[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Nobody charges seller's fees any more, do they? At least not in the sports auction biz.

Last year, I reached out to Huggins & Scott to inquire about consigning these cards:

1928 Tharp's Ice Cream Babe Ruth #6 (Throwing) SGC 1
1928 Tharp's Ice Cream Lou Gehrig #26 SGC 35 (2.5)
1933 George C. Miller Jimmie Foxx SGC 1.5

I was told that their standard commission is 20% from the seller (on top of the 20% buyer's premium they receive), but they would reduce my fees to 5% only if I gave them all three cards to sell.

Originally Posted by Huggins Rep

It’s our posted standard commission. Given the quality of the three items and being a first time consignor; we would offer to reduce your rate to 5%. Certain collections require a higher commission than others. Several variables go into what commission we offer sellers, which is a case by case basis.

Someone from SCP Auctions reached out to me unsolicited on this site and tried to get me to consign through him with a 10% consignor fee (down from his standard 15%), leaving me with only 90% of the hammer price:

Originally Posted by SCP Rep

Standard is 15%, but in this price range, have been able to get that down to 10%. Even lower if very high priced cards. Got 5% for a 52 Mantle SGC 2, for example

Originally Posted by Gunboat82

To be clear, that's a 10-15% seller's commission on top of the buyer's premium?

Originally Posted by SCP Rep

10% max when working with me. And yes, i was only quoting you what comes out of your proceeds. The buyers premium is where SCP makes its money, promarily, which is why zero sellers commissions are fine when price of item is high enough

So, yes, there are auction houses charging seller fees if they can get away with it, even for marketable cards that are already graded/authenticated.