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Bobby BinderI think that both are at fault and the only reason the owner came forward is because Barry outed this auction. It has been online for more then a week now and he has not said a thing as of yet till now.
According to the email from the consignor Brian wanted to have the card graded but the owner did not. He also was adament about disclosing the fact that the card had been restored but trying to make the focus point the cards rariety. I see no problems with this marketing and he gave full disclosure. As far as the card being in his possesion since October and not realizing the extent of restoration he can not be faulted. With over 1000 lots in this current auction and a business to run I am sure he did not study the card like a potential buyer would.
To conclude I see no fault of Brian and it seems like the consignor withheld the true facts until this thread blew up. To have the scans of all the parts and before and afters. Sounds very shady to me and I would most likely not trust him over Brian.