A New Auction Site

[jefferyepayne]

I just saw this announcement for a new auction site called Love of the Game Auctions.

http://www.auctionreport.com/consign...es-operations/

Given all of the recent consternation over Heritage Auction house bidding policies and the recent indictment of Mastro executives for fraud, it's great to see an auction pop up that clearly states they prohibit house bidding, employee bidding, and hidden reserves.

I think it would be a great service to the industry if Net54 posted and maintained a list of the auction houses that are willing to step up to this level of integrity and honesty. Is this something we can do, Leon?

jeff

[drc]

Al C's a good and reputable guy. I believe his company produced REA's catalogs and he even owns a indie record label.

[Leon]

We already have a list of auctions and auction houses though it needs to be updated. I doubt we will make very many rules about who and what gets put there. Please remember that, generally speaking, auctions and their announcements should go in the BST pages except for our advertisers. thanks

Edited to add, Al is a good guy and I wish him the best of luck. He and I have communicated and he might even advertise with Net54baseball.

[philliesphan]

Thanks for posting, Jeff. I'm a huge fan of Al's, and am very much looking forward to his auction, particularly now that Brian Dwyer of Sterling has moved to REA, and moreso with Legendary's Doug Allen now facing some ... distractions.

Al's a great guy in the hobby and I plan on consigning to his first auction this Fall. Great opportunity for Al, and a solid step for the hobby.

[E93]

Al is a great guy with a ton of integrity and a true collector's love of the hobby. I wish him the the best. His is an auction in which I would not think twice about putting an absentee bid.
JimB

[sox1903wschamp]

I am looking forward to this. Should be fun.

[Jaybird]

From For the Love of the Game press release:

We offer bidders:
* Trustworthy auctions with no hidden reserves
* No bidding against house or employee accounts
* No alteration of cards or undisclosed restoration of memorabilia
* No consignors bidding on their own material
* Fair bid increments
* Lower buyer’s premiums


I applaud an auction house that is willing to put fair practices out there from day one. Thanks for not hiding behind the small print.

[MVSNYC]

Al is as solid as it gets. i wish him all the best in this new & exciting venture. i'll be consigning & bidding.