The DEMISE of the Auction Houses?

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Over the next few months, I am planning to consign with five different houses, relatively smaller stuff...Good items, not great items. Why so many? Four reasons...I have excess stuff because of a collection I am disposing of. I have a lot of items and spreading them out seems the best way to avoid firesaling them. I don't know much about auctions so I am trying to find the best fit for the items, and lastly, although I trust all the people I am working with and heaven forbid it would happen, but if I were to get burned by an auction house, either by cashflow problems or just underpromotion of my items I will have spread out my risk. It's a keep your eye on the ball thing...I hope to recover my friend's initial investment in the cards and I expect i will...which is saying something because while I am sure I will do handsomely on the T cards, maybe more or less break even on the 50s and 60s, I will lose big on the 70s, 80s and 90s.