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Message:: [QUOTE="imrich, post: 1023082, member: 22331"]An Exception Without Specifics Although you have no specifics in your "exception", I believe that any consignment of such size or prominence upon which you could realize 7% to 8% total gross fees through a major auction house, I could probably better that by a couple percent on eBay. Ebay has numerous mechanisms for selling, and once you exceed the nickel/dime low end auctions there are many buyers willing to spend multiple thousand dollars for "quality" material, competitive to auction house gross pricing. If you are an "established" (i.e. with longevity/feedback/accreditation) seller on eBay, especially when selling "certified" or "quality" material, offering a reasonable return option, at competitive pricing, there are many exuberant buyers on eBay. I believe statistically, there are considerably more serious buyers than those viewing major auctions, who are prepared to purchase upon receiving "preferred seller" listing notifications by eBay. On items listed by "established" sellers, eBay buyers probably recognize  greater safeguards/options/security than those provided by auction houses (i.e. discussed in other threads). I'd be very pleased to sell whatever Numismatic items would garner the abnormally low gross fees you've cited, at less than gross auction house costs. As with your unsubstantiated exception/opinion, mine respectfully, is also just one based on my personal experience. :thumb:[/QUOTE]