Auction houses.....

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Posted By: barrysloate

As an auctioneer myself, I suppose I may not be entirely objective in my answer, but here goes: I agree there are an enormous, head spinning number of auctions and auction houses these days. Without naming names, some are clearly more established and more professional than some of the new kids on the block. My advise is if you have something of significant value and importance, choose one of the big established firms. If you are planning to sell, for example, a collection of vintage cards of which each card has a somewhat modest value, a niche auction house that specializes in that area is better. A smaller auction house can handle your material individually; a large one will group it into a dealer lot and you will leave money on the table. It all really depends on what you may be thinking of selling.