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Originally Posted by Leon
And with all due respect Jim, maybe some folks don't think it's time to move on. As long as the discourse remains civil I see no harm in continuing the discussion. Saco has done a lot and if I were them I would have done even more. Just one bidder with deep pockets could easily mean 5 figures more in the realized price. I think there are a few deep pocketed collectors in this thread too. One other thing, I would suggest Troy brush up on what is customary in our hobby. Several things stated, concerning norms, are obviously not correct. It's not extraordinary to get more than a few expert opinions on a valuable item. People can't just glue an SGC slab back together and think it's fine. Testing a fiber will not generally ruin an item. Because you make an exception on an item (if you do) doesn't mean you MUST do it on any other item. Personally, I don't think extreme measures have been taken but some measures certainly have been.
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Leon as I stated in a previous post we have an appointment to have the card re-slabbed. I have no need to "brush up" on your practices and customs. I am not a collector, I am simply direct communication between you all, and the auction hall ownership. I have done my job to the best of my abilities and have done what has been asked of me. We have been honest in all our disclosures on this card and in fact have disclosed alot more info than most auction halls would. We have also done more than any auction hall I know, and I know and work with many of them, including one of the best in the world located right here in Maine. Many of the readers on this post agree that auction halls never go through as many hoops as we have jumped through on this card. The halls you deal with might be different, but the norm is not to jump through a new hoop every time someone posts an alternate theory as to why this item is fake. We could have easily sold this card strictly with the SGC holder and it would have done fine. In Hindsight I wish we had done that, because the theories as to why this is"fake" has been rampant ever since. We went to disprove the Lelands assessment by going to Messier, but that wasn't good enough, because then the theories shifted from Lelands findings, to binder, to this being a stolen item etc. I could go through ten more tests(if they existed) and everyone would be demanding that five more be completed. Enough is enough! We are going to sell the item on Feb 6, it will go to a deserving collection for excellent money and we will move on to something else. If someone is not comfortable with this card, don't bid. I can guarantee that others will bid, and someone will have an absolute gem in their collection and all this talk will be for not. An auctioneer contacted me a short time ago to tell me that if this item was in a big sports auction house, that there would have never been any discussions on this and the card would bring huge money. I wonder if the issue is really with the card, or who is selling it?
Troy