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Judge Dred (Fred)The best thing to do with these auctions are pick and choose the lots you like as soon as possible. If you feel strongly about a lot then it's probably a good idea to ask as many questions as possible while the auction is young. We can all request scans. Asking questions and requesting scans early in the auction helps the auction house because when there's one day to go they are probably being bombarded with questions. Requesting detailed scans early in the auction benefits the buyer because you can eliminate the lot early on if it's not what you were hoping for.
I've learned through the school of hard knocks about getting the information early. The impulse bids on lower grade material are the ones that have hurt me in the past.
Dan, I agree that the response Pete provided wasn't exactly polished and it could have been better thought out before the SEND button was hit but he's probably right about people asking more questions about lower grade cards. From that you would think that they would deduce that more detailed descriptions for those cards may benefit them by having fewer disappointed buyers after the auction is closed.
I wonder which message board was being referred to from this part of the email:
And gee, ya think they might whine about that on some message board somewhere????
I chuckled a bit when I read that - 