I rarely post anymore because i'm generally disillusioned with the whole hobby, TPG grading and all, all the focus on money instead being happy with the beauty of the cards or the fun of collecting, so perhaps my post is not relevant. Oh, and likely not in tune with 'modern' perspectives either, but.......
All this talk of what constitutes legality and the look over there so I don't have to actually answer the question (paragraph 21, or whatever) is really quite tiresome.
Here you had some folks that found a bunch of old things, figured out they're worth something, connect with HA, and then sell a bunch for more money than they could ever imagine. These people are not just happy, they're ecstatic. Most people are just happy when the gift horse shows up and the need for a dental exam is the furthest thing from their minds.
Juxtapose that with the people on this thread touting "what a dumb ass way of going about thing when they could have gotten so much more" and the like.
Most of life and most of the world operates with good people doing good things. Regular folk don't get caught up so much on legal language and trying to squeeze out every last dime on each or any transaction.
Yes, any auction company works on behalf of its consignors and I have no doubts that HA explained the options; "no doubts" because I trust that they did, not that I know that they did. That's me, naive maybe, but I trust that there are way more good people and companies in the world than there are shysters. I still buy, a lot actually, as I own and run an antiques and collectibles business, and while each transaction is subject to some level of scrutiny, believing in people and their motives, companies included, seems to have a lot more payback than being being paranoid. Did HA pile on the p.r. - of course they did. They'd be idiots not to.
In the collectors world there is clearly room for cynism (see Mastro et al) but most of the real world still works on trust, thankfully, especially when good fortune is found. Congratulations to the family.
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