How It Works

For bidders

1. Step 1

   Create a free account

   Anyone in the United States can sign up and bid. Confirm your email address from the email we send, and you can bid straight away. Create your account.

2. Step 2

   Find what you collect

   Browse the auctions by sport, category, era, authenticator, player or price, and sort by what closes first. Watch a lot to get a reminder before it closes, or save a search and we'll email you when new lots match it.

3. Step 3

   Bid with a maximum

   Enter the most you're willing to pay. We bid for you, one step at a time, only as much as it takes to keep you in the lead, up to your maximum. Nobody else sees your maximum. If two bidders set the same maximum, the one who set it first wins.

   Each bid has to raise the price by at least the increment for its price range:

   Current price	Each bid raises it by at least
   Under $100	$5
   $100 to under $500	$10
   $500 to under $1,000	$25
   $1,000 to under $2,500	$50
   $2,500 to under $5,000	$100
   $5,000 to under $10,000	$250
   $10,000 and up	$500

4. Step 4

   Watch the close

   Every lot closes at its set time, on our clock. A bid in the last 3 minutes adds 3 minutes to the clock, so everyone gets a fair chance to answer it.

   Some lots have a hidden reserve: the lowest price the seller will accept. The lot shows "Reserve not met" until the bidding reaches it, and it only sells if it does.

5. Step 5

   Or buy it now, or make an offer

   Lots with a Buy It Now price can be bought outright. On an auction lot, Buy It Now disappears as soon as the first bid is placed. Lots marked "Open to offers" take offers: name your price, and we accept, decline or counter. Offers expire after 48 hours.

6. Step 6

   Win and pay

   When you win, your invoice arrives by email. You pay the winning price plus shipping, packaging and sales tax, with no buyer's premium. Pay within 7 days with PayPal. Everything you win before paying goes on one invoice, with one shipping charge.

7. Step 7

   We pack and ship

   We pack your lots carefully and ship them with tracking to your verified address in California. You can bid from any state; you'll just need a shipping address in California at checkout. Shipping and payment details.

For consignors

• 17%commission, from your payout
• $0buyer's premium
• 1, 3, 5 and 7 daysauction lengths

1. Step 1

   Tell us about your items

   Send us photos and what you know: the player, the year and any authentication, from the Consign With Us page. Several items can go in one submission.

2. Step 2

   We take a look

   We review each item and email you. If we'd like to sell it, we tell you where to send it. You can follow every item in My Account.

3. Step 3

   Send it in

   When it arrives we mark it received, then photograph it, write it up with its certificate and list it.

4. Step 4

   Collectors bid

   Your item goes up in a timed auction of 1, 3, 5 and 7 days, or at a Buy It Now price. You can watch the bidding as it happens.

5. Step 5

   You get paid

   Once your buyer has paid, you receive the hammer price less our 17% commission, with a statement showing every lot on it. Buyers never pay a premium on top.

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