Hake's Americana Auction

[Robextend]

There was a thread on the BST regarding the Hake's Americana Auction.

Has anyone dealt with them before? Would you recommend them?

Thanks - Rob

[FUBAR]

i think it was removed as it was clearly spam/ advertising.. was the guy's first post.

I have never heard of them until i read the thing this morning and never checked out his link to see what he had.

[Robextend]

Thread is still there:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthread.php?t=123923

Just want to see if this house is legit...seems like they have some decent stuff.

[Matt]

Besides, a front page post is better then a BST post anyway

In all seriousness, I have never dealt with them.

[theantiquetiger]

I have bought several items off Hake's (but that was when I collected toys). I think they are pretty reputable, been around for 40+ years. They are alittle over priced (in my opinion).

[sb1]

Hake's has been around for many, many years and is well respected in the collectible field.

[Robextend]

LOL thanks Matt, I'd rather have a couple board members put my mind at ease instead of me being the naive guinea pig!

[baseballart]

I have bought several items from Hakes and not had any problems. They are well respected and reputable in the collectibles field, as far as I am aware.

Max

[Leon]

I spoke with their General Manager today. We had a nice chat. He seems like a good guy and wanted to post in the right place and not do anything that is frowned upon. That tells me a lot about their company. (and it's all good) I wouldn't be surprised if they are an advertiser in the future. The problem is our front page banners have been completely filled from day 1, three years ago. regards

[Robextend]

Thanks Leon, Max and everyone else for the responses. I feel much more comfortable about bidding in their auction.

Rob

[joeadcock]

Rob
I won 3 early 70's Rak Packs from them, as well as some pins and a poster, several years ago in one of their auctions. Everything worked out great, no problems.

Frank

[Oldtix]

I've been a customer of Hake's since the early 1970s. Ted Hake is highly regarded and they have been offering sports-related collectibles for decades.

FYI, in 2004 Hake sold his company to Diamond International Galleries (which is owned by Steve Geppi, a minority owner of the Baltimore Orioles and Geppi's Entertainment Museum).