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Heritage and ethics??

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testinadical-migration

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Check out the "question" section of this Ebay auction:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...y0%3D%26fvi%3D1

 

"Q: Hello, I was browsing some of your eBay auctions and noticed you were selling an Amazing Spider-man collection. I am a consignment director at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, TX. Our auctions are marketed to the largest bidders and collectors in the industry and realize higher prices than any venue around. We could market and sell your items for much higher prices than on eBay. If you’re interested in selling any of your items in one of our upcoming auctions, please contact me at: andrewn@heritageauctions.com Thank you Andrew Heritage Auctions Here is a link to information about selling an item(s) in any of our auctions: http://coins.heritageauctions.com/common/consignment_process.php Here is another link from our website with information about consigning to our auctions: http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/consigning.php Apr-07-07

 

A: We are considering your offer. "

 

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Marketing to your competition's customers! Omigod!!!!! What will they think of next, commercials that claim that the advertiser's products are better than its competitors' products?!!

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Check out the "question" section of this Ebay auction:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...y0%3D%26fvi%3D1

 

"Q: Hello, I was browsing some of your eBay auctions and noticed you were selling an Amazing Spider-man collection. I am a consignment director at Heritage Auction Galleries in Dallas, TX. Our auctions are marketed to the largest bidders and collectors in the industry and realize higher prices than any venue around. We could market and sell your items for much higher prices than on eBay. If you’re interested in selling any of your items in one of our upcoming auctions, please contact me at: andrewn@heritageauctions.com Thank you Andrew Heritage Auctions Here is a link to information about selling an item(s) in any of our auctions: http://coins.heritageauctions.com/common/consignment_process.php Here is another link from our website with information about consigning to our auctions: http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/consigning.php Apr-07-07

 

A: We are considering your offer. "

 

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This seems like an awfully petty way for a self-proclaimed high end auction house to find consignments. Next thing we'll hear is them setting up at flea markets in the hope of catching the next Grandpa's attic find... screwy.gif

 

Jim

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This seems like an awfully petty way for a self-proclaimed high end auction house to find consignments. Next thing we'll hear is them setting up at flea markets in the hope of catching the next Grandpa's attic find

 

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It is a full set of ASM, many in slabs, although not much in the way of high grade. It's a nice item to put into their auctions and potentially worth $5000+ in terms of the buyer/seller premium. If the person sending the e-mail get s a piece of that action, I can see why they're doing it. It's not like this was a set of 12 VG/Fine copies of late 60s TOSes or something.

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Mr. Zipper

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This seems like an awfully petty way for a self-proclaimed high end auction house to find consignments. Next thing we'll hear is them setting up at flea markets in the hope of catching the next Grandpa's attic find... screwy.gif

 

Jim

 

The auction racket is a tough business and you don't get to #1 by playing nice.. I'm sure they've obtained lots in far more unsavory ways than this.

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Forbush-Man

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And if so, then would not enay still make $$$ from such an offer? Enquiring minds want to know.

 

 

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Well,........I just want to know who "eNay" is. makepoint.gif

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Marketing to your competition's customers! Omigod!!!!! What will they think of next, commercials that claim that the advertiser's products are better than its competitors' products?!!

 

I'm all for capitalism and competition but when a large auction house bent on monopolizing a market goes after a small, trusted, customer-focused non-profit like eBay then I think that goes beyond the pale. sign-rantpost.gif

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Horrors! 893whatthe.gif

 

Marketing to your competition's customers! Omigod!!!!! What will they think of next, commercials that claim that the advertiser's products are better than its competitors' products?!!

 

I'm all for capitalism and competition but when a large auction house bent on monopolizing a market goes after a small, trusted, customer-focused non-profit like eBay then I think that goes beyond the pale. sign-rantpost.gif

 

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