Manion’s International Auction House Provides Perks E-Bay Can’t

What in the heck did we do before E-Bay?

Before E-Bay there was Manion’s. Manion’s International Auction House (www.manions.com) has been around since 1970, and while not as well known, Manion’s Auction offers many benefits to sellers and bidders they will never get from E-Bay.

“E-Bay has a reputation for selling anything and everything,” says John Conway, a 20-year employee of the company. “You won’t find anything and everything on our Internet auction…we consider that a good thing.”

Manion’s International Auction House specializes in higher-end historic collectibles, with an emphasis on militaria, and handles all aspects of the auction process from the description to shipping – and everything in between.

“We work on a consignment basis,” explains Conway. “Our auction items are shipped to us from dealers and collectors around the world - we take it from there.”

Manion’s professional staff authenticates, photographs, describes, and ships each item. In addition, both the buyer and the seller enjoy anonymity, as Manion’s accepts the payment from the winning bidder and sends the consigner a check.

In addition, Manion’s provides a 100% money back guarantee on items bought from the auction, and supplies seller security from sniper programs that often limit the sale price on E-Bay.

“We developed a program that outsmarts the sniper systems bidders use to snatch an item at the last second, says Conway. “If an auction item receives two bids in the final minutes of an auction, the available bidding time increases to insure an equal opportunity for the bidder, and a maximum selling price for the consigner.”

Not only do they provide perks E-Bay can’t – Manion’s International Auction House has been online almost as long.

“At first we considered E-Bay our competitor,” Conway chuckles, “but that’s not even relative anymore. We both provide a similar service, but we’re focused on brokering the sale of authentic collectibles more historical in nature.”

Membership is free at Manion’s. For more information on bidding and selling, visit www.manions.com and call 913.299.6692.