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Posted By: Jay Miller

In answer to your first question, auction houses lot the way they do to limit lots to those with an expected realization of at least several thousand dollars. The cost of adding to the size of the catalog, and the time it would take to describe individual cards, makes what you propose impractical for all but the smallest auction houses.

In answer to your second question I think the use of ebay for a full auction is not that great an idea. I'm not sure it adds that many new names to your mailing list and no one in their right mind would bid on ebay since it adds 5% to the buyers premium. Plus, the ebay listings are confusing. Look at any lot on ebay and they all show only the opening bid not the current bid level.