Every so often I buy something from one of the traditional auction houses (e.g. Heritage, Sothebys, etc). Most of the time I have a solid strategy, but on occasion I get too excited about an item and the potential to get it for a good price that I forget... THE FEES!

Happened last night. Was tracking a grail of mine, and found one at auction that nobody seemed to be bidding on. Thought it was my time to finally grab it, and for a decent price.

And guess what?! I won!!! And my winning bid was slightly lower than comps.

And then the final bill came. 22% buyers premium. Shipping and handling. Taxes.

And what ended up being a smart buy turned into an overpay by a healthy margin.

I'd say 'lesson learned' but I've learned the same lesson a few times and it never sticks.

Sharing here in case I can help someone else be slightly smarter about it!

Will post my (too expensive) card when it comes in!!!

Our 2025 Bowman Baseball Blaster Case Break player auctions are starting to end tomorrow at 3P EST through the stream at 830P EST! 🔥

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Our 2025 Bowman Baseball Blaster Case Break is officially up!

We’re ripping a 40 box case — if you are looking for certain players, this is the break for you! ⚾💥

👤 Bid on your favorite players
📦 All cards ship
📬 $4.99 shipping for your first player, $0.25 each after
📆 Breaks LIVE on Thursday 5/29

🌐 Bid on your spots now 👉https://cardkulture.net/listings?collectionId=f4acadea-832d-4f51-b08c-cbff127db1d3&sort=TRENDING

🔥 Don’t miss your chance to chase top rookies, 1st Bowmans & exclusive redemptions! Let’s pull some heat 🤙

Our 2025 Bowman Baseball Blaster Case Break is officially up!

We’re ripping a 40 box case — if you are looking for certain players, this is the break for you! ⚾💥

👤 Bid on your favorite players
📦 All cards ship
📬 $4.99 shipping for your first player, $0.25 each after
📆 Breaks LIVE on Thursday 5/29

🌐 Bid on your spots now 👉https://cardkulture.net/listings?collectionId=f4acadea-832d-4f51-b08c-cbff127db1d3&sort=TRENDING

🔥 Don’t miss your chance to chase top rookies, 1st Bowmans & exclusive redemptions! Let’s pull some heat 🤙

I have my 1954 Topps Doubleheaders Hank Aaron Auto for sale on eBay as BIN... gotten a little bit of interest, but nothing substantial. It's POP 1, one higher without qualifiers, total PSA/DNA Pop of only 7, so we're talking significantly rarer than an auto'd Aaron rookie card (total PSA/DNA Pop 388).

Any advice for how to move forward with this one? Should I see about consignment with Heritage or REA?

Set a 7-day auction on eBay with a reasonable minimum bid?

Consign with a bigger eBay consignor like GMC or Probstein?

Take it to one of the shops around ATL on my next trip to a Braves game?

Any advice appreciated!