Posted By:
Bruce Dorskind
Thanks for your comments.
1) Did not see the lot in the Mastro auction- it was one of their weaker catalogs
and did not spend a great deal of time with it.
2) We agree that breaking up an expensive lot from a Mastro or Robert Edwards
auction and then attempting to sell it on e-Bay does not work.
3) Two months ago- a large lot of high grade T 209's from a major West Coast
auction was broken up for E Bay- not a single card met its reserve. Now that same
group is being offered individually and as a group in the Mile High Auction.
It seems to us that if one is going acquire a large group of high grade cards in
a fiercely competitive auction with a 15-20% buyer's premium, and then hope
to break up the lot and sell the cards- that one better have at 40% room for profit.
4) As for prices holding their own- we may have been incorrect in our assumption-
not knowing about the Mastro results- however, we would not consider the price
drop here a reflection of a softness in the market as much the fact that the
dealer who bought the Mastro Lot made a judgement error in trying to break up
and sell it all at once on E Bay
5) Finally, on higher priced, rare cards, it has been our experience that one realizes
a better price with a Lifson or Mastro than one does with E Bay. As a seller you have to
factor out any fee you pay to the auction house as well as the large buyers fee
This would be an interesting topic.
Bruce Dorskind
America's Toughest Want List