Here's something that I never saw done by an Auction House

[ksabet]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

What an unethical practice.

Why is this unethical? Clearly stated and disclosed. Just an AH trying to maximize their consignors profits. I see no harm and think this will happen more regularly with complete graded sets down the road.


Irresponsible to call it unethical. Nothing unethical here.

[jerrys]

Bidding on a complete set and individual cards of the set has been done many times. This method is generally used to sell top graded sets. Why unethical?

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by ksabet

Why is this unethical? Clearly stated and disclosed. Just an AH trying to maximize their consignors profits. I see no harm and think this will happen more regularly with complete graded sets down the road.

Irresponsible to call it unethical. Nothing unethical here.

Exactly. I've seen it done before. As long as it's disclosed ahead of time, it's not unethical.

[aro13]

If your not bidding on the set or the lots it is pretty interesting to follow.

Alan Hager used this method in his auctions back in the 1990's I believe.

[vthobby]

I like it. If you are the consignor, this gives you 100% peace of mind in that you know your cards are going to be maximized one way or the other.

It might be a bit of a strain on the bidders but hey, if you REALLY want something......bid high and bid often!

Very cool concept.

Peace, Mike