Industry participants' response to scandal so far -- report card
Just for kicks. My opinion, let's see what others think.
PSA -- only thing I have seen is the Sloan letter, which I would grade an F. Beckett -- is there a grade lower than F? PWCC -- last thing I have seen is the piece about slandering cards. If they're making serious restitution behind the scenes then good, but as to their public response, D. (At least they indicated an intent to cut off card doctors, although the jury is out.) LOTG -- A+. Thanks to Al for taking a stand. Scott R -- A+ for speaking out and condemning the fraud. Other AH's and dealers (and sorry if I have missed any who have spoken out) -- radio silence. Very encouraging that you're all stepping up to the plate and offering your perspective and guidance to the collectors on whom you depend. F. SGC -- N/A as they haven't really been tagged, yet. Gary -- told NYT he didn't alter cards, only bumped them. F. |
I would add to your list that Lee of Sterling auctions has posted on facebook to raise awareness of the issues at hand.
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I'm not quite Nostradamus, but I predict SGC will also get an F.
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Why does everyone wish bad upon SGC? They have been pretty clean so far. Wouldn't it be nice if one company was actually relatively good at spotting doctored cards?
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They're not really clean they're just significantly less dirty at this point. Maybe a small wax stain which can be removed?
My big regret is that my behind the scenes efforts appear to have gone for naught. It's not 100% yet so I still won't go into detail. But I did work hard at making a difference, which a couple board members can attest to. |
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Not so clean. JohnP |
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Do we include PSA/DNA with PSA's incompetence? |
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Unless there are reports that PSA and PWCC haven’t been refunding clients, I don’t believe F and D respectively is appropriate. I could be wrong though.
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And how many people have said PWCC refunded them? One guy maybe, or two? Again, with all the nonsense they've pulled off for years, the burden is on them to show their good faith in my eyes. And it wouldn't even be good faith, really, more like desperation. |
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peter do “other auction houses and dealers” know they are to report to you what they have and haven’t been doing? does pwcc know it’s supposed to keep you posted on refunds it has made? I would assume if you are grading all of these businesses, you have requested they keep you informed so you can make accurate assessments and not ones that are just based on what you’ve heard or read in an auction house’s blog post. otherwise you appear to be trying too hard to stay relevant in this mess.
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“It's easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.” |
I should be on that list, saying "They're a bunch of bloody wankers."
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If that's "clean" I guess we define things differently. |
With all due respect to the smaller auction houses, the only statements I'd like to hear are from the Heritages and REAs of the world. The others are not significant in the general scheme of things.
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And of course, PSA is so bad almost anyone could be relatively good in comparison. |
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I can go on record saying that Gary Moser, nor any of the other named card doctors have ever consigned to my auction.
I did not know I needed to weigh-in, if there was no issue with my consignors. Apparently judgement has already been passed. Scott Brockelman Auctions |
i am experiencing great uncertainty and don’t know what to make of the situation. please help.
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good quote peter. hopefully for your sake it makes it into print somewhere.
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