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I assume Stacks/Bowers will post the online Federal-US coins for Baltimore, but when?

We see all the world coins, and currency posted. But will they have coins for us Americans?
I wrote them last week, but no reponse as of tonight.
Has anyone consigned to them for Baltimore and know when they are posting?
Thanks.
I wrote them last week, but no reponse as of tonight.
Has anyone consigned to them for Baltimore and know when they are posting?
Thanks.
TahoeDale
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No catalog online now? No response to your email? Not sure what all of this means, but it's making it very clear who I will consign with in the future.
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
<< <i>But will they have coins for us Americans? >>
We know the Cardinal stuff is in there........these guys really need to switch to the Heritage format which posts stuff incrementally.........
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<< <i>But will they have coins for us Americans? >>
We know the Cardinal stuff is in there........these guys really need to switch to the Heritage format which posts stuff incrementally......... >>
Tough noogies. They will post the catalog when they are good and ready!
Seriously, it takes from 30 mins to a couple hours to scan the entire sale online. Other than if you might travel to the sale depending on what's in it, does it matter that much if they post the catalog a week before the sale?
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<< <i>But will they have coins for us Americans? >>
We know the Cardinal stuff is in there........these guys really need to switch to the Heritage format which posts stuff incrementally......... >>
Tough noogies. They will post the catalog when they are good and ready!
Seriously, it takes from 30 mins to a couple hours to scan the entire sale online. Other than if you might travel to the sale depending on what's in it, does it matter that much if they post the catalog a week before the sale? >>
Only if I'm going to buy something....
<< <i>Significant coins are not purchased in a vacuum. Arrangements must be made for viewing and funds. Research must be done. Experts must be consulted. >>
Significant coins for auction that require "arrangements" are known about long before the catalog is printed. The catalog serves to help disperse the dreck and widgets.
I have also offered lot viewing services to forum members in the past as I know that another look can be very helpful to those who can't attend the lot viewing. But that doesn't seem possible either if they don't have a catalog up in advance.
None of this would make me happy as a consignor.
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
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<< <i>Significant coins are not purchased in a vacuum. Arrangements must be made for viewing and funds. Research must be done. Experts must be consulted. >>
Significant coins for auction that require "arrangements" are known about long before the catalog is printed. The catalog serves to help disperse the dreck and widgets.
For us plebians, all we can afford is the dreck and widgets. Only problem is, sometimes there are some pretty nice crumbs and I'd like to see them!
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<< <i>Other than if you might travel to the sale depending on what's in it, does it matter that much if they post the catalog a week before the sale? >>
How the *&$%# am I supposed to obsess about a sale for a month if they don't post it in advance?
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<< <i>Significant coins are not purchased in a vacuum. Arrangements must be made for viewing and funds. Research must be done. Experts must be consulted. >>
Significant coins for auction that require "arrangements" are known about long before the catalog is printed. The catalog serves to help disperse the dreck and widgets.
For us plebians, all we can afford is the dreck and widgets. Only problem is, sometimes there are some pretty nice crumbs and I'd like to see them! >>
And you will see them...when they are good and ready to show them to you.
After seeing those salaries it's no wonder they had to jack the juice up.
Has anyone heard of a sale with a greater number of lots ever?
I told Chris he can now start to expect complaints by people objecting that so many lots can't be gone through intelligently. Said he's been hearing the same thing from his cataloguers for months. They have now been gifted T-shirts (suitable, but not required, for casual Fridays) reading "The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves".
He also denied the rumor that lot # 1 was withdrawn and the entire sale had to be renumbered.
``https://ebay.us/m/KxolR5
<< <i> Over 10,000 lots are being offered; by sheer volume the greatest number this firm has ever sold.
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Ick.
While that is excellent news, as you know, people will complain about anything and everything, especially on a public forum. I have two potential concerns with this extremely large sale:
Lot viewing--at the smaller, lower profile ANA Summer 2011 sale, SB had trouble accommodating me for lot viewing. Despite that the room was about one-third full with patrons and plenty of employees were milling around, they did not seem to have adequate resources to promptly register me, scrounge up a catalog, get me seated, and show me the few boxes of coins that I wished to view. With 10,000 lots, this issue could be significantly compounded.
Coin delivery after auction--starting about two weeks after every SB sale there is a mounting chorus of whiners here
<< <i>This firm exists only because of its name. >>
I am going to disagree with you on that point. There is a lot of talent at all levels in the SB organization. I think that, maybe like recent versions of the Dallas Cowboys or New York Yankees, they just have not been able to execute together as a team on a high level. It could happen at any time. Do you remember how beloved the ANR operation was?
not going to Baltimore for the show or auction. Even if the one coin I want is up for sale.
10 days ago, and with no posting online of the Federal coins, I wrote Stacks, asking specifically about
the contents of the sale--CBH's and Early dollars. No response of any kind. So with the need to schedule
another trip to see my kids, and to buy air and hotel, I am traveling elsewhere.
We are now 23 days from the start of the show, that is a day's travel from the west coast.
BTW, when I last asked a Heritage rep the same thing, and over 60 days before the sale, I got an immediate reply.
SB, You are losing customers
<< <i>I told Chris he can now start to expect complaints by people objecting that so many lots can't be gone through intelligently. Said he's been hearing the same thing from his cataloguers for months. They have now been gifted T-shirts (suitable, but not required, for casual Fridays) reading "The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves". >>
With regards to the cataloguing statement - I don't know if that is in jest or not, but as a consignor I will not consider this company after reading that statement. I sure as heck do not want to do business with a company whose president does not understand the time frame necessary to properly catalogue a sale or understand the capabilities of his employees to do so. Wonder how many mistakes will be in it? And for example, if I want Michael Hodder to catalogue a set, I'll consign to that house - I don't care who the president of the company is. Retaining key personnel is huge after M&A and I'm not pleased with what I've seen so far, and now this. I am curious to see what happens and who may leave after this 10,000 lot fiasco.
ANA LM
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1) Consistently poor customer service
2) Repeated purchasing of coins which imo are 'questionable' and putting them in their auctions
"Seu cabra da peste,
"Sou Mangueira......."
<< <i>2) Repeated purchasing of coins which imo are 'questionable' and putting them in their auctions >>
The same thing has happened to me too many times...a lot of my raw S-B purchases have come back body-bagged from TPGs, including many from the "QDB Collection."
ANA LM
USAF Retired — 34 years of active military service! 🇺🇸
http://stacksbowers.com/auctions/AuctionLot.aspx?LotID=401371
Keep clicking "Next" and you'll find the rest.
I really love for Heritage's "publish as we go" approach to the online catalog - I hope it becomes the standard.
This has been a problem in the past-inability to find all the coins for sale, without a list where thay start.
A catalog with lot number is absolutely necessary.
Very nice images.
MJ
Fellas, leave the tight pants to the ladies. If I can count the coins in your pockets you better use them to call a tailor. Stay thirsty my friends......
At least now I can see that it's been listed - and the images are okay.
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<< <i>Nothing really for me - but that 1859-S half dollar is AMAZING! >>
The 1840 $ looks burnt.
K
My 1866 Philly Mint Set
There are some incredible colonials coming, such as a
Higley Copper
New York Elcelsior copper
Sommer Islands hogg money
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The 1840 $ looks burnt.
K >>
Yes.... I am bidding on it too.
Did anyone notice the SP66 '94 S$1 has been plugged?
Yes, of course I have a customer. What do I tell her? What?
Oh, it's OK. TDN says George will calm her down again. Again.
Again.
Cue Warren Zevon singing "Lawyers, Guns and Money"
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
<< <i>Yeah it's up but won't load.
It wouldn't for me at first tonight either, but I am having limited, slow success now.
"Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
<< <i>Still not loading at 11:40 p.m. ET. Do I have to try at 3:00 a.m. ?
It worked for me.
Coin Rarities Online
"Everything is on its way to somewhere. Everything." - George Malley, Phenomenon
http://www.american-legacy-coins.com
Still can't get the website to open. Rats...
Jack
<< <i>Still can't get the website to open. Rats... Jack >>
I had the same problem earlier, but I can get in now. Some of the sessions still aren't ready, but you can see what's in them by using a little trickery. Just click on one of the earlier posted and ready sessions (i.e. one of the currency auctions). The next page will have a menu of all the auction's sessions running down the left side of the screen. Click on the session you are interested in. Even when no coins show up (i.e. it's not ready yet), you can still see what's in the auction by lot number. The lot numbers for the auction are listed in the description paragraph - just enter the first lot number in the Search box and click away. The lot descriptions will appear in order, some with photos, some without.
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
<< <i>just a spinning wheel on my screen for me. As a potential bidder it is frustrating, imagine if I were a consignor
<< <i>im still not getting any of the U.S. coin lots other than rarities night... >>
Same here - all I get is Rarities Night .
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Quite a mess. Total "amateur hour" when compared to the folks in Dallas.
Jack
<< <i><< im still not getting any of the U.S. coin lots other than rarities night... >>
Same here - all I get is Rarities Night . >>
OK, click on Rarities Night. See all the other Sessions running down the left side of your page? Click on any of the sessions that interests you, for example: "Session 7, Early American coin lots" . You will get a pretty much empty page with a brief description of the session, including the lot numbers. Now plug the first lot number into the Search box. Voila! You will now have the first coin's description. Keep hitting "Next" to see more.
Results will vary depending on how far along they are in preparing the lots. Some have detailed descriptions, some have photos, some just have a one line description. But it can give you an idea of what's in the session and what you might want to come back and check later when everything is ready.
mbogoman
https://pcgs.com/setregistry/collectors-showcase/classic-issues-colonials-through-1964/zambezi-collection-trade-dollars/7345Asesabi Lutho
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448