Yeah, that's what I was talking about.
Was just interesting to see the comparisons side by side as such.
Adam, this is the hidden reality about some auctions and about people in general - they only give you the facts they believe support them, and not a complete picture about the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
for instance, here's a question about any auction: how can you say you have the best values for collectors but you also pay the most to consignors?
Simple math would say that is not possible unless you have favorable consignment rates. If most of what you sell goes for a low price and you have a sliding commission scale that goes higher as prices get lower, you cancel out any added value that a consignor may have benefited from. You can only go so long before people point out these facts
But there are other issues as well and ultimately, it is up to the consignor to decide what works best for him
are you someone who has a very valuable item, but doesn't need to sell it very fast.. then I think Heritage is the best option for you, especially on over $1000 items and particularly on rare, super pieces worth many thousands
are you someone who has a large collection of $1.00 to $40.00 posters and time is not a factor? Go to that other guy.
If you have a collection of 1000-2000 pieces valued from $1.00 to $1000.00 I believe that I can pay the consignor commensurate to any other auction. Period.
I believe I can also process and sell your collection and get you that commensurate value faster than either of the bigger auctions and I can certainly process the first portion of your material faster because I have a deadline that is only 2-3 weeks before the first auction you would participate in. Consignors whose material was sold on 8/21 had a deadline of 8/4 and were paid on 9/30. That is 57 days. Neither of those 2 auctions can help you out that fast, if you need your money fast.
Now in all fairness, there is another option - MoviePosterExchange.com
Peter is my longtime pal, he has a great site and I believe his time frame for smaller consignments+payment is equal to my own
so in other words, there are lots of options and each has an equation. My equation is fast processing +low consignment rate +commensurate sales results = MoviePosterBid.com is an excellent choice.