Posted By:
barrysloateRegarding ebay versus catalog auctions:
While I'd be happy to take full credit for the high prices I achieved (and there were a few low ones too), it's tough to say that ebay prices are always less than catalog ones. I've had great success, as well as disappointments, using both venues. I think ebay may be a little less consistent than it was in the past, but I always maintain that high prices are a product of the right combination of bidders.
Are collectors more focused for a catalog auction and less so for ebay, which is more like a 365 day a year auction? Possibly, but sometimes I get incredibly high prices on ebay and say I wouldn't achieve them in my catalog auction.
Not a slam dunk either way. The difference for me is when I get a big consignment, the better pieces get directed to the catalog, and the lesser ones to ebay. All in all, slight edge to catalog prices.