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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2689391, member: 76086&quot;]Wow.&nbsp; Must have touched a nerve here, but I&#039;ll see if I can play Devils Advocate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just is a &#039;big deal auction&#039;?&nbsp; I have no idea, everyone runs auctions these days and I highly suspect that they will replace fixed prices within another decade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Shipping.&nbsp; We all know there are various methods and costs involved.&nbsp; Me, I have for years offered worldwide free shipping.&nbsp; I put the coin in a safe-t-mailer, then inside a bubble mailer, then inside a plain white paper envelope (avoids attention).&nbsp; On top of those expenses there is the actual postage.&nbsp; I can tell you now that the average cost (WITHOUT insurance) is about $5 per package as I do it.&nbsp; When I start running auctions I wont be able to absorb this cost anymore and buyers will have to pay (the profits at auction are razor thin on average).</p><p><br /></p><p>I am not sure what other &#039;fluff&#039; there is, but I can imagine.&nbsp; There are plenty of outfits who advertise their awesomeness but cant seem to deliver.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom line is that while there are many auction houses out there now, they simply wont be around in a few years unless they respond to the needs and demands of their clients.&nbsp; I&#039;ve been in this business for many years.&nbsp; I have seen many come and go.&nbsp; Big names, and big dollars too.&nbsp; Some of these guys funneled many millions through the hobby (collectively billions) but they are no longer around.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; They lost touch with their customers (of course there are many other reasons, there has been much fraud, theft, divorce, health, etc).</p><p><br /></p><p>I have no intentions of making those mistakes.&nbsp; When I start my auctions my intention is to ship packages within 24 hours of payment.&nbsp; I think that is fair and to be expected (and of course easily within reality even with just myself as the employee).</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, yes, some people are listening and they will respond to the needs of the buyers.&nbsp; But there are so many factors....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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