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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Andrew McCabe, post: 7549449, member: 90666&quot;]Because the butcher owns the meat he sells, and bought it himself, and confirmed its quality. </p><p><br /></p><p>The auctioneer doesnt own the coins and has only modest control over what he gets consigned (usually he either accepts a consignment as is, or rejects it, no cherry picking). He earns 20% or so, from which in addition to expensese and profit he has to reserve a small amount, perhaps a fraction of a percent on sales value, to returning money on fakes, which this coin isnt.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the auctioneers margin is at most a few percent. No-one can operate a business of that nature and accept returns without reason esp as his consignor may have disappeared in the wind once he got his money</p><p><br /></p><p>Retail is totally different. There the seller owns 100%[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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