Posted By:
JKRed,
You stated:
"but Mears had to be thinking their "deal" with the auction houses would go over big and they'd see a big increase in their market share for authentication services"
I think you have failed to accurately analyze the Mear's deal. All of these auction houses were already doing business with Mears. They were/are one of the most respected authentication services in the country. They didnt need this deal to increase their business. Moreover, the deal that they proposed was "you do this, and you can continue to submit to us" (i.e. continue to do what youve been doing). The deal was not, "you do this and then we will allow you to increase your business with us."
That said, I see nothing about this "deal" that would directly lead to an increase in business. Quite the contrary, I think the strong likelihood (probably known by Mears in advance) was that several auction houses would reject this deal and they would lose business.
Think about it.