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Originally Posted by bcbgcbrcb

Good point regarding the weekly/monthly auctions at AH’s these days.

The hassle with the auction houses, I’m looking for a 1961 Fleer Oscar Robertson for under $1K, the best eye appeal example that I can find. First, I have to go to my AH list and search REA, then search Heritage, then Memory Lane, etc. endlessly. I would expect that very few would have one of these in their auction. If they do, every auction ends on different weeks/months, etc. With ebay, I can jump on there and buy one BIN in five minutes. So, the AH hassle seems real to me. Believe me, I did the stay up all night thing to bid on AH items countless times over the years until a massive heart attack eventually. While I certainly do not blame that as the main reason why this happened to me, I’m sure all of the sleepless nights certainly weren’t a plus for my long-term health.

One of the reasons dealers will mark up a card's price and hold steady because they did all that work for you.