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Originally Posted by Bigdaddy
Would people feel differently if, instead of being stolen, the cards had been destroyed in such a way that there was zero chance of recovery?
For everyone's sake - consigners, ML, auction winners and the hobby in general - lets hope the cards are recovered unscathed and do not go that way that Yogi's rings did after they were stolen. Melted down and sold by the ounce.
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Sort of. If the AH truly-but ultimately wrongly-thought they would get the items back in time it’s slightly more defensible to run the auction. It would still be running an auction on items it currently does not possess which just seems bizarre. But my thinking on this comes back to the police officer in Big Lebowski investigating the stolen car—essentially laughing at the idea they would recover stolen goods. Perhaps there’s information we don’t know that these items will be found but even the consignor said he’s sad for the hobby because they are probably gone forever. Agreed.