Beckett 20 questions … auction block curiosities

1. Which of these sales is real?

• T206 Honus Wagner PSA 8 for $2.8 million
• Babe Ruth's first Yankee Stadium home run bat for $1.26 million
• Babe Ruth's earliest Yankees jersey for $4.4 million
• Naismith's rules of basketball for $4.3 million
• Mark McGwire's 70th home run ball for $3 million
• They're all real.

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2. How vital have auctions been to your collection?

• Very important
• Not important

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3. Which types of auctions have you participated in? (Select all you have used.)

• eBay
• Auction house
• Other online auction (non-eBay)
• on-site live auctions

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4. What percentage of your best items have been bought at auction?

• All of them (100 percent)
• More than half of them (50-99)
• Some of them (50 percent or less)
• None of them

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5. What would your collection look like without eBay?

• The same as it does now (I'm persistent).
• A shell of what it is now.
• I would have stopped collecting.

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6. Which auction houses have you used in the past? (select all that apply)

• Heritage Auctions
• Grey Flannel Auctions
• Collect Auctions
• Legendary Auctions
• Robert Edward Auctions
• Lelands
• Memory Lane
• Hunt Auctions
• SCP Auctions
• Huggins & Scott
• Steiner Sports Auctions
• Mile High Card Co.
• Goldin Auctions
• Beckett Select Auctions
• Julien's
• Goodwin & Co.
• Shulte Auctions
• Other
• None of them

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7. Which league auctions have you bought from? (select all that apply)

• MLB (auction.mlb.com)
• NFL (nflauction.nfl.com)
• NBA (auctions.nba.com)
• NHL (auctions.nhl.com)
• NASCAR (auctions.nascar.com)
• MiLB (milbauctions.com)
• Other
• None of them

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8. How would you best describe how you feel about using eBay auctions?

• Smoothest option I have -- and I can do it anywhere.
• Complicated, but it's my best option.
• Risky at times.
• I no longer use it.

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9. How would you assess eBay's place in hobby?

• Revolutionary (changed it all for the better).
• Devolutionary (changed it all for the worse).
• As vital as any other outlet in the hobby.
• I'm not sure.

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10. Do you trust auction houses?

• Yes
• No
• No opinion

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11. Flipping through the pages of a major auction house catalog is a _____ experience.

• religious
• depressing (because I can't own it all)
• educational
• I don't know ... I guess I need to find one.

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12. What types of items have you most often bought at auction? (check all that apply)

• Single cards
• Card lots
• Sets
• Wax (boxes or cases)
• Graded cards
• autographed items
• memorabilia
• other

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13. Have you ever found an absolute steal at auction?

• Yes
• No

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14. If you don't use auctions, why not?

• Prefer buying items in-person.
• It's too expensive
• Too many scammers/problems
• I collect other stuff not commonly found at typical auction
• Other

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15. Are you comfortable buying wax boxes on eBay?

• Yes.
• Yes, but only from certain dealers.
• No.

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16. When it comes to buying vintage singles on the auction block ...

• I only buy graded
• I only buy from certain dealers
• I buy what I like and can afford

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17. I would like to see ____ auction house coverage in Beckett magazines

• more
• less
• I like what's done now (BSCM Auction Watch)

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18. Which sport dominates on the auction block? (pick all that you think apply)

• baseball
• football
• basketball
• hockey
• racing
• MMA
• wrestling
• other

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19. True or False: Mike Tyson's cup was auctioned for $3,000.

• True!
• False.
• Seriously?

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20. This Detective Comics No. 27 sold for $1.075 million via Heritage. BGS-graded comics, anyone?

• Yes!
• No.
• I'll stick to cards.

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