Posted By:
JimCrandellBrian,
While I agree with some of your points, I disagree with some too:
1)I have bought a lot of cards from JP. He also provided an unbiased and I think accurate opinion on a very large bb card trade I did about 18 mos ago. All my experiences have been positive.
2)I have enormous respect for Greg Schwartz(BOTN). Noone has done more imo to bring to light some of the shady practices going on in the industry than Greg...undoubtedly at the expense of his business. Not many know more than Greg about where all the bodies are buried as well. Call Greg about who is doing what in the hobby--you will be surprised.
3)I think that a felony conviction of defrauding innocent civilians is relevant to the hobby.
4)Auction houses will split or give up part of the auction premium on high quality or expensive lots.
5)I too bought at auction a lot of psa cards in the mid-90s and I was not "run up" as I can remember. In fact when I looked back on the prices I paid for these cards it was nothing short of unbelievable in many cases.
Jim