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<p>[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 2491934, member: 9204"]I have very little experience with consignments listed at fixed price, but a lot with auctions - I process most of the groups that come into CNG's US office. </p><p><br /></p><p>The first thing I encourage everyone to realize is that THIS TAKES TIME. Speaking only for my situation, I'm usually sitting on a backlog of incoming consignments that can go back a few months at times. I wish I could through them quicker and more often, but I have to devote a lot of my time to cataloging and a myriad of other functions. I'm sure your seller is stuck with the same problem. Even if I miraculously manage to process your coins on the day they arrive, its usually two or three months before the next available auction. And its not until sixty days after the close of the sale that consignors get paid! </p><p><br /></p><p>I'd suggest you contact the seller and simply check on the status of the group. Maybe he held them back to prevent listing too many similar coins at once. Maybe he's swamped and simply hasn't been able to list them. In any case, I'm sure he'd be happy to send the coins back if he can't get them up and out the door soon enough.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ardatirion, post: 2491934, member: 9204"]I have very little experience with consignments listed at fixed price, but a lot with auctions - I process most of the groups that come into CNG's US office. The first thing I encourage everyone to realize is that THIS TAKES TIME. Speaking only for my situation, I'm usually sitting on a backlog of incoming consignments that can go back a few months at times. I wish I could through them quicker and more often, but I have to devote a lot of my time to cataloging and a myriad of other functions. I'm sure your seller is stuck with the same problem. Even if I miraculously manage to process your coins on the day they arrive, its usually two or three months before the next available auction. And its not until sixty days after the close of the sale that consignors get paid! I'd suggest you contact the seller and simply check on the status of the group. Maybe he held them back to prevent listing too many similar coins at once. Maybe he's swamped and simply hasn't been able to list them. In any case, I'm sure he'd be happy to send the coins back if he can't get them up and out the door soon enough.[/QUOTE]
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