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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kanga, post: 682994, member: 9270&quot;]Some of the auction houses have upped the ante.</p><p>For a while many had a tier structure (below $X, 20%; above $X, 15%), but that seems to be a thing of the past.</p><p>And don&#039;t forget, this is the buyer fee.</p><p>They are also taking a percentage from the seller.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>30-40 years ago there was a seller&#039;s fee of 10%.</p><p>Then the auction houses started raising the fee: 15%, then 20%.</p><p>The sellers revolted and stopped consigning material.</p><p>So the auction houses split the fees between the buyer and seller.</p><p>Now BOTH of those have risen to today&#039;s levels.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Part of the expense could be eliminated if the auction houses would stop making their hardcopy catalog a collector&#039;s item.</p><p>Glossy paper, in color with comments by outside experts.</p><p>Very expensive.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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