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Old 10-05-2018, 06:36 PM
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Old 10-05-2018, 07:58 PM
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Wow. Wow. Wow. They certainly haven't disappointed.
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Some serious eye candy. Might have to pick just one item to try to afford.
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Old 10-07-2018, 05:20 AM
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Great auction selection by Brian and the guys! Alas, the Red Border shortage continues with just a one lot available. New cards coming up for sale are few and far between. With that said, I see about 25 items I would not mind adding and hopefully I can score something nice for my small but growing 19th century collection. Good luck to everyone bidding!
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Old 10-07-2018, 05:53 PM
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It always feels like a drunken bender in Vegas when I put my initial bids in. When I look at the amount for items I'm winning, I gulp, wipe the perspiration off the top of my forehead and then root for a few of my bids to be topped.

A couple of days later when I am still the top, I start thinking about what cash is liquid, what I would need to pull from investments, and of course, how I break it to my wife. I then go into this crazy rationalization that says "well, if I get those cards for this price, I will gladly pay it!"... when then gets me back to the conversation with the MRS and how much hell there will be to pay if I win everything.

This then leads to 99% of the bids eventually being topped and usually 2-3x the amount that I put in. The auction eventually closes with me either being shut out or winning one item that was probably at the bottom of the list (or something that I already had but I thought it was a good deal) and I bemoan my floor bids not holding up.

One day, I will not go through this cycle, but, alas, it is my 2x a year (soon to be 3x) REA experience...
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I'm with Kevin. I am by no means cheap but I can't seem to ever win anything in REA for what seems to me to be a strong bid. There's always someone willing to place a crazy bid. Good for the consignors and the house, no doubt.
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For me, REA always has a handful of things you hardly ever see and/or things I really want. So, I place a ton of bids day-1, and then I reduce the want list to a top handful; sometimes they just get way too high for what I think they are worth (e.g., the very pretty (maybe undergraded) 1914 CJ Matty PSA 1). By the final day, I have my eye on a 1-4 cards, and I usually end up overpaying for a few prized pieces. I don’t mind overpaying (within reason), because the REA items I get are usually going into the vault. You most definitely do not see many “bargains”, but you can pick up many “keepers”

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It always feels like a drunken bender in Vegas when I put my initial bids in. When I look at the amount for items I'm winning, I gulp, wipe the perspiration off the top of my forehead and then root for a few of my bids to be topped.

A couple of days later when I am still the top, I start thinking about what cash is liquid, what I would need to pull from investments, and of course, how I break it to my wife. I then go into this crazy rationalization that says "well, if I get those cards for this price, I will gladly pay it!"... when then gets me back to the conversation with the MRS and how much hell there will be to pay if I win everything.

This then leads to 99% of the bids eventually being topped and usually 2-3x the amount that I put in. The auction eventually closes with me either being shut out or winning one item that was probably at the bottom of the list (or something that I already had but I thought it was a good deal) and I bemoan my floor bids not holding up.

One day, I will not go through this cycle, but, alas, it is my 2x a year (soon to be 3x) REA experience...
You absolutely nailed it. I thought it was just me.

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Wow, that is me almost every time !

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[QUOTE]It always feels like a drunken bender in Vegas when I put my initial bids in. When I look at the amount for items I'm winning, I gulp, wipe the perspiration off the top of my forehead and then root for a few of my bids to be topped.

A couple of days later when I am still the top, I start thinking about what cash is liquid, what I would need to pull from investments, and of course, how I break it to my wife. I then go into this crazy rationalization that says "well, if I get those cards for this price, I will gladly pay it!"... when then gets me back to the conversation with the MRS and how much hell there will be to pay if I win everything.

This then leads to 99% of the bids eventually being topped and usually 2-3x the amount that I put in. The auction eventually closes with me either being shut out or winning one item that was probably at the bottom of the list (or something that I already had but I thought it was a good deal) and I bemoan my floor bids not holding up.

One day, I will not go through this cycle, but, alas, it is my 2x a year (soon to be 3x) REA experience... [QOUTE]

All except the "Mrs" part - I paid dearly to have her out of my life a couple of years ago (still recovering) - Why is divorce so expensive? Because it's worth it!!


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For me, REA always has a handful of things you hardly ever see and/or things I really want. So, I place a ton of bids day-1, and then I reduce the want list to a top handful; sometimes they just get way too high for what I think they are worth (e.g., the very pretty (maybe undergraded) 1914 CJ Matty PSA 1). By the final day, I have my eye on a 1-4 cards, and I usually end up overpaying for a few prized pieces. I don’t mind overpaying (within reason), because the REA items I get are usually going into the vault. You most definitely do not see many “bargains”, but you can pick up many “keepers”
Definitely shows up with the goods. I got a few goodies last auction - hope for a few more this one.
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Normally I will have somewhere between two and twenty lots in my auction Watchlist. I counted 113 items REA items I want to bid on. I told my wife, "One of us is going to be really disappointed about this auction."
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Question, do I have to request a catalog if I consigned items last auction and always big on some items (although it's been a couple of years since I won anything) or do they send one without me making the request?
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You should get one.
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Old 10-12-2018, 05:52 AM
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Has anybody received the catalog yet? I still haven't got mine.
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Old 10-12-2018, 05:54 AM
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Received mine yesterday. Still amazed the catalogs are free, printing must be $30 per catalog and add to that the shipping cost. Tells you how lucrative the auctions are for REA.
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Old 10-12-2018, 09:23 AM
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Received mine yesterday. Still amazed the catalogs are free, printing must be $30 per catalog and add to that the shipping cost. Tells you how lucrative the auctions are for REA.
Well, on $1 million of hammer price, they get $200k, and there are a few millions in this auction. It adds up fast, but I agree, the catalogs are a mint to print. But oh that smell!
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Old 10-12-2018, 09:59 AM
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Well, on $1 million of hammer price, they get $200k, and there are a few millions in this auction. It adds up fast, but I agree, the catalogs are a mint to print. But oh that smell!
If I could develop a cologne that smelled like an REA catalog, my wife wouldn't be able to keep her hands off me. She spends more time with the catalog, just smelling it, than I do looking at the cards.
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Mine came today. And yes the smell is great!!
Be good reading materials on a long drive up north tomorrow.
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Mine came today. And yes the smell is great!!
What would be really cool is if they could somehow make the catalog smell like a stick of gum, in a wax wrapper.
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What would be really cool is if they could somehow make the catalog smell like a stick of gum, in a wax wrapper.
Yes, but only for the catalog pages that have the "R" cards. The catalog pages with the "N" and "T" cards should smell like a tobacco product, and the pages with the "E" cards should smell like candy.
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Yes, but only for the catalog pages that have the "R" cards. The catalog pages with the "N" and "T" cards should smell like a tobacco product, and the pages with the "E" cards should smell like candy.
that'd be somethin'!
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If I could develop a cologne that smelled like an REA catalog, my wife wouldn't be able to keep her hands off me. She spends more time with the catalog, just smelling it, than I do looking at the cards.
That’s hilarious! I just told my wife that and she said that she is not a fan at all of the smell. I told her she is crazy.
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Got mine yesterday. I was wondering: Is there anything in the catalog that's not at their online auction site?

If they're the same, how about having the option of being sent, instead of a catalog, a $20 bill (a pleasant smell) or discount off their 20% commission?

Hmm...
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Got mine yesterday. I was wondering: Is there anything in the catalog that's not at their online auction site?

If they're the same, how about having the option of being sent, instead of a catalog, a $20 bill (a pleasant smell) or discount off their 20% commission?

Hmm...
Smell is worth more than $20 to me!
I have all the REA catalogs I have received over the years. I like to look back at the once in awhile.
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My wife says " get that catalog out of here" . She can't stand the smell.
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Is anyone else having trouble logging in to see auction/bids? The homepage works for me but nothing else for past couple of days.
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Is anyone else having trouble logging in to see auction/bids? The homepage works for me but nothing else for past couple of days.
No issues here.
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