Auction house delivery times

SimonW

I haven’t bought from all the auction houses, but quite a few, especially the ones in Spain. I’ve noticed one in particular that takes a very long time. When this happens I reach out and don’t get a response, but eventually, two months later, it shows up.

This thread isn’t about jabbing at auction houses, but giving people peace of mind. I was hoping to get an idea of what to expect with auction houses, what their real delivery times are, based on buyer experience. This way we know when to start worrying or when to get on the horn so we can start tracking them down. I feel like this will also help speed up the auction houses because they’ll get less phone calls asking where their stuff is.

What are your experiences? I will add yours to this list as they come in, massaging numbers as needed to include larger sample sizes. These numbers should be fairly accurate for most places in the US with a couple days variation depending on location. Might be similar in Canada.

Times are from the day the invoice is paid:

Stacks: 1 week
Stacks Bowers Hong Kong: 3-4 weeks
Tauler y Fau: 3-4 weeks
Jesus Vico: 7-8 weeks
Rio de la Plata: 4 weeks
Coins NB: 2-3 weeks
Aureo y Calico: 4 weeks
Spink Hong Kong: 2-3 Weeks
Heritage Hong Kong: 3-4 weeks

jt88

I don’t buy from overseas auction house often. Spink hongkong usually deliver in 2 to 3 weeks, same as SB hongkong auction. HA hongkong auction usually 3 to 4 weeks.

jt88

By the way, spink New York office way over change for usps priority. It took them three weeks to deliver but charged me over 30 dollar for a 11 dollar postage usps charge.

TheGoonies1985

I live in Canada.

When shipped via registered mail (countries I have purchased from):

Chile = 4-5 weeks (once)
Czech Republic = 10-12 business days (once)
Germany = 8-10 business days (twice)
Spain = 10-12 business days (multiple times)
Uruguay = 3 weeks (once)

SimonW

@TheGoonies1985 said:
I live in Canada.

When shipped via registered mail (countries I have purchased from):

Chile = 4-5 weeks (once)
Czech Republic = 10-12 business days (once)
Germany = 8-10 business days (twice)
Spain = 10-12 business days (multiple times)
Uruguay = 3 weeks (once)

Can you include the auction houses, not just the countries?

TheGoonies1985

@SimonW said:

@TheGoonies1985 said:
I live in Canada.

When shipped via registered mail (countries I have purchased from):

Chile = 4-5 weeks (once)
Czech Republic = 10-12 business days (once)
Germany = 8-10 business days (twice)
Spain = 10-12 business days (multiple times)
Uruguay = 3 weeks (once)

Can you include the auction houses, not just the countries?

Rio De La Plata was Uruguay. The others were just shops not auction houses per say.

WCC

This is the first year I've bought from Tauler Fau. The export license must be a new requirement, as it wasn't required previously. The last coin I bought from another firm was Soler y Llach when it did not apply. I haven't documented the delivery timeframe, but the above is within my recollection.

pruebas

Notice how the export license only costs for non-EU folks? It seems to be a money grab since non-EU folks don't owe VAT on their coins.

realeswatcher

@WCC said:
This is the first year I've bought from Tauler Fau. The export license must be a new requirement, as it wasn't required previously. The last coin I bought from another firm was Soler y Llach when it did not apply. I haven't documented the delivery timeframe, but the above is within my recollection.

Cayon was doing it 10+ years ago, and it indeed made shipments take approx. 2 months... the other Spain houses generally did not. Maybe the gov't is applying some pressure.