My concern is the fee structure that me be imposed by Antiquorum.
Today, 25% buyers premium on their auctions, and I think that is a
recent 5% increase.
To sell, 16% plus photo fees.

If they keep these, I will certainly be reluctant.
Also, 45 days to get paid seems fairly long.

: Here is the Antiquorum page re DirectBid --

: http://data.antiquorum.com/eng/html/db/index.html

: It will be interesting to learn more about this platform. Some of
: the key questions, from my perspective: What will the fee
: structure be? What assurances will there be re authenticity and
: mechanical condition? Will there be enough buyers to yield good
: action / good prices for the sellers? How long will it take for
: this market to develop? Will there be sniping [I assume not] or
: will there be "auto-extend" or
: "anti-sniping" built into the program? Who will set
: the estimates? Will this be done by Antiquorum or by the seller
: [which has always been troublesome to me] This is an exciting
: development in the world of vintage watches; the true value of
: the platform will lie on how well this marketplace develops . .
: . as we all know, without depth of sellers, there will be no
: traffic from buyers, and without buyers, sellers will be
: hesitant to list their watches.

: I am optimistic about this platform, and hope that it will be the
: biggest thing to hit the vintage watch scene since eBay.

: Jeff

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