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Auction House Opinions
Looking to sell my collection soon. Probably 15K+ in value. I have talked to Heritage and Steiner Auction Houses. Steiner is offering the best commission rates but I have to ship everything, while Heritage is local for me. Thanks in advance for your wisdom
Last edited by vogl13; 05-21-2018 at 10:25 AM. |
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I think it all depends on the items you are selling (how many, what category, value per item, etc). I would think Heritage has a larger audience based on size/years in business, etc.
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Craig, have you ever thought about selling on our B/S/T board? Probably more of a hassle but less the sellers fee, and, the buyer won't have a buyer's fee, which means on those nicer pieces you showed us before, the buyer might be willing to pay more and still save money.
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Actually, I would agree with both Andrew and Mike.
What does you collection consist of mainly? What value would you approximately place on your top items individually? The answers to these questions can be helpful in giving you some potential advice. Remember, with high-value items (say $1500- $2,000 or more), which every auction is looking for, it makes it easier to find the right auction house and possibly negotiate a good consignor fee. |
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It will all come down to : the total number of items in the collection, the commonness or scarcity of the majority of your items, the type of items (checks, photos , letters, checks etc ... ), possibly the era and players/teams that your items encompass , and if your items will bring more as individual lots or some combination of multiple item lots based on a possible common thread. Plus an AH should be able to give you a rough idea of value if you give them a brief inventory , and this will help your consignor's fee. You can negotiate your fee pretty easily , and I have never paid to ship items to an AH.
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If the items are reasonably common cards. (By common I don't mean that they are not valuable, but rather that they are the kinds of cards that are pretty popular and are available for sale pretty often, so people actively search for them) you may want to consider consigning them to PWCC. They sell on eBay, and because of their following their auctions often sell for more than when other people list on eBay (there may also be shilling going on to boost their auctions, but as someone that has sold with them I can definitely say that a decent number of items sold for a small premium).
The eBay fee is lower than just about any auction house's buyer's premium. Of course if you want to take the time to list here, there are no fees... |
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