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<p>[QUOTE="swhuck, post: 753278, member: 21044"]Originally, eBay Live was useful as a way for people to bid live in Heritage Signature auctions against the floor, but with the advent of Heritage Live, that advantage went away. However, the way the auctions had to be posted also meant that people placed proxy bids through eBay, and all that did was cost them (and us) money and frustration. I lost count of the number of people who called asking about bidding on eBay who I then persuaded to sign up with us directly and (potentially) pay a smaller Buyer's Premium.</p><p> </p><p>In any event, eBay Live went bye-bye at the beginning of the year, which caused absolutely zero tears here at Heritage Auctions. I would guess that this is why the Goldbergs are using I-Collector (which eBay Live was built upon).</p><p> </p><p>In the past, we also listed occasional items in regular eBay auctions; I do not know whether we still do that, at least with coins.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="swhuck, post: 753278, member: 21044"]Originally, eBay Live was useful as a way for people to bid live in Heritage Signature auctions against the floor, but with the advent of Heritage Live, that advantage went away. However, the way the auctions had to be posted also meant that people placed proxy bids through eBay, and all that did was cost them (and us) money and frustration. I lost count of the number of people who called asking about bidding on eBay who I then persuaded to sign up with us directly and (potentially) pay a smaller Buyer's Premium. In any event, eBay Live went bye-bye at the beginning of the year, which caused absolutely zero tears here at Heritage Auctions. I would guess that this is why the Goldbergs are using I-Collector (which eBay Live was built upon). In the past, we also listed occasional items in regular eBay auctions; I do not know whether we still do that, at least with coins.[/QUOTE]
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