superior experience. With eBay, it's sometimes like purchasing from the cast of Welcome Back Kotter. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Rob D.
Mr. Woodman? Hated slabbed cards. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Eric Brehm
I like the anonymity of auction house bidding, and the fact that you can't get sniped at the end. But many of them drag on too long -- like the whole thing runs for a month or something. I prefer the 'Mastro' method of closing the auction, where each lot closes independently (not to re-open that debate), which usually lets me get to bed at a reasonable hour. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: leon
I enjoy auctions as they are the places I can find things I can't find elsewhere. Staying up real late isn't fun though. Plus, in auctions I know that I have every opportunity to win something. On ebay if I don't snipe high enough I can regret the outcome. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Dan Bretta
The auction houses rarely have anything I may be interested in whereas ebay almost always has something for me. Plus it's almost torturous for me to wait an entire month out. The Nebraska Indians cabinet I won in the REA auction a few years ago made me antsy. I bid all the time in Hunts monthly auctions and usually I run through the whole auction and bid on a ton of crap and totally forget about it until I sometimes get an invoice. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: MikePugeda
I still enjoy e-bay quite a bit. There are things they have changed with navigating the system that are a bit of a pain, but I like the fact that I can log-on any time I want and search for an item I may want to buy. Sure the BINs are annoying, but where else can you get access to just about anything you want. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Alan
One of the greatest joys of life is getting a free auction catalog in the mail. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: David Poses
I like them. I like receiving the catalogs and I love browsing through the websites. A couple of things I don't like, however, are the higher prices that some relatively easy cards seem to go for versus on eBay. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Jim VB
Doesn't that "one particular auction house" still have a deal where you don't have to pay if you tell them you are a Net 54 member? |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: David Poses
If thats true, how do I go about registering without the fee? I'd love to get a bid in before it closes. Thanks. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Jimmy
I still very much enjoy both and live auctions as well. I do have to say the news about some auction houses and sometimes ebay is disturbing, but I try not to let that bother me too much. The hobby is about having fun and trying to make some investments, so I can keep doing what has made me keep going in this hobby. I love the history |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: leon
Call their customer service and tell them that you are a Net54 member and they will let you register for free. You may use me as a reference. Tell them Doug Allen said so...and if there is an issue please call me on my cell at 214-282-4943.....Membership has it's privileges.... |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Mike Luciano
Can any of us members register for free with said auction house?Or do we need the ok from one of the mods or Leon?They have some stuff I would like to bid on but like the previous poster I don't want to pay to bid. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Matt
In general, I enjoy the large houses as they seem to have more of the quality material, but I don't enjoy shill bidding, or possibly having to take legal action to get my money back should a house go under. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: leon
My involvement is not needed. Just call their customer service and mention what I said to. I only gave my number in case there is an issue. I doubt there will be. Good luck in their auction unless you are bidding on something I am bidding on .... |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Mike Luciano
Thank you very much Leon. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: David Poses
Leon, |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Matt
Go figure - I was just outbid on a lot. To complete the circle of Karma, I must now find a lot that Leon wanted, and bid on it. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Dan Bretta
but Matt, because of Leon's good will in this thread he has built up a good amount of karma and you'll never be able to find one he's bidding on. |
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Auction Houses....fun for you or not?
Posted By: Matt
Actually, Frank just emailed me a few lots to try. |
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