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Old 02-06-2008, 12:36 AM
bromley9 bromley9 is offline
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Hi, I have very recently bought auction from the SGA auction. It's one of the big ones. The problem I have is I think they are trying to charge me too much. They quote 6% their commission + VAT, so 7.2. Then there is 3.5% german state tax + notary + solicitor + other expenses. However, they want to charge me 6% commission plus a wopping 10% for other expenses. So 3.5% german state tax + notary + solicitor + other expenses = 10%. I've read that notary & solicitor are standard fixes, around 1%, so the numbers don't add up to 10%. Anyone with any comments? Thanks very much.
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