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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3504794, member: 98035&quot;]Aw, man. I was hoping to find a pirate joke in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t been active with actual auction firms long enough to accumulate more than a few of these. They usually get a flip through then go on the book shelf. I will very likely goodwill them or just recycle them when I do eventually get around to cleaning my office. I prefer auction databases - &quot;You can&#039;t grep dead trees&quot; so they say.</p><p><br /></p><p>My pet peeves with auction houses? I once bought a lot of mostly collectible coins (Classic US commemoratives) from a large and reputable auction house: &quot;Lot of xx mostly silver US coins&quot; Description gave the highlights and ended with &quot;among others&quot;. The &quot;others&quot; were a pile of literal pocket change (some circulated ATB quarters, a few 2004-2005 nickels, and a circulated 1972 half dollar) tossed in there to bump the &quot;xx&quot; up to a number they felt would get better bids. I&#039;m not mad because I still hit my profit goal on the resale, but still....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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