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<p>[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 4517658, member: 93146"]Can we use this great conversation to ask about paper auction catalogues? Are they still worthwhile?</p><p><br /></p><p>Since dealers don’t charge regular buyers for them, it’s easy to think of printed catalogues as ‘free.’ But they’re not. They must represent a huge cost for dealers. </p><p><br /></p><p>At one time they were necessary.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I’ve given all of mine away years ago and instruct dealers not to send any. I feel I’m just as informed and have access to data for the past twenty years online.</p><p><br /></p><p>I suppose dealers consider printed catalogues a form of differentiation, similar in a way to the presentation boxes now issued by Roma.</p><p><br /></p><p>But these are costs that I’m paying for. I for one would really appreciate the reduction of buyer’s fees that have crept up from 10% in the 90s to around double that today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please share your thoughts and comments.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scarborough, post: 4517658, member: 93146"]Can we use this great conversation to ask about paper auction catalogues? Are they still worthwhile? Since dealers don’t charge regular buyers for them, it’s easy to think of printed catalogues as ‘free.’ But they’re not. They must represent a huge cost for dealers. At one time they were necessary. But I’ve given all of mine away years ago and instruct dealers not to send any. I feel I’m just as informed and have access to data for the past twenty years online. I suppose dealers consider printed catalogues a form of differentiation, similar in a way to the presentation boxes now issued by Roma. But these are costs that I’m paying for. I for one would really appreciate the reduction of buyer’s fees that have crept up from 10% in the 90s to around double that today. Please share your thoughts and comments. Thank you.[/QUOTE]
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