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I wonder how this impacts Legendary Auctions?
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But I have emails from Doug in which he denied shill bidding or committing any fraud in the hobby. And I have a phone message he left me denying the same! He assured me he would never engage in fraud and that I could be comfortable in bidding in his auctions! I'm stunned!
Well, I never saw this one coming I can tell you that.
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I doubt anyone could out-do Steven Cummings' scathing letter to the court about Mastro which was penned back in early 2013. |
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I bid in Legendary Auctions once. I have stated it before on this board. I will never bid in another Legendary Auction. Once was enough.
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My opinion is that all of the old, original auction houses operated around the fringe - if not outright shill bidding, they all write glowing descriptions of items that defy logic. Bill just got too greedy and was caught and burried his understudies with him. My guess is Oser will keep LA going without Doug if necessary. Which of the old guard auction houses do you consider squeaky clean enough to get your business? REA?
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Have you seen their latest auction? It's as if they turned over the cushions on their couch and whatever they found comprised the auction. I can say this: I wouldn't trust the authenticity of a single autograph or game used item in their auction. Nearly anyone who matters in that auction house is a crook and in desperate times, crooks act desperately -- even more desperately than when they were making money.
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Bad timing for him. Smack dab in the middle of the National. Yikes.
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Wonder why their stuff keeps bringing tons of money?? A lot of collectors evidently still trust and believe in them...
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Remember what PT Barnum said?
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Addicts don't care where they score.
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Sure, plenty of dishonest consigners conspired with Mastro and Doug to shill their items up. Some even on this board.
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Jeff- I hear what you are saying, but who on this board? I have done several deals with you and I know your integrity and honesty...To me, if this is in fact true, it should be brought out in the forum. Maybe it has and I missed it...
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Really nah...couldn't be...gee I wonder who?
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Exactly,it looked like Legendary trolled mom and pop card shops to try and come up with something for this auction which just ended.Pinholes ?Inked ?How the mighty have fallen.
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No offense and not a shot at the OP but who cares? It’s not like Legendary Auctions is a major corporation who has tens of thousands of innocent people working for them. This isn’t GM going under, or Boeing it’s an auction house. An auction house which like most in our hobby is made up of a handful of people at best with a few exceptions.
Being blunt Legendary Auctions is a business run by a handful of now well documented crooks who spun off from another now well documented crook/crooks. Who cares what happens to these guys, let alone the shell they operated their crimes under or were linked too. We all should be furious about this or at the very least just be happy we got our winnings/paid on consignments drop the mic and move on from these jack wagons. They on the other hand should pay the price for preying on their clients who trusted them, and the hobby that gave them the opportunity to make a great living. Not a lot of folks get the chance these guys did in life. Such a shame greed had to have them piss it away. I can’t even figure why anyone would want to be friends with these guys now. Let alone wonder or think about what happens to their business. Just my two cents… Last edited by wonkaticket; 08-05-2014 at 03:19 PM. |
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Like you, my hope is that Legendary is now out of business permanently and not run by some puppet management until Allen and company return from the hoosegow.
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This is priceless.
Doug Allen's admission that he runs a "full gouging retail [auction]" where bidders "are pushed to the next level" with a "safe environment to buy" (See excerpt 3:58 through 5:15).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkOLo758vTE
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Good video Dan, ahh how to build a world class...
Dan read my post I say no shot at the OP, wasn't aimed at you. Just have heard that a bunch "what will happen to Legendary" from lots of folks that's all my post was about. Quote:
Here is some of the game used equipment where folks were...ummm how did Doug phrase that....oh that's right "pushed to the next level" if you will. Last edited by wonkaticket; 08-05-2014 at 06:59 PM. |
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Those guys that consigned there high end stuff in Legendarys live auction that was run during the national are you nuts? Why would you take a chance on not getting your money knowing these guys possibly could go to jail or the government cease all there stuff if that would happen. I'm not a lawyer so not sure how all that works but just seems risky even if you were a buyer in that auction
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Keith--the government doesn't "cease", they "seize". Are you sure you're not a lawyer?
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