Posted By:
RobertI have read a few of these and opinions and topics tend to stray a little, so let me give you my take on this.
Simply put, we as a (collecting) society place too much faith in what we believe is the "unknown truth", the opinion of something because it is stated as so. With a shirt like this, the value (if research is correct) is basically a hundred bucks, not the hefty final hammer price. If Mastro did not contact the winning bidder, then it's a company that should be shunned to a certain degree. How much else goes on that isn't reported is the main question here.
I enjoy Mr. O' Keefe's writing as it exposes the dark side of this business because he doesn't have to worry about upsetting advertisers. It appears he does have a vendetta against Mastro which most watchdog sites do have, but if he was really looking out on the behalf of the hobby, Mr. O' Keefe, there is this little company called Coach's Corner you should know about and their relationship with their authenticators (and the authenticators of ther past) and "the voice of the hobby" (an anemic periodical that is dying) that you should look into. That would make a far better story...better book...better mini-series than one dirty shirt.
Thank you. This site is great!
Bob