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Originally Posted by wonkaticket
Rob noted but playing devil's advocate you posted in this thread many times over the past few days perhaps you could have done the same vs. pointing out why Jerry or I didn't.
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John,
Two reasons:
1. In all honesty, and of course I have no way to prove this, it never dawned on me early during the early days of the thread that Bob or the auction house had not been contacted. It really just seems -- to me, at least -- to be a no-brainer to do that. So I simply didn't see a need to do it.
2. I've got a job and don't have time to chase down auction houses.
In all seriousness, in the grand scheme of things and taking all things into consideration, I think the fact that the auction house wasn't notified privately pales in comparison to the lack of homework that was exhibited by them and the service to collectors that was done by pointing out that fact. I have a feeling that you and I think along the same lines that it's an auction house's responsbility to do its homework -- and that wasn't done here with this item.
My intent wasn't to put you and Jerry on the defensive, and in looking back on this thread, I think you both received way more support and thanks (including from me more than once) than you did criticism.