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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4721384, member: 101855"]My recent experiences with Heritage Auctions have been very disappointing. It seems like they have a group of bidders who will pay any price for anything and totally ignore the 20% buyers’ fee.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bid about 10% more than the previous high price realized for a couple of certified coins. We are talking about 4-figure items. I came in third on one piece and was not even in the money on the second.</p><p><br /></p><p>The second piece was a brilliant Proof with a high grade (PR-66 Deep Cameo) on it. The close-up pictures looked good, but the slab photos and the photos on the TPG website made the piece look cloudy. I have been burned on the close-up pictures in the past because over exposure photos can hide problems. Without seeing this piece in person, I could not bid on it. Yet, it brought almost twice the previous all time high price realized ($4,000 vs. $8,000 and the $4,000 was way ahead of any of the other previous results.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Heritage looks to be the place to consign, but it sure isn’t the place to buy given these results.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4721384, member: 101855"]My recent experiences with Heritage Auctions have been very disappointing. It seems like they have a group of bidders who will pay any price for anything and totally ignore the 20% buyers’ fee. I bid about 10% more than the previous high price realized for a couple of certified coins. We are talking about 4-figure items. I came in third on one piece and was not even in the money on the second. The second piece was a brilliant Proof with a high grade (PR-66 Deep Cameo) on it. The close-up pictures looked good, but the slab photos and the photos on the TPG website made the piece look cloudy. I have been burned on the close-up pictures in the past because over exposure photos can hide problems. Without seeing this piece in person, I could not bid on it. Yet, it brought almost twice the previous all time high price realized ($4,000 vs. $8,000 and the $4,000 was way ahead of any of the other previous results.) Heritage looks to be the place to consign, but it sure isn’t the place to buy given these results.[/QUOTE]
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