Which Auction House??

[cornhusker]

Originally Posted by jfkheat

Thanks for the responses. I have thought about selling it myself. There aren't many people that are willing to spend what it would take to buy the set. If I broke it up and sell individual cards I am worried about getting stuck with the "commons". If I consign with one of the big auction houses there would be no consignment fees. I sold off a big part of my collection this year by listing in Facebook groups. I had good results by pricing the cards reasonably. I don't really want to try selling it on eBay.

Which "big auction house" would not charge you a consignment fee?

[jfkheat]

Originally Posted by cornhusker

Which "big auction house" would not charge you a consignment fee?

Quite a few of the auction houses will do this on higher valued items.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by cornhusker

Which "big auction house" would not charge you a consignment fee?

As a complete set, without breaking it, a number of auctions would be happy to do zero commission.

[swarmee]

The "Buyers Premium" is effectively a 20-25% commission. So having zero seller's fees is not the same as having no fees.

[perezfan]

If you go the auction route, LOTG or REA would be my top two recommendations. Either one should give you a nice consignor's fee (or lack thereof!)

[jfkheat]

I received a cash offer for this set that I was happy with. The set has been sold.

[campyfan39]

Congrats! I looked at your link and wow are they nice. The Musial just pops right off the screen.

Originally Posted by jfkheat

I received a cash offer for this set that I was happy with. The set has been sold.

[Jdoggs]

Congrats on selling your set.

[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by swarmee

The "Buyers Premium" is effectively a 20-25% commission. So having zero seller's fees is not the same as having no fees.

Correct....they can say we don't charge a seller's fee all they want. The 20% buyers fee is usually taken into account when setting a final price.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by bobbyw8469

Correct....they can say we don't charge a seller's fee all they want. The 20% buyers fee is usually taken into account when setting a final price.

That's why Brockelman Auctions 12.5% buyers fee is incredibly attractive to me as a consigner, because he has 0% sellers fee on all consignments.

brianp(arker)-beme

[kmac32]

I have sold through Heritage and REA and both were good experiences. Had a really good rate from Heritage for a near complete set of W572 strip cards and got hat I expected. The rate I got from REA was not as good but the end result was better than I expected. Both auction houses have large followings but I personally think the REA group has a more educated prewar following.

Talked to Al At Love of the Game when I was selling my W572 set and he actually offered me zero% comission on the set. Liked Al but at the time I felt Heritage had a bigger audience. Now, a few years later, would probably use Al over Heritage given the same commission rates. He really is a hard worker and I appreciate that.