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Old 12-13-2016, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by mechanicalman View Post
I think you missed my point, which implies that I didn't make it clearly enough. Please allow me to clarify. Of course, it's the seller who pays for both sides of the selling fees, but I believe an AH splits the margin into seller's commission and buyer's premium to create the PERCEPTION of a lower burden on the selling side. If you went to Memory Lane with a $5k card, and they told you it would be a flat 35% sellers fee, most people would balk at that. But for some reason, a 15% free + a 20% BP seems more palatable to most, for reasons I don't understand.
Which AHs in your experience actually charge a seller's fee?
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