AH's at 20%

[Edwolf1963]

Curious if any of you have drawn the line on bidding or consigning with AH's that are at 20% (or more) BP? I realize it may be quibbling over relatively small amounts when you're talking about that vs. 19%, 18.5%, etc. - guess it's just the thought/principle. I take more issue with getting rung up @ 20% or close to it - then tacking on some ridiculous s&h fee on top of. Legendary is the most egregious here IMO. Just hate that feeling of being fleeced at every opportunity.

Any AH's you have crossed off bcse of this, or just factor it into your bidding?

[t206hound]

The BP % doesn't matter to me as a bidder... My max is based on the final price with the juice.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by t206hound

The BP % doesn't matter to me as a bidder... My max is based on the final price with the juice.

I don't understand why so many people fail to grasp this simple fact.

[tschock]

Just curious, as I don't track them. But do sites such as VCP track card sales for the sale price of the card or total cost (including the BP)?

[t206hound]

Originally Posted by tschock

Just curious, as I don't track them. But do sites such as VCP track card sales for the sale price of the card or total cost (including the BP)?

Cardtarget does include BP. Note that eBay shipping is NOT included on cardtarget.

[BobbyVCP]

VCP includes the hammer.

[chipperhank44]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I don't understand why so many people fail to grasp this simple fact.

The Golden Rule:

If Hammer Price + BP < My Budget, I'm bidding.

[bn2cardz]

As a bidder it won't matter much because I factor it in (I like it better when the AH shows how much it will affect the final price when you place a bid instead of having to figure it out myself).

As a seller I think I would stay away from high BP auction houses. Because the bidders are factoring that in. So they may bid $1000 on an item that I could have sold for $1100 by myself because they know they will still have to pay $1200. The AH then even gets to advertise that the item sold for $1200 and they get "higher prices realized", but the cosigner only saw $1000 of that and that is before any type of cosigner fee (if there are some).

[Leon]

Originally Posted by bn2cardz

As a bidder it won't matter much because I factor it in (I like it better when the AH shows how much it will affect the final price when you place a bid instead of having to figure it out myself).

As a seller I think I would stay away from high BP auction houses. Because the bidders are factoring that in. So they may bid $1000 on an item that I could have sold for $1100 by myself because they know they will still have to pay $1200. The AH then even gets to advertise that the item sold for $1200 and they get "higher prices realized", but the cosigner only saw $1000 of that and that is before any type of cosigner fee (if there are some).

The AH % has to come from somewhere.....Every person I know factors it in...

[sycks22]

Originally Posted by t206hound

The BP % doesn't matter to me as a bidder... My max is based on the final price with the juice.

I agree. I don't think many people bid in auctions and forgot that their bids will include juice at the end.

[bcbgcbrcb]

As usual, material trumps everything else. If I want something, I don't let personal feelings about a particular auction house prevent me from bidding/buying. Many collectors might not admit it publicly but would do the same........