[forazzurri2axz]

Justin, While I understand your above response, I still tend to disagree with much of your opinion on this situation. I'll leave it at that. HOWEVER, you then added a previous reference to an M116 situation some time ago.

If I remember correctly, this was one of the all-time most responses on Net 54 and shows how perception is not often reality. Shortly prior to the auction and Net 54 accusations, I had purchased PRIVATELY a large number of M116's from Buddy Mason. He is from Virginia and we met in Atlanta for the transaction. And while I don't recall all of the details of the situation, I do recall the following.........................

Some people referred to Buddy Mason as "Buddy" implying he was not real and a "JP alias" or someone representing JP/ML

Some posters got pissed at Buddy for not responding immediately after he had responded numerous times and then was not at a computer for a while...His not answering immediately at times was not good enough for the Salem Witch Hunters of Net 54..............

Some questioned whether there was really a non paying bidder or just a shill for JP when it seemed obvious that this S...K person , the non-paying bidder had screwed fellow members in previous transactions. That history of screwing fellow collectors seems enough for me to realize he wasn't a shill for JP.

And while I apologize for not recalling the specific details, accusations were made, partly because of pop report assumptions, regarding specific cards which were TOTALLY FALSE because I was the owner of the cards questioned, having bought them from Buddy before this ML situation ever occured.

Buddy was even questioned as to why he didn't consign to another company when it was obvious from the beginning that he had gotten an advance for the consignment and that consigning to another auction house would have created major problems. Also, ML did nothing wrong with the auction; SK renegged--so why should he have consigned to someone else.

The ONLY thing IMHO that ML could have done differently was state that the M116's had been given another cert # and why; but the IMPORTANT THING HERE IS THAT YOU BRING UP AN OLD SITUATION REGARDING JP AS IF TO PROVE HIS DISHONESTY BUT THE DISHONESTY WAS THAT OF S...K AND OF THE FALSE ACCUSATIONS OF SO MANY POSTERS HERE AT NET 54!!

If you and others don't like what someone did in their past, don't do business with them....But to try and find fault/dishonesty in every subsequent situation regarding the auction house BECAUSE of the past is unfair on y'alls part.

hope everyone is safe from the storm....Peace

Bill Latzko