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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2648364, member: 56859&quot;]Heritage and most auction houses are very accommodating of phone bidders.&nbsp; I don&#039;t know what the minimum value is for phone bidding in a Heritage auction-- probably an estimated value of $2000.&nbsp; &nbsp; I didn&#039;t see that minimum listed on their website but I didn&#039;t look very hard.&nbsp; Just call them and ask about the minimum.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You arrange the phone bidding well ahead of time (at least a day, probably).&nbsp; At an appropriate interval before the lot come up, they call you and you wait for your lot to hit the block.</p><p><br /></p><p>All but the last HA Long Beach session offers phone bidding, as you can see on <a href="https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1252&amp;ic=hero-LB-US-Coins-AuctionHome-auction1252-012617" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://coins.ha.com/c/auction-home.zx?saleNo=1252&amp;ic=hero-LB-US-Coins-AuctionHome-auction1252-012617" rel="nofollow">this page</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their &quot;Heritage Live&quot; platform is very robust.&nbsp; Have you used it before?&nbsp; It is chock full of helpful features.&nbsp; Heritage offers more ways to bid than anyone else.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can bid on their website well in advance of the auction,</p><p>You can bid live online, clicking one increment at a time,</p><p>You can wait until the live session starts and place a proxy bid*,</p><p>You can bid by phone.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their bidding platform has many bells and whistles.&nbsp; Live video + audio; ability to set an audible alarm to alert you a few lots before your marked lot; the ability to place a proxy bid. </p><p><br /></p><p>*A proxy bid is not executed until your lot hits the block, unlike prebidding on their website where your bid is registered as soon as you place it.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can have an agent attending the live auction bid for you.&nbsp; Expect to pay ~5% of the hammer for that representation.</p><p><br /></p><p>...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not shilling for Heritage, really <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; As a collector of ancient coins I&nbsp; don&#039;t respect their decision to slab virtually everything in an attempt to attract modern collectors who are conditioned to view slabs as necessary.&nbsp; Few collectors of ancient coins want or like slabs, removing the coin once it is purchased.&nbsp; That personal beef aside, I do have to compliment their overall operation.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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