Poor Consignment Experience

[thenavarro]

Chris,

If they send you the proceeds and you still feel like you can't accept them, I would be happy to request that you send them to the Ellis County Children's Advocacy Center, Inc. They are a 501(c)3 organization that serves my County and I have been their volunteer board Treasurer since 1998. We provide a child friendly environment for children to make outcries of sexual or severe physical abuse, and we interview each child by a forensic interviewer who is trained to capture all the information that the different law enforcement agencies (CPS, the State, City, County, etc) need in order so that the child doesn't have to continue reliving that trauma with each interview otherwise. Additionally, we have a counselor that provides services to the child and non offending family members after their outcry. It would be a good use of those proceeds rather then having an auction house that you are not happy with keep them

If this is an option you would like to choose, feel free to PM me and I'll send you their address and executive director's name.

Thanks,

Mike

[cjedmonton]

Hi Mike,

Sounds like a very worthwhile cause. If they insist on sending the proceeds to me, I will gladly donate it to this cause.

Please PM me with the details.

Thanks,
Chris

[scooter729]

Sorry to see this went down the way it did for you, Chris.

One thing I'm curious about - you said you would end up with a net of $295 from the auction. Since the final bid price (without premium) was $550, how do you get the $295 figure? That would mean their percentage of the final bid is nearly half. Or are you factoring in some other costs on your end? Just curious where the $295 came from.

Thanks....

[cjedmonton]

15% commission plus $172.50 in authentication fees.

A perfect time for me to step back from the hobby for now.

At least I found a home for the proceeds if they send a check against my wishes.

[Griffins]

you were charged a sellers fee AND had to pay the authentication fees?

[sb1]

I have been wondering about the net as well. There are a myriad of auction companies that would have charged you ZERO sellers fee and depending on the grading, which most get a discount on, might have passed on some of that savings to you as well.

[cjedmonton]

Gents, I am trying to recover from this experience as quickly as possible. Your revelation isn't helping matters!

Sigh...a day late and a dollar short, as the saying goes.

Evidently, I was charged a reduced rate for the JSA thumbs up. If I never see the names Hahn, Tannehill, Wiltse, Nehf, Ruether, et al... again, it'll be too soon.