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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2599668, member: 71642&quot;]Are you saying Kunker wanted a 20% SELLERS fee in addition to the BUYERS fee, or was it 20% total between the two?&nbsp; If Kunker was asking their normal buyers fee AND a 20% sellers fee that would be odd or perhaps there was some miscommunication going on. </p><p><br /></p><p>Auction houses do have buyer&#039;s fees that are somewhat substantial, and if you are a small/unknown consigner there can also be seller&#039;s fees.&nbsp; Large customers can negotiate away a portion of these, but a new person with a limited consignment would not have the leverage. </p><p><br /></p><p>Example--Heritage has a roughly 17.5% buyer&#039;s premium AND a seller&#039;s fee.&nbsp; The seller&#039;s fee can be waived but might be 5% or so depending on what you can negotiate.&nbsp; Some large dealers might get &#039;104% of the hammer&#039; which translates to no sellers fee and a portion of the buyer&#039;s fee.&nbsp; That will not be offered to the &#039;small fry&#039;.&nbsp; Note:&nbsp; Heritage is the only big house I&#039;ve ever used to sell, so that is the example I can use.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sounds like WAG was not interested after you informed them how to run their business practice in your second email to them.&nbsp; Depending on the tone of the email you sent, someone may have lost their temper with you a wee bit and were more straightforward than they normally would have been.&nbsp; A lot of business relies on personal relationships and if you don&#039;t have one, then your comments sounded a bit presumptuous.</p><p><br /></p><p>All this relies on no language barriers or communication barriers.&nbsp; What may have been intended as a polite inquiry or response may not have been communicated well.&nbsp; The way I read your description of the second email you sent them does sound inflammatory.&nbsp; Again, you may not have written it that way or intended it that way, but that is how it sounds in this reading.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are serious about selling your coin in an auction, look to another house...read their terms first so you understand.&nbsp; Contact them and if you have a truly remarkable coin they may be open to negotiation.&nbsp; Understand their terms so there are no surprises, and understand their timelines.&nbsp; Consignments to the larger houses do seem rather slow from mailing the coins to receiving a check. </p><p><br /></p><p>Being in a rush, being (even unintentionally) high handed, and not following THEIR standard procedures would, I imagine, be red flags to them.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure they have all been victims of fraud and have their procedures in place to maintain their business integrity.&nbsp; Their business, their rules.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure you did not intend to insult WAG, but it sounds like you did.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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