The front page story in ATG No 2369 about an auction house charging for condition reports for lower-value lots has created a big debate.
MADAM – I write regarding charging for condition reports for lower-value lots.
A few years ago I ‘retired’ as a philatelic auctioneer. During my working life of over half a century I was a director of Stanley Gibbons Auctions and then a senior director with Sotheby’s.