Here's an aspect I don't recall seeing mentioned thus far. Did Memory Lane notify the hotel in advance of the $ value of the shipment? My guess is NO! If ML did advise the value, I'm guessing that the hotel would have refused to accept any liability for loss or damage to the cards while in its possession. Also, I'm thinking the hotel would have instructed ML to address the package to the hotel's manager, who immediately after signing for the package upon receipt would have placed it in the hotel's safe. And, I'm thinking that the hotel would likely have charged ML for this extra service.
IMHO, it was totally inappropriate, even if not illegal, for ML to continue the auction for these 50 cards because ML knew they were not available to be delivered to the auction winners. IMHO, this is the same as the eBay scenario that someone mentioned. While I fully understand the desire to continue the auction in order to determine values to be paid to the consignors, IMHO, this does not override the total inappropriateness of leaving these cards in the auction.
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Seeking very scarce/rare cards for my Sam Rice master collection, e.g., E210 York Caramel Type 2 (upgrade), 1931 W502, W504 (upgrade), W572 sepia, W573, 1922 Haffner's Bread, 1922 Keating Candy, 1922 Witmor Candy Type 2 (vertical back), 1926 Sports Co. of Am. with ad & blank backs. Also 1917 Merchants Bakery & Weil Baking cards of WaJo. Also E222 cards of Lipe, Revelle & Ryan.
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