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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lucille.b, post: 11122935, member: 51&quot;]Outbid, darn.&nbsp; As you said, at least you don&#039;t have to pay up.</p><p><br /></p><p>During Covid,many of our estate companies went from in person to online and never went back. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m stunned at the prices these online sales realize.&nbsp; 80 percent of the time it&#039;s honestly more than Ebay, and (unlike Ebay) purchases come with zero guarantees.&nbsp; You get home and there is a stone chipped in a brooch that the photo didn&#039;t show?&nbsp; Everything is AS IS, and often the photos they post leave much to be desired.</p><p><br /></p><p>I almost never buy on online estate auctions, but I do occasionally peruse photos if a sale is nearby. Three years ago I spotted a Schreiner <u>ruffle pin</u> in one.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think they even listed it as &quot;Schreiner&quot; but showed a photo of the back and you could see the mark.&nbsp; I was planning my strategy... honestly I considered going to $800 if I had to.</p><p><br /></p><p>It sold for $1,395!!&nbsp; PLUS taxes and convenience fees on top.&nbsp; After that I was pretty much done.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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