I'm sure there lots of collectors that get auction catalogs do you dump them after or what do you do with them Ive got a few stacks and this weekend is like a fall cleaning weekend just curious what others do with them
Do you actually study them? Try and trace coins back through time and see if and how the same coin has changed or stayed the same? Examples like upgrade, downgrade, cleaned/improved, etc. If so keep them, if not give them to someone who studies these things
Up until last year I had more than five years of Lyn Knight catalogs, some old Spink and Bowers catalogs. Used them for research, valuations, and just to see what was "on the market". Finally was almost overwhelmed and a book dealer friend of mine said he would like to have them. So I gave them to him and I opened up many shelves in my bookcases. Always enjoyed reading the history of some of the notes. Now, however, with almost all the catalogs online it just doesn't make sense to keep them, besides I do need the room.
I still keep them as a reference. Especially landmark collections like Eliasberg Pogue Gardener Garrett and the like
I do refer to them caparison yr to yr I as well like the input of the auction catalogers I've gone back into archives and copy prices and keep w/ some of there respective catalogs sometime easier to just pick up a book to get info but again its about real estate on shelves shelf space for me as well they are taking to much real estate ive seen them for sale on ebay dont know if they sell or not thx for input
I basically keep the "better" ones and give them to a couple of friends who do research with them. Other than that I do not keep them unless they are important, like some landmark sales. I have maybe 15 on my bookshelf, like the CNG sale of Fred Shore Parthian coins. That sale is almost identical in importance as a good book.
Im going thru them now I came across a hard cover from Heritage they sent me. thats a keeper got a couple large stacks that are going to a local coin club
I hang on to some of the Important Collections™ I've received (Bass, Eliasberg, Pittman, Reiver), and some collections that make good references for specific types. I don't have room for them all, though, and had a bookcase collapse episode a few years ago because of them, so they go to whoever pays shipping.
