Just curious / Auction catalogs

[frankbmd]

C’mon men. If catalogs were not printed, buyer’s premiums might have to be reduced. You wouldn’t want that now, would you?

[nineunder71]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

C’mon men. If catalogs were not printed, buyer’s premiums might have to be reduced. You wouldn’t want that now, would you?

Funny how I ‘missed the point’

However, every post since has been exactly on que as for my point.....

The cost to design, print & ship these things out cannot equate in a positive return for the business, OR, us the buyers. If they are only for the consignors, just send them to the consignors?? 30k for the majority, buyers like me, to dump in the trash just doesn’t seem like a good move to me. That was the point

I’m not ‘missing the point’, I’m making A point

Oh, and thank you Frank, exactly!

[Steve D]

I greatly prefer to not get them. Each one clogs up my mail box; one REA catalog, and nothing else will fit, except maybe a postcard. Plus, I need a back brace to carry it across my apartment complex.

Steve

[Jewish-collector]

I used to collect auction catalogs. The bigger the better. But, the novelty wore off. Plus the fact certain auction houses now refuse to send me catalogs, because I never bid high enough to win anything.

[perezfan]

If you surveyed this topic on the Memorabilia side, the response would be different. Hard-copy catalogs and visual presentation is more important and conducive to a wide array of memorabilia than cards.

I'm sure many people would still prefer to forego paper catalogues, but you'd also have a significantly higher percentage that like/want them.

I just came off a 3 hour flight that was made much more enjoyable by having the Mile High and LOTG Catalogs in the seat pocket!

[dio]

I'm the minority and i do like to get the catalog
I like the feel of flipping the pages

[ALBB]

Love getting them

[x2drich2000]

I'm split on getting catalogs. When they are done well, I love getting them. REA, LOTG, HA, etc provide a great resource when not at the computer. I can get good idea of the item, a bit of background, and can actually decide if it something I'm interested in. On the other hand, the ones done poorly and only show a 1" image of the card and just the minimum bid such as Hunts, Collect, Clean Sweep do nothing for me. I can't make a decision based on the information provided so I don't even bother opening them. Also, whichever one (Memory Lane? Mile High?) has all the tabs along the side annoys me for some reason.