When to sell privately, when to use auction house?

[Belfast1933]

I wonder how others here decide when to use an auction house vs sell their higher priced ($1k+) cards vs selling privately (here on BST, vintage FB pages, etc)

I have had good luck selling cards at this price point on some of the better run, well monitored FB pages dedicated to vintage. But I wonder where the line is when an AH brings more eyes and possible better yield for somewhat “common” higher priced cards?

I certainly understand the logic of the more rare and valuable items going to auction - but I worry the lack of a real price floor for cards that are easier to obtain and where the same card may have several versions of the same card that I am selling.

For instance, when I was looking for my red portrait Cobb some years ago, I recall seeing 6-8 of them available in one of the premier AH catalogs.

I would imagine this is a “knowable” and has a somewhat measurable answer- I may review VCP prices for similar cards sold during the relative came period of time. I’ll share my analysis when I am done (more fun than work anyway).

For folks here who are AH leaders, I would love to hear your thoughts too -

Thx

Jeff