Whoa ! Moro

Rick · 4th June 2006, 08:44 PM

It is a fascinating thing to compare the prices things fetch on ebay with what a similar piece will fetch at an auction house auction with bidders on the floor .
So far in my experience ebay auctions can often be the better value plus there is no "Buyer's Premium"

to tack another 15-20% on to the high bid price .

I often wonder if it is the heat of the moment on the auction floor that drives pieces to such heights whereas bidding on ebay is a solitary detached kind of experience .

I definitely would not have bid the price those fetched (unless I had a nice big chunk of ivory or two to send to Battara

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4th June 2006, 08:44 PM	#26
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	It is a fascinating thing to compare the prices things fetch on ebay with what a similar piece will fetch at an auction house auction with bidders on the floor . So far in my experience ebay auctions can often be the better value plus there is no "Buyer's Premium" to tack another 15-20% on to the high bid price . I often wonder if it is the heat of the moment on the auction floor that drives pieces to such heights whereas bidding on ebay is a solitary detached kind of experience . I definitely would not have bid the price those fetched (unless I had a nice big chunk of ivory or two to send to Battara )