We are seeing newer auctions to Proxibid advertise “no reserve” and then post high opening bids, which essentially serve as the reserve, especially when buyer’s premium is added.
Consider this “no-reserve” auction lot, a common Silver Eagle worth $25 dollars at this writing with an opening bid of $28 and an 18% buyer’s fee:
Assuming no one else bids, a bid of $28 with $5 buyer’s fee means the coin costs $33.
For a “No Reserve” auction to live up to its label, the opening bid should be low. Here’s an example of a real unreserved auction by Munda:
We tire of auction houses operating online with “safety” nets protecting them (reserves, high opening bids, both, coupled with auctioneer bidding). It’s a waste of Proxibid technology, which is programmed to give the online bidder the feel of a real auction where lots go for more or less than true value.
Auction houses in the right sidebar understand that, which is why we patronize them.
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This is why we start all auctions at a PENNY. Let the coin sell itself, as its been said by you so many times. Photos that are clear and descriptions that tell you the truth and issues that would cause a lower bid or more realistic bid. Absolute auctions are the best types to run, everything sells and as a buyer you do get things that fall through the cracks.
Thank you for contributing this. You are absolutely right. And we always check out your auctions. Good luck on the one today!!
Heres one for you……..https://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetail.asp?ahid=7229&aid=80710&lid=20026083&title=World-Trade-Foundation-Graded-1878-7tf-Rev-78-Ms-62