Max bid at AH. Use it?

[Rhotchkiss]

A bit off-topic (and I apologize for that), but speaking of auction houses, anyone ever seen this on ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=...ctions&_sop=16


They effectively mixing ebay with traditional auction house, adding a buyers premium, and requiring in-person pickup (in Washington State) to boot??!

[BeanTown]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

A bit off-topic (and I apologize for that), but speaking of auction houses, anyone ever seen this on ebay?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?item=...ctions&_sop=16


They effectively mixing ebay with traditional auction house, adding a buyers premium, and requiring in-person pickup (in Washington State) to boot??!

You don't see many of these kind of auctions anymore on eBay. Lesser BP if you register direct with the auction house and bid direct. Then the biggest kicker is when you win something you have to deal with a separate shipper. They normally mark up the cost as they are doing it as a middleman, and is making a profit for their service.

[swarmee]

Yeah, I put some bids in on that one today as well as the one Thursday. They worked much cleaner than the previous one I tried bidding in which ignored a bunch of eBay bids that were higher than the sales price.
Probably would have won some lots on today's if I was in person and could inspect the cards better. With the tiny pictures from the auctioneer, I couldn't tell a bunch of grades on flips or T206 backs. Saw one lot with a Brown Hindu back and another I thought might have been the back stamp Ed is looking for.
Seemed like cheap prices for higher grade 1955 Topps All-Americans.