Interesting comment on Net54 types

[drc]

Runscott and I were at probably the biggest and highest quality antique store in downtown Seattle on Friday. Scott was chatting to the owner about major auctions, and I brought up collectors who worry about placing ceiling bids and such issues at big auction houses. The owner chuckled to himself and said, "Ah, the conspiracy theorists."

Just thought if funny.


Though, interestingly, he also said that with live in-person auctions, he usually stays around if he has placed bids to make sure nothing funny happens.

[ctownboy]

This, to me, speaks volumes of how messed up the world is today (as far as the internet and cell phones go). The guy seems fine with trusting a bid made over the internet or by phone yet stays around at local auctions to make sure nothing funny goes on.

David

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

This, to me, speaks volumes of how messed up the world is today (as far as the internet and cell phones go). The guy seems fine with trusting a bid made over the internet or by phone yet stays around at local auctions to make sure nothing funny goes on.

David

The guy actually knew nothing about internet auctions, so had no opinion. If it speaks volumes, it is that there are some people out there who ONLY trust live in-person auctions. But he doesn't trust them completely Also, he said that he sometimes has someone else keep an eye on auctions where he has ceiling bids placed - he doesn't generally attend live auctions himself - and that he is certain that most of the live auctions he deals with are completely honest.

I am personally glad that there are people who spend a lot of time keeping the auction houses honest - if it weren't for such people, the fraud would be even more rampant.

[margoaepi]

Not to derail the thread, but I will be in Seattle shortly. Any card shops or antique markets that are worth hitting?

[itjclarke]

Originally Posted by margoaepi

Not to derail the thread, but I will be in Seattle shortly. Any card shops or antique markets that are worth hitting?

+1, I'm in Seattle almost monthly for a week at a time for work. I've ended up in that card shop at Pike Market, but any other shops you'd recommend? BTW, Runscott, I just picked up your T205 Maquard on eBay, I'd be happy to just pick it up next time I'm local rather than have you ship it.

Thanks

[drc]

The antique store I mentioned is about a 5-10 minute walk from the store you mentioned, go towards Puget Sound. It's on the road parallel to the water and under the deafening viaduct. It's worth visiting. Big and lots of stuff. Though not a place for baseball cards. Scott got a quality 1930s football jersey there once.

http://www.seattleantiquesmarket.com/

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by itjclarke

+1, I'm in Seattle almost monthly for a week at a time for work. I've ended up in that card shop at Pike Market, but any other shops you'd recommend? BTW, Runscott, I just picked up your T205 Maquard on eBay, I'd be happy to just pick it up next time I'm local rather than have you ship it.

Thanks

I have it marked as 'shipped', meaning postage has been bought, and it's either packed or shipped (I'm at a coffee shop now ).

PM me and I'll give you my phone number so we can get together next time you're in town.

Regarding card shops, I haven't been in a single one in almost ten years. At that time, cards were marked up even more than at the card shows.