Heritage catalogs have arrived ....all 20 pounds

STEWARTBLAYNUMIS

I am going to Dallas tomorrow to view Heritage auction lots.There is no way I am carrying 20 pounds of catalogs with me.I will need to get a second set in Dallas when I arrive for lot viewing.
I started thinking it might be easier to get a lap top as it would be much lighter.Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.

Stewart

ps The flights from new york to Fort Lauderdale are only $160 round trip.However rooms are between $200 and $300 a night.I could get a car and drive 5 miles to get a room for $100 a night.Any comments?

JrGMan2004

Drive... Me and my godfather got lucky... we made reservations early, and we're at the Embassy Suites that's less than a mile from the Convention center... They are really nice too!!! They're suites, so, there's a Living room area and a bedroom, with 2 double beds... the living room area has a pull-out sofa bed, TV, Microwave, and a Mini-Fridge The Bedroom has another TV too! And for the two of us, we're paying $180 a night

jbsteven

stewart

you could stay with Laura and her Red Santa suit

Proof

Is that a Victorias Secret Santa Suit ???

Denny Crane

mrearlygold

ps The flights from new york to Fort Lauderdale are only $160 round trip.However rooms are between $200 and $300 a night.I could get a car and drive 5 miles to get a room for $100 a night.Any comments? >>






Are you sure the price drops that significantly for only 5 miles? Be careful about where that 5 miles could lead you. If it's off Sunrise, Broward Bld, West Oakland, Davie Blvd, be real careful.

Better off going a little further up to Pompano.

I would be shocked if little motels/hotels along A1A even in Ft Lauderdale are charging that much but then again, it seems that South Fla is becoming more and more california-like every day, pricewise.

Wanna buy my house in Port Charlotte? It's a little over 2 hours to Lauderdale. I'll be listing it as soon as we find and get the right deal on a house in NC or Tenn.

Tom

Lakesammman

Boiler and I are splitting a room 2 blocks from the convention center at $87/night TOTAL. We'll let you sleep on the floor if you don't bring Laura with you.

Julian

I was just going to post the same thing, except that mine only weighed 19 lbs. Did you get more than six catalogues?

RYK

I liked it when Heritage included CD-ROMs of the catalogs with them. That way, you could view lots on a laptop at an airport. Now, they will send one to me if I request it.

greghansen

Didn't see this thread before posting my other on this topic. I had barely finished typing my disbelief in the amount of Heritage auction materials when the door bell rang again. It was my regular postal carrier. Too much mail to get in the box. Reason....he had the B&M and Superior auction catalogs with him. So grand total of 8 catalogs within the last half hour. This should certainly test the markets ability to absorb material!

Longacre

Looking forward to getting home tonight from work and seeing what is in the mailbox or on the front porch (so long as it's the auction catalogs and not more on-line purchases by my wife

saintguru

Stew,

GET A LAPTOP. It's the same as the catalogues...only lighter...anyway we're all going to pick up new catalogues in Florida anyway. Didn't Velcheesa say she was going to do her bidding from her laptop in her room??

Don't tell me you haven't booked everything already??

mrearlygold

<< <i>Didn't see this thread before posting my other on this topic. I had barely finished typing my disbelief in the amount of Heritage auction materials when the door bell rang again. It was my regular postal carrier. Too much mail to get in the box. Reason....he had the B&M and Superior auction catalogs with him. So grand total of 8 catalogs within the last half hour. This should certainly test the markets ability to absorb material! >>








Almost like everyones trying to hit the exits at the same time huh?


Tom

K6AZ

Found my 20 lb. box of catalogs on my porch when I returned from running my errands today. Heritage wasted no time in taking advantage of those flat rate priority boxes.

tmot99

Was anybody else's box crushed, retaped, etc? It looked like they tried to process my box as flat mail. One corner was totally busted out.

K6AZ

Mine's in pretty good shape. I haven't opened it yet, I'll take a picture of it.

barberlover

For me lately the only thing coin catalogs are good for are door stops but when this crate of catologs arrived, the John C. Hugson catolog caught my eye.

I can't....somebody stop me. But before you do, look at page 122 at the m.s. 67 1909 O Barber half. My god !!!! What a Barber collection, if I were working again....no, scratch that...if I were rich. Barber collector alert, I have never seen so many Barber coins that I'd love to own in one catalog before....never. Time to calm down now, my heart is racing. I'm not saying I love every piece in that catolog, but I like a good deal of them, that hardly ever happens for me. I think this catolog will not become compost with the others.

How many old coin catologs & National Geographics will it take to sink the earth ?

Les

BAJJERFAN

<< <i>This should certainly test the markets ability to absorb material! >>



If I had the serious cash to spend I'd be an absorber thats a fact.

K6AZ

foodude

Heritage wasted no time in taking advantage of those flat rate priority boxes.

My care package from Heritage arrived today.

jonesy

Same package I got.

K6AZ

All I have to say is I pity whoever landed the job of lugging all those to the PO.

koby

Is Heritage the same auctionhouse that is the subject of the recent Forbes magazine article?

tradedollarnut

I was VERY impressed with Hugon and Gold Rush - the quality of the eye of the owner's was very obvious. Only moderately interested in Platinum Night and the rest didn't even hit the radar screen.

BAJJERFAN

Mine was retaped but it looks like everything is there. Don't recall seeing any CD-ROM's in there.

marcmoish

Hugon and Gold Rush are super catalogs indeed - WOW such fabulous offerings - endless amounts of money needed urgently The 1894-S @ Platinum night looks really super too - wonder what 10C will fetch.

Seems I got the B&M catalog today too. I can't help but notice that although the Hull collection is a super high end type collection beyond words - the catalog and photos however does no justice to it at all. Nothing like the Jung or Koshkarian catalogs. There are some super duper WOW coins there that look like shmootz in those photos. I wonder when they'll get their act together if ever. Hull has a 1793 cent just purchased 10 months ago @ Jung it seems hmm. wonder what 10 months will do in yield?

Marc

tradedollarnut

Many of the Lull coins are from the Knoxville Collection. I'm with you - proper photography would have made this a memorable catalog.

BAJJERFAN

The coin pics in the catalog are light years better than their auctions tho.

tmot99

<< <i>All I have to say is I pity whoever landed the job of lugging all those to the PO. >>



No Eric. You have it wrong. Heritage waited for the post office to start offering pick-ups before sending out a box of catalogs. I feel sorry for the postman.

JadeRareCoin

Heritage would help the environment AND save a lot of money if they eliminated their auction catalogs and have everything online.

saintguru

I have to say it, but I think the Hugon calalogue is perhaps the nicest I have ever seen.

Other greats were the:

Stacks/Michaels 2004 $10 Indian Eagles
Thane Price 1998 Gold/Barber Halves..by David Akers
Oliver Jung..although the pics were taken at a slight angle...

Bruce...what other great catalogues, quality wise could you compare??

JrGMan2004

If anyone doesn't want their catalogs, feel free to send them to me Actually... pretty much any auction catalogs you don't want... I'd be happy to take off your hands!

marcmoish

Heritage would help the environment AND save a lot of money if they eliminated their auction catalogs and have everything online.

sorry Jade, that statement sounds way off imho - let me point out that heritage knows very well the catalogs are read from cover to cover by many. Many hours of enjoument are had, and that translates to more sales. Most will NOT sit in front of a computer or laptop and add more skeletal and muscular discomfort to there already bruised hands and palms nor will many stay focused eye wise for more than a decent amount of time before succumbing to bleary bloated eye lids syndrome.
There is just that much that can be shown on the screen per lot.
I admit for you guys, the dealers, it may be cumbersome but I'd assume you'd have the thousands of collectors in mind....or would you?


Marc

JadeRareCoin

sorry Jade, that statement sounds way off imho - let me point out that heritage knows very well the catalogs are read from cover to cover by many. Many hours of enjoument are had, and that translates to more sales. Most will NOT sit in front of a computer or laptop and add more skeletal and muscular discomfort to there already bruised hands and palms nor will many stay focused eye wise for more than a decent amount of time before succumbing to bleary bloated eye lids syndrome.

Fair enough, but I know several collectors and dealers who don't even open the cover of their Heritage catalogs. They just go straight in the trash. What a waste. It would be better if Heritage could do a better job of knowning who wants a catalog and who doesn't.

RYK

I have mixed feelings on the printed catalog vs. computer-based catalog idea.

I echo Jade's concern for the environment. What percentage of those catalogs that were schlepped to our homes will end up in a landfill in the next few months? Probably a pretty high percentage.

On the other hand, sitting at a computer and perusing auction lots is not nearly as enjoyable or comfortable as sitting in a comfortable chair or in bed...at least not for me.

Then, there's the issue of what to do with the catalog after the sale. I could go broke sending them all to George when I am through with them. I keep and collect catalogs that have coins or collections that I deem memorable and interesting. The rest? Most get dumped. Interestingly, I have never pitched an ANR catalog--they are all so nice! Superior and B&M almost always get dumped. With Heritage, I save some and get rid of the rest.

Jade, while we are saving trees, perhaps you can help me find a way to stop the various phone companies from dropping off phonebooks at my doorstep. One every five years would be okay--five every year is far too many!

marcmoish

I have never pitched an ANR catalog--they are all so nice! Superior and B&M almost always get dumped. With Heritage, I save some and get rid of the rest.

I've never trashed an ANR catalog yet - either - says alot for the QDB guys
I guess most do as you said with the Heritage - many go poof after many stick around. Ditto w/Superior & B&M
Jade you know what I mean at least

Jade, while we are saving trees, perhaps you can help me find a way to stop the various phone companies from dropping off phonebooks at my doorstep. One every five years would be okay--five every year is far too many!



Marc

JrGMan2004

I love looking at auction catalogs!! Especially ones with Bust collections By far my favorite catalog is the B&M November 2002 Baltimore sale of Russ Logan and Gilbert Steinberg's collections...

tradedollarnut

what other great catalogues, quality wise could you compare??

I think that the Suros [sp?] collection of overdate coinage was perhaps the finest individual collection catalog ever.

JadeRareCoin

Jade, while we are saving trees, perhaps you can help me find a way to stop the various phone companies from dropping off phonebooks at my doorstep.

I have been complaining about this for years. It's just too damn much. Same thing for Sunday papers. A huge amount of paper just for a couple of hours of disposable reading material........then off to the landfill. I am not a tree hugger or anything, but we could all be more conscious of our consumption of paper, plastic and glass.

JadeRareCoin

..........and furthermore.

The problem with the 20 pounds of Heritage catalogs is that most collectors will go to only one section or another in the catalog. For example, I have a client who only collects Two Cent Pieces. He doesn't even look at the other sections. What a total waste of paper and ink! 20 pounds of paper just so that a collector can ponder whether or not he will purchase one or two coins in one tiny section.

jmho

lloydmincy

Hey Dennis:

Maybe there are a few that throw away the catalogs. I don't look at everything in them.... too overwelming. But I save all of them. They ARE beautiful and great reading, and GREAT references. When I DO collect what I don't look at now, I can always grab the catalog. This paper waste is nothing compared to other corporate giants in the U.S. Remember, the coin collectors and dealers is a very small niche still.

We could save a lot of trees if building homes out of wood stopped, and we all lived in a tent. (I'm heading that way with my auction spending)

---Lloyd

agentjim007

I always throw mine away before I get it in the house and follow the auction on-line.

coinguy1

What's with all of the talk about landfills? Don't you guys have recycling?

cohodk

Hey Heritage, where's my catalog. ANR sent me two.

RYK

What's with all of the talk about landfills? Don't you guys have recycling?

Actually, we do. We have a service provided by our city that picks up the contents of our recycling bin weekly. They do not accept phone books and the like, however, and a Heritage catalog is more like a phone book than anything else. I secretly believe that the recycling firms take out the soda cans, glass, and whatever else they can make money on and dump the rest in a landfill.

tradedollarnut

ANR sent me two.

And here I thought I was special...

Actually, it was quite fortuitous as one was severely water damaged!

mrearlygold

I secretly believe that the recycling firms take out the soda cans, glass, and whatever else they can make money on and dump the rest in a landfill. >>








It's not a secret anymore Robert and you're probably right!


Tom

dthigpen

Recycling still leaves plenty of waste as a byproduct.

jom

I hope Heritage got my note NOT to send me anymore catalogs. My PO is going to make me get a new (larger) box if this continues....what a pain. I do NOT want to get a new PO Box address....

jom

RYK

It's not a secret anymore Robert and you're probably right!

But at least it makes us feel better thinking that we are recycling.

Longacre

Ever think how much paper and printing our goverment does? It's a lot more than the Heritage catalogs. Take the tax return requirement, for example. I work at a large company, and the printed tax return stands about 25 feet high (thank god I don't have any part of that).

But to weigh in on the real subject, I also am a little bothered by the paper usage of the catalogs, and the cost of mailing them (someone must be "paying" for it).

mrearlygold

<< <i>It's not a secret anymore Robert and you're probably right!

But at least it makes us feel better thinking that we are recycling. >>







Oh yah I forgot about the "feeling".

Hahahaha

Are you one of those "extremists" Robert?

Tom