UPDATE: A public apology needs to be issued by me to this user - sicollector1954, Dave Pearce.
This post by Robertsmithnocure provided clarity into my misunderstanding...
"I was confused too and read the seller’s response the same way. I thought that he said that they were copies but were actually signed by the ball players."
Having misunderstood from the beginning, with the expectation of these photos being real along with the autographs, receiving copied photos led me to believe the autographs were copies as well. I remembered that the original email had his phone number, so I quickly called Dave (something I should have done upon receiving the photos) upon reading that comment and he provided clarity, that these photos are indeed copies, but the autographs are indeed real. The $50 price per is now very much justified, and I have sent back Dave's refund as USPS did not pick up the package yet so I am still in possession of the photos for my baby girl's room.
I completely jumped the gun on judgement, and did not take the necessary steps to provide clarity for myself. Lesson learned. I don't know if Crow was on the menu at the first Thanksgiving, but I'm definitely eating Crow for Thanksgiving this year.
Dave, if you read this, I am sincerely sorry for not 100% clearing up any misunderstandings before publicly posting about this.
Another Update: Upon further communication with Dave, I informed him of this thread, and issued a similar apology echoing my faults. To speak to Dave's character, he is still offering to ask Ange Armato to personalize autographs for my soon-to-be-newborn daughter and stepdaughter. Class act.
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I posted in the Memorabilia section that I was looking for AAGPBL items to decorate my soon-to-be-daughter's baby room. Dave (sicollector1954) PM'd me, stating "
...recently purchased 30 signed and framed photos of other players from Ange Armato who is a former Rockford player...they were in her house on the wall---can send you a list if you like and a couple of pics..."
I emailed him, and he shared pictures of his collection, along with the photos he would be willing to sell. $50 per photo was his ask, which I agreed to. He said he's raising money for a museum to be built in Rockford, IL, for the AAGPBL, which the rest of his collection would be donated to upon its completion. I was exciting to be contributing to the fundraiser, while also receiving some amazing memorabilia - with a story behind it - for my daughter's room.
I received the photos today, and unfortunately they are copies of the originals. I re-read all of our communications, and did not see a single mention of them being copies. I emailed him to confirm these were indeed copies, to which he confirmed. I then replied, asking for a refund as I was under the impression they were original, signed photos, and would not have paid $50 per for copies. His reply "
Send them back. If any of these were originals..they would cost hundreds of dollars each..i indicated what i paid for an original 2x3 of dottie green in one of my previous emails. Thanks."
The deception/lack of clarity, especially with the nature of my search being for my baby's room, really rubbed me the wrong way. He did refund me as of this morning. Below are links for all of our communication with redaction (a phone number, children's names, and addresses). If any deals are done in the future with this member, just be sure there is 100% clarity on what you're purchasing/receiving.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xZ9...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/103g...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yHR...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f8B...ew?usp=sharing
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pui...ew?usp=sharing
Kyle May