Hey everyone-
There has been a lot of discussion about the different approaches auction houses take to forming their policies.

I thought it would be valuable to be able to look at the approaches all in one place. Today I'm sending out to the major auction houses the following email:

Hello-
I had a few simple yes or no questions about your auction house policy. I'm actually sending this to all of the major houses because I'd like to see how the various companies approach their auction policies.

Here goes:

1) Does your auction house list items in which you have a financial interest? (Either you own it, or have a stake in?)

If the answer is 'yes,' are these labeled in any way? (For Example "House Lot")

2) Do you allow your authenticator (one who's services you pay for) to consign items to your auction?

3) Are members of your auction house allowed to bid on the items in your auction?

I look forward to your response.
Sincerely
Eric Stangel

The emails are being sent to:
American Memorabilia
Grey Flannel
Lelands
Mastronet
Robert Edward Auctions
Vintage Authentics
Memory Lane
Heritage Auctions
Historic Auctions
SCP Auctions
Hunt Auctions


I will let you know what I hear and hopefully we can learn a lot from this.
Eric