VECTIS AUCTION

[petethesweet]

Hi all, did anybody treat themselves today, i managed to pick up one of the Coach boxes, nothing else i really fancied, some crazy prices today a lot of the job lots went cheap. I understand they have another auction in June Pete.

[YYS4BOB]

Just 1 YY lot for me. Under bidder on a few

[petethesweet]

Hi Bob, would have loved to have gone to the auction but was busy else where, got Vectis to phone me up, first time i have ever bid on anything via phone. Pete.

[YYS4BOB]

On holiday somewhere exotic Pete? I might go up in July for the YY sale, but it's a five and a half hour drive, then you have to factor in petrol/accommodation costs.

[petethesweet]

Yes Bob, Cape Verde, Lanzarote, Tenerife. Booking Croatia tomorrow for later on in the year. If its still cold in a couple of weeks we will be off again. Going to Sandown to pick up my box Pete.

[YYS4BOB]

See you there.

[Moyboy]

One for me only and like Bob and under bidder on a few !

[ogedei2]

Went after 2 Pontiacs (the carded #22 Grand Prix & maltese cross wheel #4 firebird) and didn't get a look in on either.

[matchboxmarcel]

I had a bid of 130 gbp on lot 3634, the Matchbox Retailers Illuminated Ceiling Hanging Shop Window/Sales but this sold at 190.
Did any-one here got this one ?

marcel

[David Tilley]

I managed to pick up 2 Superfast models. One of the Dodge Chargers with label on the front and a Toe Joe with maltese cross wheels. I too wanted the Pontiac Firebird with maltese cross (hoping the fact the model was not showing the wheels in the pic would be a plus), but didn't even attempt to bid. Prices for it shot up.

On a side note, I have always used Invaluable to do my bidding online. It was cheaper. They had a blanket 25% premium. It recently went up to 26% and when I won in the March auction it was 26% then. I had the invoice for this and noticed it has gone up again to 27%. So now it is cheaper to go through Vectis direct to bid. They charge a 20% premium which you then add VAT to. Therefore it is actually 24%. Plus, because I pay by card you then add a 2% fee on to the entire auction, which means it is just under 26.5% that is acually added on. I know it is only around a 0.5% saving, but every penny counts. So if anybody is like me and used Invaluable and a credit card to pay, next time go to Vectis direct for bidding. It is now cheaper.