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Posted By: <b>DJ</b><p>First off, it's good to catch up after a weekend away...like coming back from a vacation and having to read a stack of old newspapers.<br /><br />A few points above really should shed some light on the issue at hand and that is the refusal of some of the legitimate sellers to take a stand against the problem at hand. Why sellers I BUY from still advertise in this biased rag is beyond me. You could offer me a lifetime supply of free full page ads, a free subscription for my entire State and a bottomless supply of Vitamin Water and I would still wish not to associate with such a periodical. <br /><br />Just think about this fact. Auction companies want to advertise themselves and insure that a little old lady with an attic full of used sporting goods (who was related in someways to a posed sporting gent on an old photo) may in fact have some treasures. You think that little old lady reads Sports Collector's Digest? Who even carries that anymore? <br /><br />Auction houses have to set up at airport hotels and advertise their presence and do shows like the National to talk to the public. Do you think they want to do all this stuff? All this cuts into their bottom line, but they realize it is a necessary part of the business. <br /><br />How does Coach's get Roger Connor signed memorabilia where others don't? Will they be at the big Philly show right in there back yard this week? I'll see. How about a STAT booth? How about Morales and his microscope? They weren't at the National, but Mastro, Lelands, Clean Sweep, Hunt, PSA/DNA and Jimmy Spence were. <br /><br />I came up with a good acronym over the weekend for STAT. STop Authenticating Ted. <br /><br />Thank you,<br /><br />DJ<br /><br />