Should I remove the auction house labels on my holders?
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Should I remove the auction house labels from my holders? I have not tried, not sure if they are permanent. I only use removable labels on my holders.
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If you like them, leave them. If you don't, take them off.
If they are from Great Collections, they come right off! That all I know
I always do. But I agree with @MasonG
I always remove them. If you want to easily keep track of purchases, stick the labels in a notebook or just keep a record. And buy a bottle of Goo Gone.
Thank you. Will do. They are covering up the the TPG labels. I love holding the holders up to the light while listening to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.😎
I always remove them, because if you keep them on, too long, they become increasingly difficult to remove.
I do keep them, though.......I attach them to my invoices.
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Why I stopped buying from auction houses. Keep your spam off my coins, Thanks!
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Auction houses have to keep track of their coins somehow. They're not yours until you buy them, at which point nothing is stopping you from removing the offending labels.
I remove ALL stickers from my slabs.
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I always remove them, but I sometimes mark the sale date and lot number on my stickers for important items. Tracing this data can work to your advantage.
I remove the sticker from the slab, crack open the slab, replace the coin with the sticker, duct tape the slab back together, glue the coin to the slab, mail it back to GC with a passive aggressive note asking if they think their sticker looks better with my coin on the outside.
Always wondered why GC has so many numbers you have to reference when sending a check.
1) An auction number
2) A invoice number
3) A coin catalog number (sticker on back)
4) A coin number (PCGS cert)
5) Your check number.
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I remove them and put them on the invoice.
Long ago and far away in time, auction catalogs had drawing, later pictures and they are still used to match coins to sales. Today, we have semi-permanent archives so it's less critical to retain the labels. However, if the provenance is of any use to you, you might make a personal .pdf copy of the auction listing.
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I remove them and place the labels on the invoice that i receive with the item.
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You might want to leave them on if there are any warrantees to reckon with.
Leo
The more qualities observed in a coin, the more desirable that coin becomes!
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+1 for removal. Not sure why some businesses feel they have to use non-removable stickers. My last two purchases (vendors shall remain nameless) were a bear to get off.
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Thanks everyone. I have some letter size cover paper for business cards that I three hole punched and placed my old labels in one vertical line and added notes to the right in No. 2 pencil.
Why not remove them and attach them to the invoice for the sale - that way you'd have all the information at your fingertips (or in a binder) that you could research easily by date of purchase without having to go to much trouble.
I remove stickers because they are a distraction. Removing stickers from the old NGC no-line fatty slabs presented a problem. The hologram was on the outside of the slab and frequently when one would peel off the sticker, the hologram would come off with it. I hated that.
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I keep the auction house stickers on the holder.
But for future reference, are DLRC stickers easy to remove?
On my numismatic coins, I remove them. I have a 1 oz. AGE with a Heritage sticker on the back. I just left it on there.
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They should be intelligent enough to keep track by cert number......or maybe not.
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I remove all labels.... Well, not the green or gold beans... but the others are promptly relegated to the circular file. Cheers, RickO
I think of the auction house labels as I do the cheap plastic dealer license plate frames. Once I own the car, they come off.
I mostly keep them on the slab. I see value showing my coin was in a Legend auction at one point, although I would tend to take off a Heritage sticker quicker, but I leave those as they get neater as time goes on. I have a few Teletrade stickers on some civil war tokens and I like how they date the purchase. If GC folds someday, ten years from now a sticker from them could look really groovy! Same goes for dealer stickers. I def see value in showing a coin crossed a specialists desk, like Eagle Eye, the Penny lady, or Angel Dees for instance. I can already say, 15 years ago I bought this from _______ as it’s color is still stable. Nobody sees that as valuable? I do, and I believe it will add overall appeal and validation as time goes on. It’s all about the coin, yada, yada.., it’s also about relationships and knowledge.
To me, as fonts and logos get dated, they just get neater over time. I have a Goets medal that came in a manilla flip that shows a Berlin coin dealer rubber stamp and quill pen description and “10– “price. Nearly as cool as the medal and add a layer of interest for me. So happy someone didn’t throw that away. Several conder tokes with this kind of thing going on, love it. I feel auction and dealer stickers will end up looking like this to future generations. Historical data points. A sticker would have to be pretty generic for me to remove it.
Is goo gone safe for cleaning residue off slabs? Are there other safe alternatives?
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I too remove the "Auction House" label. I also place it onto the hardcopy invoice for future reference as many have stated above. I then list the item number and auction house name to my Pcgs inventory under "notes". Best of luck with your decision.
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I work for an auction house and we use easily-removable stickers. I do recommend removing them immediately, because some glue residue can react with a slab's plastic and damage its clarity.
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I remove them.
I asked myself: " What would WD-40 do ? "
Tbh I continue to think it's a missed opportunity. Houses trying to build brand should invest in unique attractive stickers they place in a consistent non-obstructive location.
I suppose they could do that, but it wouldn't really help with managing lots and running the auction, would it?
"Next up, lot #25236081, followed by lot #125291-007, then #14116523, #2711 and finally, #4705965."
I'd think numbering the lots #1001, #1002, #1003, #1004 and #1005 regardless of the slab numbers would make more sense, as it would be much easier to keep the physical lots organized for lot previewing and help bidders to know when the lots they're interested in will be coming up for bidding. But maybe that's just me.
I just write invoice number on the check. Never any problems. And why would you need to write the check number on the check? The number is always in the upper right hand corner of the check. What don't I get?
Is goo gone safe for cleaning residue off slabs? Are there other safe alternatives?
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I generally remove them, especially the stickers that threaten to swallow the entire slab. The quicker the better.
To me, writing stuff on slabs with a Sharpie is worse than invasive auction house stickers.
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For someone who is lazy and a poor record keeper I prefer keeping the sticker on.
I used to keep them on the slabs, but after reading a discussion on this a year or so ago I removed them and put them on the outside of the mylar type plastic slip cover which encases my slabs. I have pondered whether or not I should remove them from those slipcovers and then taking 8x10 color glossy photographs of them with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explainin' what each one is.
Goo Gone and WD40 both work to remove sticker residue. Don't spray the WD40 directly onto the slab since you don't want it to migrate into the slab through the slab seams which are never totally perfectly sealed. Spray it onto a tissue or cloth and then apply it to the sticker residue. You may have to do it more than once depending on how old and hard the residue is.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
I usually take them off. it makes it look neater (to me anyway)
Even gold football stickers?
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Goo gone will get 'em off.
Be careful on the old NGC Fatty slabs. The holo stickers on those are often damaged by auction stickers, you have to use copious amounts of goo gone and patience to get them off.
"It's like God, Family, Country, except Sticker, Plastic, Coin."
It's like buying a "New" car and having the Dealers name plastered all over the back why would I want to give "Free" advertising when they would not cut a deal to knock off some of the price tag, that's the first thing I do when I get Home. Take off that name, Same for my coins! I do keep a ledger log with the info in it..
+1
Yes! I do the same with the car dealer's plastic thingy that's around the license plate.
Yes, it is safe.
Other alternatives are plastic polish, like PlastX or Novus. They have an oily lubricant. Work it around with your finger until the residue is loose and wipe clean with a cotton cloth.
Lance.
Plastic polish will also remove the hologram if that's where the sticker was stuck.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
When you pay by check they often ask you what the check number is before you send it in.
Same as PCGS does.
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I was removing labels from some slabs eight years ago or so and the glue remover I used hazed/melted the plastic somewhat. Unfortunately, I don't remember what brand of slabs they were or what the glue removal product was- not real helpful, right? Anyway, moral of the story- go slow and start small until you're sure it's working okay.