I do believe HERITAGE HAS GONE NUTS .... !!!!!

[jgrinz]

Has anyone recieved thier 12 POUND box of catalogues for the FUN Auction

 

Friggin Unbelievable ...

 

I have not bought from them in two years - think it is kind of a waste of revenue ?

[Dwaine]

I got mine yesterday. I agree this is a waste of money and of natural resources.

[MBA101]

Considering that everything is on-line, yes this massive box of paper is totally unnecessary. That said, this is one impressive selection of coins...Wish I had millions to spend.

[LuvToCollect]

Just goes to show the resale market is alive and well.

[John Martinez]

Perhpas they should ask their clients - current and former if they would prefer a link to on-line, a CD or print. No need expending one resource (trees) to sell another (metal).

[Zoins]

I wonder how much printing/shipping those catalogs costs vs how much they'll make on the auction....

[TomB]

You can request that they stop shipping you paper catalogs and also request that they send to you instead the DVD for each auction. This is what they do for me.

[ziggy29]

They're going to face a class-action suit when all the hernias and back injuries occur from people trying to lift the package.

[gmarguli]

Considering that everything is on-line, yes this massive box of paper is totally unnecessary. That said, this is one impressive selection of coins...Wish I had millions to spend.

 

I like the paper copies. I'll frequently flip thru it and see coins I don't necessarily collect that I'll bid on. I bet a lot of people do the same. I've won several lots this way.

[jgrinz]

Especially the postal workers .. no wonder they go postal

You should have seen this guy trying to shove this thing in my MAILBOX!!!

hahahaha

[Hoot]

Wish I had millions to spend.

 

Me too.

 

Yesterday my catalogs came but one was missing from the box, which was torn! The sheer weight of the catalogs combined with hostile postal carriers likely resulted in the ejection of Volume 2 of their signature auction catalog into orphan mail space!

 

Hoot

[jgrinz]

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[zrlevin]

I like looking throught the catalogs.

 

I've placed a couple of bids (haven't won anything - yet) but they don't send me catalogs.

[Mozin]

Last I heard, the DVD still will not work on a Mac. The DVD would be preferred over the paper catalogs. I keep one or two total, including ALL the companies sending me catalogs. Paper catalogs are a waste of money for anyone with a decent computer.

 

I suppose if Heritage has 1000 catalogs printed, another few thousand would not cost much more.

[AzLarry]

My poor postman had to walk through the snow and ice to place them on my porch.

[gmarguli]

I like looking throught the catalogs.

 

I've placed a couple of bids (haven't won anything - yet) but they don't send me catalogs.

 

You can call them up and asked to be placed on their list. They'll likely send you one or two, but if you don't win you're off the list.

 

If you win anything - even something really cheap - you'll get on their list.

 

I must have spent too much with them because they send me not only the US & World coin catalogs, but I also get catalogs for currency, autographs, manuscripts, paintings, etc.

[AegisIII]

I like looking throught the catalogs.

 

I've placed a couple of bids (haven't won anything - yet) but they don't send me catalogs.

 

You can call them up and asked to be placed on their list. They'll likely send you one or two, but if you don't win you're off the list.

 

If you win anything - even something really cheap - you'll get on their list.

 

I must have spent too much with them because they send me not only the US & World coin catalogs, but I also get catalogs for currency, autographs, manuscripts, paintings, etc.

 

I'm not sure. I won a few medals at their last Long Beach sale, and haven't gotten any catalogs since. (Granted, this might be a good thing.) I suppose that they have separated the "exonumia" category from the "coin" category so that I only receive the few in the first but not those which are mainly coins.

[pendragon1998]

My poor postman had to walk through the snow and ice to place them on my porch.

 

Really? I wore short sleeves today.

 

Seriously, though, I thought my mailman was the only one who hammered packages into mailboxes. It once took me well over a minute to pry out a box he'd shoved into my mailbox. The box was literally larger than the box. Another person down the road had a package that they guy had placed on the open lid and then strapped onto the box with bailing twine. The big AMAZON.COM logo was just right out there for all to see. My mailman also doesn't bother to close my lid all the way (it takes a slight upward pull to close it) so my mail gets wet when it rains. He really pisses me off, but I'm afraid to complain lest he start 'losing' my mail.

[Hoot]

I wore short sleeves today.

 

This just upsets me.

 

My mailman ... really pisses me off, but I'm afraid to complain lest he start 'losing' my mail.

 

I know the feeling, even though I have had good luck with our primary carriers. They sometimes go on vacation, and it's quite easy to tell - mail gets sent all over the neighborhood. I've had coins go missing for weeks at a time when the alt.mail.carriers were "delivering" and one for which only the package showed up.

 

Hoot

[RWB]

I've never had the battery fail in a printed book.

[toyonakataro]

How do you guys get auction catalogs from Heritage?

Do they ship you free or do you pay for them?

I remeber when they shipped me for free, but that was long time ago

[jgrinz]

12 Pounds of Catalogues and I dont pay .. would not anyway

[James_OldeTowne]

You can request that they stop shipping you paper catalogs and also request that they send to you instead the DVD for each auction. This is what they do for me.

The problem, as I mentioned elsewhere, is that I enjoy the normal printed catalogs that contain stuff I can actually afford. The "Platinum" catalogs are useless. But I am not aware that you can choose to received just the normal catalog and not the "Platinum" pulp.

[AuldFartte-migration]

Looks like a few of us here actually like the paper catalogs, and I'm one of 'em.

I enjoy leafing through them. The problem is that I drool too much on the pages ...

[Houston Investor]

I like the Heritage auctions, I have picked up a lot of nice coins for inventory below bid.

[robec1347]

How do you guys get auction catalogs from Heritage?

Do they ship you free or do you pay for them?

I remeber when they shipped me for free, but that was long time ago

 

I assume they must put you on their mailing list if you have ever bought from them. I got mine yesterday also. Full of beautiful pictures. Those can't be cheap to put out.

[Beijim]

Yesterday my catalogs came but one was missing from the box, which was torn! The sheer weight of the catalogs combined with hostile postal carriers likely resulted in the ejection of Volume 2 of their signature auction catalog into orphan mail space!

 

Hoot

The beauty here is that now you can contact Heritage and request that they send a whole new replacement package!

 

Beijim

[Hoot]

Yesterday my catalogs came but one was missing from the box, which was torn! The sheer weight of the catalogs combined with hostile postal carriers likely resulted in the ejection of Volume 2 of their signature auction catalog into orphan mail space!

 

Hoot

The beauty here is that now you can contact Heritage and request that they send a whole new replacement package!

 

Beijim

 

I'll send the extras to James.

 

Hoot

[Newmismatist]

Git mine today - gotta 15 lbs or paper there - Maybe we should sic the Sierra club on 'em

[MercP]

I love the catalogs. I will spend hours brousing through them. If I am really intrested in something I will also look it up online. I would guess I keep around half of the catalogs I get.