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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hispanicus, post: 2605919, member: 72626&quot;]Curtisimo,</p><p>I&#039;ve only recently started bidding for ancients and am quite happy with those initial baby steps. I had some concerns about trustworthiness and was somewhat intimidated by the amount of &quot;beyond my budget&quot; listings contained in some of the sites until I realized that they are for the most part designed to cater to everyone, from people hunting for Aureus&#039; to more affordable Roman LRB&#039;s and everything inbetween. </p><p><br /></p><p>So far my experiences have been very positive, E-mails to Vauction staff with questions about bidding procedures, bid increments, registration, payment etc. brought prompt replies. Don&#039;t be shy about asking questions, any auction house worth it&#039;s salt will want to make sure that you are comfortable with bidding. </p><p><br /></p><p>To date I&#039;ve bid at Vauctions and CNG, have had winnings from both and am quite pleased with how the sites were run, quick post-bid communication listing the total price and relatively fast shipment of winnings. I have no experience with non-US auctions and will leave that discussion to others. </p><p><br /></p><p>One word of caution, take into account the buyers premium, which may hover around 15%, plus shipping, a cost that can be in the $10 range. What you thought was a $50 coin can end up costing $67.50 USD when everything is settled. </p><p><br /></p><p>Hope this helps and good luck.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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