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Posted By: Bottom of the Ninth

Guess Steve V doesn't. If he cannot recall which cards are involved or other pertinent information, should he really be running his mouth about situations he has not really demonstrated knowing much about? He has made statements which he purports are factual and drawn serious conclusions about Drent's practices. I can only assume, by the irresponsible nature of his posts, that he is judgment proof, since his statements seem slanderous and actionable. Even if his recounting of the experiences were accurate, he has no proof. None at all. But I guess that is not important.

Steve made statements about cards Drent bought and what he felt they should grade. Steve has enough trouble assigning accurate and truthful grades to cards he sells. There have been many threads on here about collectors who feel he is not at all accurate in his assessments. One could easily conclude from those threads and his website that he usually disregards the back of the card and grades solely on the front. I am not sure that someone like that is truly qualified to determine whether a card is going to grade NM or NM-MT by any grading company. Also what makes Steve an expert in knowing what cards will grade by third party grading companies? Has Steve submitted more than 200 cards in his lifetime? Steve sells mainly ungraded low grade material.

Steve should take his personal agenda with Drent someplace else. Maybe he can reprint his stories in his next auction catalog, as they will fit in nicely with his other garbage.

Greg