[ullmandds]

Originally Posted by Eric72

Yes, it does matter.

If you're bidding in an auction, and there are multiple copies of the same card you want, are you going to spend time checking out each example? I imagine most people will. I certainly would.

Now, let's say the auction house only has one copy of that card. Would you go checking other auction house, eBay, etc. looking for similar examples currently for sale with the intention of bidding on one or more of them? Perhaps. I typically don't. There are certainly some auction houses with which I won't do business. There's also a value on my time. If I spend hours and hours researching all available copies to save (for example) $200, at what point have I crossed the "penny-wise, pound-foolish" threshold?

I'm sure there are others who, for whatever reasons, will only deal with a handful of auction houses. It helps, as a consignor, when those auction houses aren't competing with themselves.

Just my two cents...

Yes! It absolutely matters! Some of these cards were not coming up for auction regularly because prices were escalating dramatically continuously. So when one example would appear it would go for a good price. Then all of a sudden people start consigning because of the prices and then all of a sudden it’s a different ball game a different landscape. Absolutely 100% matters!