Here's a very good example of my point:
Last year I consigned a 1910 Minor League Team RPPC which pictured Joe McCarthy, a HOF'er and an extremely early image of him, in an SGC 10 holder. I paid somewhere around $450.00 when I bought it and was looking to have the auction house start the bidding in that $400 - $500 range. They did not do so and chose to start the bidding at $100.00. Final sale price was $100.
I see in this auction, two very nice minor league team RPPC's both with HOF'ers pictured in SGC 1.5 holders and starting bids of $500 on each. I guaranty you that by the end of this auction, the consignor will have gotten at least $500 for each postcard at a minimum.
That is where I have a problem with what the auction houses are telling me compared to how other consignors are being treated.
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