Catalogue is up. 354 lots.
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Not interested in buying, but I can't believe how many lots have ullage, even for relatively young wines. Tons of scuffed/nicked labels also. Makes you question how a lot of these bottles were stored.
Also, who went deep on Pearl Morissette Cuvee Metis and is trying to dump it in the auction? Ouch. Plenty of other PM wine up as well.
hunch is a lot of restaurant lots in there.
The pricing makes absolutely no sense in many cases.
fyi - there's going to be a large auction in Alberta toward the end of March. Buyers premiums will be less as well. I'll post if I hear anything else.
i cant believe the prices sassicaia 16 fetched over the last few auctions
A couple of lots of interest, if they go for the estimated prices (which they never do). More interested in a couple of lots in the spirits auction but same caveat.
So. Much. Bordeaux.
@mangiare posted:The pricing makes absolutely no sense in many cases.
fyi - there's going to be a large auction in Alberta toward the end of March. Buyers premiums will be less as well. I'll post if I hear anything else.
If you're talking the Iron Gate auction, I've been in touch with Warren and he's trying to find a temp controlled shipping service for this auction. I suggested ATS but apparently they only use temp controlled trucks in Alberta. Interesting, as they shipped a couple of cases I bought from Zyn in Calgary a few months back which I presumed would be in temp controlled trucks, given that it was ATS.
I put a bunch of lots in "watch" mode earlier this week, and ... wow the prices have been jacked up! Seems worse than usual. I've ignored all Bordeaux, and the other stuff (Burg, Rhone) seem to be at double retail prices already. First time I've NOT put a bid in on a lot. Craziness.
@riddler posted:I put a bunch of lots in "watch" mode earlier this week, and ... wow the prices have been jacked up! Seems worse than usual. I've ignored all Bordeaux, and the other stuff (Burg, Rhone) seem to be at double retail prices already. First time I've NOT put a bid in on a lot. Craziness.
Indeed. I bid on the Clarendon Hills lot though I fear some may be over the Clarendon Hills, so to speak! But I love those wines so here's hoping no one outbids me. If they do they can have them. Seems many lots are or may be too old, amongst the New World and Rhone bottles at least.
I've thrown bids at half a dozen lots only to watch prices spiral into the stratosphere.
Think about this: For a lot where the 'winning' bid is $100:
- buyer pays $100 + 20% Buyers fee + 13% HST = $135.60.
- seller receives $85 after paying 15% Seller's fee.
So on a $100 lot, $50.60 are collected in fees and taxes. Which is insane.
I can't wait until Dougie locates his huevos, takes on the union and privatizes the retail side to create a free and fair resale market.
@vint posted:I've thrown bids at half a dozen lots only to watch prices spiral into the stratosphere.
Think about this: For a lot where the 'winning' bid is $100:
- buyer pays $100 + 20% Buyers fee + 13% HST = $135.60.
- seller receives $85 after paying 15% Seller's fee.
So on a $100 lot, $50.60 are collected in fees and taxes. Which is insane.
I can't wait until Dougie locates his huevos, takes on the union and privatizes the retail side to create a free and fair resale market.
Same here. Alberta would be a model that appeals to him, I'd think.
@vint posted:I've thrown bids at half a dozen lots only to watch prices spiral into the stratosphere.
Think about this: For a lot where the 'winning' bid is $100:
- buyer pays $100 + 20% Buyers fee + 13% HST = $135.60.
- seller receives $85 after paying 15% Seller's fee.
So on a $100 lot, $50.60 are collected in fees and taxes. Which is insane.
I can't wait until Dougie locates his huevos, takes on the union and privatizes the retail side to create a free and fair resale market.
Seller's fee is now 20% plus 1% per month for "insurance." Why the insurance premium varies with the sale price is beyond me, unless of course it's not actually for insurance but another grab by the auction house.
correct CSM but don't forget about the $20 'photo fee' per lot! pricks
The last time I sold with them, the 1% insurance and the photo fee equated to $250?? I think that's why you see some weird lots of mix-matched wines.
If the total of what you sell is in excess of $8k, the sellers fee is reduced to 15% ++
I forgot the photo fee. Have a lot in this auction and am disgusted about how much I’m paying these clowns.
@vint posted:I've thrown bids at half a dozen lots only to watch prices spiral into the stratosphere.
Think about this: For a lot where the 'winning' bid is $100:
- buyer pays $100 + 20% Buyers fee + 13% HST = $135.60.
- seller receives $85 after paying 15% Seller's fee.
So on a $100 lot, $50.60 are collected in fees and taxes. Which is insane.
I can't wait until Dougie locates his huevos, takes on the union and privatizes the retail side to create a free and fair resale market.
The Soviet Union had a flourishing black market. We don't even have that!
I’m planning on selling more wine but couldn’t bring myself to give it to them. Even with the insane bidding, i’ll most likely wait until the border reopens.
I remember somebody bidding $200 for a $55 bottle of Dead Arm several years ago and thinking that this is an aberration, surely these people will come to their senses.
But then I never thought that Donald Trump would become the 'leader of the FREE world' in a 'landslide' election victory.
I have a lot to learn...
