Our First Weekly Auction is a Success and Our Second One is Off to a Strong Start

Last week's auction saw spiritied bidding by a small handful of customers and new participants. The auction program that I chose turned out to have all kinds of probems, but my customers were good sports and we worked through them. Of the 40 lots on offer, 36 of them sold and while the prices were soft, I was glad to see the bidders get some deals.

With the conclusion of that auction I replaced the app that did not work with a new one that is much more robust, and have put the current auction up for public viewing:

https://www.brixtonchrome.com/collections/running-auctions

All 40 lots are selected to be cover a wide range of price ranges and periods within Canadian philately. Although a few of the stamps are the more commonly seen "meat and potatoes" stamps, I try to include material that you will not see regularly on offer at marketplaces like e-Bay,

Happy Bidding!

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