Colonial Acres 6/18 Auction - 2013 Gold Superman Unsold & Huge Discounts

At this past CA auction I managed to snag some cool NZ Mint Greek Mythological Creatures (Gorgon & Centaur) for $1 above start price. I would have had all three lots (missed Minotaur) but I was distracted for a minute and missed on it (it also sold at $1 above start price). Grabbing these guys is a bit more difficult (read: pricey) in the open market than what I got them for at auction even with buyer's fee and shipping added on.

That's now my MO for coin acquisition; purchase at auction ( ebay). Only XforX I get at Mint (have a boutique in my city so I can see/hold all new releases if I really am curious). Learned my lesson early with the Great Lakes coins (seeing how far they dropped as a set; still like 'em tho!). Never did buy into the hype and spiel the Mint churns out. Glad (for the most part) that I didn't.

Dcadon: Was that this CA auction or a different one? Why so much tax on the item? (Thought pure silver/gold items are non-taxable)? My three items had no extra tax added (only $.75 for tax on shipping).

Buyers fee for this CA auction was 18%. Shipping is usually 10-20 bucks depending on the courier company used. If you paid by cash or cheque/debit/e-transfer to CA you got a 3% reduction of your total cost.

With the high shipping costs you need to knock down the per coin cost by grabbing multiple coins (afterall they're all part of one shipment). As someone else stated earlier multiple coin sets tend to be value bets (already lowered cost than issue price) at auction (also because they absorb the cost of shipping per coin too)!

The extra costs also factor into my maximum bid too, as I know those extra costs are looming after the hammer falls. I don't stray too far from start price to guarantee I get somewhere from 35-45% (rarely 50%) off list price of the coin.

It was a silver item, but before they went to 'fine' silver - so taxes are applied on 'Sterling'. I was $5.00 over the 'start price'. However, the 'list price' is only speculation. It was the first of the First Zodiac series - Coin and Stamp Set - where I've see the coin (by itself) sold nearly $300 or $400 on ebay, I thought $131 - was a pretty decent price.

Dcadon: I'd say you still did fairly well given ebay sell prices; the add-on fees do add some vinegar to the sweetness of getting a desired coin though.

@MoneyPenney

The Queens 90th birthday coin release price of $99.95 has sold on ebay 31 times since release and the price is trending upwards;

Jun 11, 2016 $210.00
May 27, 2016 $200.00
May 25, 2016 $183.38
May 24, 2016 $296.04
May 17, 2016 $169.95
May 16, 2016 $159.95
May 15, 2016 $162.00
May 12, 2016 $161.50
May 10, 2016 $139.00
May 8, 2016 $159.95
May 7, 2016 $135.00
May 6, 2016 $141.55
May 6, 2016 $141.55
May 6, 2016 $159.95
May 3, 2016 $128.95
May 3, 2016 $149.95
May 3, 2016 $144.89
May 3, 2016 $144.89
May 2, 2016 $139.95
May 1, 2016 $137.50
May 1, 2016 $144.89
Apr 30, 2016 $142.00
Apr 28, 2016 $144.50
Apr 28, 2016 $144.89
Apr 28, 2016 $139.95
Apr 27, 2016 $144.89
Apr 27, 2016 $129.95
Apr 24, 2016 $138.95
Apr 23, 2016 $138.95
Apr 22, 2016 $134.95
Apr 22, 2016 $134.95

140th Anniversary - Library of Parliament did ok, you won't get it for release price and to a lesser extent the Mother Earth coin. A few inukshuks went for release but most were 25% over.

You forgot small detail, guys.
On these type of auction will be no recent coins, but issued couple of years back.
The list of "sold prices" - hype period.
Exactly what was with the "Inukshuk" coin.
Raising in price only the coins with "limited supply" - like Pysanka or Voyageur, all the rest - the way is only downhill of the market prices (this doesn't make coin less attractive for collectors, but to resell it will be possible only for near 50% of issue).

That's why I'm glad I bought it for $99.95, including shipping, instead of paying 33% more.

Sure, most coins drop in time, but some don't.

I took a gamble on this one not dropping too much. If it does, so be it. I really enjoy the coin, and that's what matters.