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Especially if you badmouth him.
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Attila was pretty much my all-time favorite Hun.
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Oh he was def "the" Hun!
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Then please put your full name next to your post per the rules, just as is under Dewey's id. Thanks.
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Barry, I couldn't think of another Hun. I'm going to bet not many people can name another Hun without Googling it? Yup, I guess that makes Attila, most everyone's favorite Hun....
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I don't even really know what a Hun is, but I think if I met one, we would get along just fine.
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Here is a Hun I found when I googled it... Hi Barry 😊
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Lord have mercy... that was one of Wonka's creations, I think.
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“I’m in love, I’m in love
With Attila the Hun Attila the Hun, Attila the Hun Though he’ll pillage a village and kill everyone I still love Attila the Hun” Tom Lehrer |
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My favorite is the Vatican Rag, pure genius. Such gems as
2 4 6 8 Time to transubstantiate Ave Maria Gee it's good to see ya Do whatever steps you want if You have cleared them with the Pontiff
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Mine are "We Will All Go Together When We Go" and Poisoning Pigeons in the Park"
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Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer. I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring. I do, don't you? 'course you do. But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me, And makes ev'ry sunday a treat for me. All the world seems in tune On a spring afternoon, When we're poisoning pigeons in the park. Ev'ry sunday you'll see My sweetheart and me, As we poison the pigeons in the park. When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide, But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide. The sun's shining bright, Ev'rything seems all right, When we're poisoning pigeons in the park. Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo We've gained notoriety, And caused much anxiety In the audubon society With our games. They call it impiety, And lack of propriety, And quite a variety Of unpleasant names. But it's not against any religion To want to dispose of a pigeon. So if sunday you're free, Why don't you come with me, And we'll poison the pigeons in the park. And maybe we'll do In a squirrel or two, While we're poisoning pigeons in the park. We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment. Except for the few we take home to experiment. My pulse will be quickenin' With each drop of strychnine We feed to a pigeon. It just takes a smidgin! To poison a pigeon in the park. |
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Fred, you probably now realize why there are some collectors who won't bid in Heritage's auctions
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Val is spot on. Those hinky rules have been on their site for years. Caveat Emptor!
AH is basically telling us that if an item is going for a bargain price, they will run it up. MT is their perfect hire. They already have an office ready for Doug Allen when he is released.
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There's also a big difference between "making a mistake" and doing the same illegal behavior over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over...you get the point. It's an absolute joke he got another job with an auction house and an even bigger joke that people on here are defending that. |
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There are moments in life where we are faced with decisions to violate or stay aligned with our integrity. If Mark is as "good" a guy as some say - he fell flat on his face with this one. He has been accountable (questionable as to if that was of his own accord or forced because he was caught), but as mentioned earlier - has he made restitution to those he harmed? Did he receive financial rewards for his actions? Did he share as much of the story as he knew with those prosecuting the case to help fill in the blanks of the destroyed records? I am first in line for forgiveness. It is not my place to judge others. Forgiveness also allows me to live with a lighter heart. I have a retail business and people have stolen from me. I have forgiven all of them ( I have not communicated that to some as the forgiveness first and foremost is about my freedom from their actions). I also have not allowed them back into a position where they could steal from me again. I was shilled by Mastro auctions (1time that I caught them in and refused to pay for the lot that the prior night it said I was outbid on). I am sure I was shilled other times as well. I forgive them. I also don't/wouldn't choose to do business with them again when they finish their time. I don't know mark nor choose to judge him. I pray that he has learned from his mistakes and will find it easier to stay aligned with his integrity. I am uncomfortable that he has a position in an auction house I have bid with recently. |
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Hopefully everyone here has read the available list of shill bidders closely enough to know that Mark isn't the only former Mastro employee who is now at Heritage.
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Cut to the chase
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His hair stylist?
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Barry, I must say you have aged well but the role of Hans Solo was filled years ago, and what does Chewbacca collect? Star Wars cards, I expect. And contrary to rumors Atilla did not sack Rome. That was the job of another Visigoth. Interested Net 54'ers will have to look up the answer. Asking Siri doesn't count. Remember, I taught history at Norman Thomas High on the East Side of Manhattan.
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Why hire
I never bid in a Mastro auction so not a real victim but I still can’t understand why a big, diverse, international auction house would make such a hire. Aren’t they bonded and insured, which should have a negative impact on those cost. Don’t they have any type of mentoring program where they can hire a suitable, non convicted candidate from within?
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You mention Irv Lerner/Jennifer Stein partnership shill bid you once - there are about sixty other lots they shill bid that are recorded on that document.
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I saw that. I know who Irv Lerner is - wondering who Jennifer stein is. Interesting how they switch rolls - sometimes consignor, sometimes shil bidder.
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Disturbing
Irv lerner was a hobby “legend “ but he always struck me as just about the meanest guy who ever lived. I know others felt differently about him but the mastro info is not a great legacy.
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Was he the one allegedly selling bad rings or am I thinking of someone else?
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There is also the the issue of 'fool me once shame on you.... If someone gets burned by Heritage now due to something caused by Theo, its not like Heritage can claim they didnt know about him when hiring him so I am sure they assessed the risk and find him a good risk. They will be in the line of fire. Im all for giving people 2nd chances as well especially if they go into trouble as a teenager like someone said in this thread with that being said, i am into giving people first chances too who may not have an opportunity due to someone being given a second chance...plus the reason the person may be given a second chance is because of unique knowledge and networking that may of partially be gained due to being part of a conspiracy/criminal enterprise. They can be all cleaned up now, but the fact they got all this information puts them ahead of someone trying to get a a first chance. Again i am talking generally. Last edited by 1952boyntoncollector; 05-16-2018 at 10:55 AM. |
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I don't imagine Mark T. is a teenager.
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I was thinking “Crime Pays”.
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you mean white collar crime pays..
easier to steal with a pen versus a gun |
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