AUCTION ETIQUETTE Publique Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 39, September 26, 2004, Article 19
AUCTION ETIQUETTE
Steve Pellegrini writes: "I think that the recent discussion
about auction bidding is perhaps the most important and
potentially the most helpful subject we members have tackled
in quite awhile. I hope that both our Dealers and Collectors
will consider submitting their experiences, observations and
advice about participating in numismatic auctions. This is a
subject in which we all have a vested interest in fully
understanding and mastering - and which, I believe, we've
just begun to scratch the surface.Because travel has become difficult for me over the last few
years I now exclusively participate in auctions as a Mail
Bidder or as an On-line Bidder. Even after years of bidding
in this way I still have enough questions to fill the space of
our Newsletter twice over. And I'm pretty sure that my
questions fall into the category of Frequently Asked Questions.'Snaps' for Numsiguru Dick Johnson for providing his 10 Tips
For Bidding. (I've recently noticed that the teens in my family
are now using the term 'Snaps for' in the same way we might
use the term 'Kudos for.' Don't ask me the origin of this new
phrase. Any educated guesses out there? I may not make it
to the next edition of the OED and am curious."One tip offered to dealers by an anonymous reader is:
"If you are upset by bidders always bidding the minimum
prices, don't publish them!"- 2004-09-26
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