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Posted By: <b>John</b><p>I was guided here by another Forum and must say that I am impressed with it all. A few general comments as a former autograph collector who has turned his attention to saving up a little money to buy some older baseball and hockey cards.<br /><br />First off, this is not a petty rant and we are not small minded people. How are we small minded? These words used by Ted Taylor about a quarter of the way up in this message board. I saw your Hughie Jennings authenticated single signed ball in Coach's Corner SA that fetched a mighty, whopping $222, instead of $8,000 to $10,000 -guesstimate- that it would have if sold through Mastro, REA, CS or Lelands. <br /><br />Second, as a person who likes to believe he has a collection full of Detroit heroes -Wings and Tigers- I believe I make good choices. I have all the respect in the world for Steve at Clean Sweep Auctions and have purchased a few pieces from him that I know are authentic. <br /><br />But the bothersome thing here is that you and the good sellers of the autograph world who still advertise through SCD have the power to do something. Ever heard of...us or them? How you don't see that by doing nothing is basically the same as saying that this is all okay with you. I'm not here to rip on you Steve, just making an observation. You are one of the good guys. For sure and I look forward to your next auction.<br /><br />I have little power. All I did was cancel my subscription and that did little. It seems. I did pass this message board to a couple of people -reporters- who may find some interest in all of this. Keep up the good work and I shall return with stupid, newbie questions about cards.<br /><br />Regards,<br />John<br />Go Red Wings!