Bank of NSW 10 Shilling Note Sells

[purplepennyhunter]

Are you certain that 16.5% is charged uniformly on all items? My understanding is that many auction houses have a sliding scale with a lower percent on big ticket items that bring in interest to the auction and attract the other sellers to list with that auctioneer.

When it's buyers premium yes. It's the sellers premium which is unknown which might vary depending on the vendor agreement. I would certainly be requesting a lower % fee if I were consigning a big ticket item, the auction house gets more and it's an attractive item in the sale getting buyers in.

[Fulvio]

I make a conscious effort to only buy from B&M dealers when I can.

:agreed:

Though many make it hard, and not just by being shonky either.

But yes, find a good dealer (unlikely you'll find more than one locally), and support him (or her?) as much as possible.

[trout]

I make a conscious effort to only buy from B&M dealers when I can.

:agreed:

Though many make it hard, and not just by being shonky either.

But yes, find a good dealer (unlikely you'll find more than one locally), and support him (or her?) as much as possible.

I have NO local dealers whatsoever, I live in a numismatic Wasteland.
I do however have had dealings with many great Coin shop operators around the Country and I deal with these kind people online.
Rule of thumb for me is if they don't have a physical shop and only online based I will normally give then a miss.
These are the people that put the biggest investment into their business and are actively helping to promote numismatics as a whole.

[Fulvio]

Rule of thumb for me is if they don't have a physical shop and only online based I will normally give then a miss.

Paying off a landlord's mortgage doesn't make someone better. It makes them poorer.

I have no problem with people who don't have physical shopfronts. I had three, and they bloody well ruined me! I wish I'd had the option back then for a virtual presence.

Yes, I like to sit and examine things in my hand and chat. And you meet the nicest people (even the odd forum member!)... but if distance is the enemy, there is nothing wrong with supporting a good dealer, regardless of a physical presence you're never going to see anyway.

[trout]

even the odd forum member!

that's not nice Mate, I thought we were just "Different" Not "Odd" :laugh2:
What I am getting at is the B&T dealers have a Physical presence and people can see the coins and maybe get an interest in them from these shops.
An internet shop does nothing to show the general public what numismatics is all about.

[Fulvio]

that's not nice Mate

I'm not nice.. who told you I was? :dodgy:

What I am getting at is the B&T dealers have a Physical presence and people can see the coins and maybe get an interest in them from these shops.
An internet shop does nothing to show the general public what numismatics is all about.

All things being equal, that's a fair comment. But how many dealers have you visited? And how many were places you'd ever want to return to?

I can think of three that are still in business. One of them is here in Melbourne. But I can think of many who do the hobby a great disservice, because even the greenest babe-in-the-woods eventually wises up.

And I don't agree about internet shops doing nothing. You need look no further than our own PPH for a great example of how to do things right online (yeah, Mark too I guess... LOL!).

[markn]

And I don't agree about internet shops doing nothing. You need look no further than our own PPH for a great example of how to do things right online (yeah, Mark too I guess... LOL!).

Uh gee thanks for the backhanded compliment there Fulvio

[Bigfellani5]

Areas where a coin dealer disappears finds the collecting community disappearing within a few years.... That is a fact

[ausjack]

umm do the collectors really disappear or are they like me and a few others that live in the bush and we just have to travel great distance or search the net but I hear what your saying as it might put people off if a local dealer shuts down, either way it's not good for our hobby

[wwwww]

even the odd forum member!

that's not nice Mate, I thought we were just "Different" Not "Odd" :laugh2:
What I am getting at is the B&T dealers have a Physical presence and people can see the coins and maybe get an interest in them from these shops.
An internet shop does nothing to show the general public what numismatics is all about.

While B&M shop owners often say this, it is far from true. An internet shop can spread the hobby far more than any B&M dealer can simply due to reach. Through the Blue Sheet I've introduced the joys of coin collecting to so many new collectors, I'm sure between Australian-threepence and Andrew Crellin's blog many more new collectors were born.

[Fulvio]

I'm sure between Australian-threepence and Andrew Crellin's blog many more new collectors were born.

:agreed:

I have to admit my own interest was rekindled some years ago by the excellent TNS newsletters:

http://www.vision.net.au/~pwood/aprilnews.html

[ausjack]

well I have never see any coin or stamp collection promotion in my life and wish I did as a kid but I just collected coin that I hadn't seen and any stamps from any letters I could find from about the age of 8 to 12 then I joined the surf club so that put an end to that until I got hurt and went through rehab so think they should promote more in the schools and hope that a few carry it on

[robbiegal]

no body is mentioning coin shows
they also foster the hobby and add a fun type of atmosphere for a day out and lazy hazy viewing times