Looking for opinions on Old Judge Auctions

[rainier2004]

Hello all:

I have never bid with this auction house and was wondering as to other's experiences with them. I know Lew is one of the all-time experts, and yes I love his encyclopedia. Ive had a couple conversations with him, and he seems very pleasant and bent on keeping costs low hence that wonderful 10% b/p which is the lowest I know of. The board, me included, tend to knock auction houses and generally its seems to be claimed "there's problems with all of them"...except I dont recall reading too much about Old Judge. Thanks!

Steven Suckow

[Sterling Sports Auctions]

Lew is a pioneer in the hobby and has ran a nice auction for a long time. My only problem with him is he tends to overembellish his auction description, at times giving false information and not changing after the facts being pointed out to him. If you are looking to bid on a card in his auction I recommend not going by his description and making sure you know what you are bidding on. As far as I know he has never had any problem with payments and shipping.

As far as the BP of 10%, it is very low but Paragon is 0% so he is not quite the lowest.

By the way not all auction houses have had problems.

Good luck in your collection,

Lee

[oldjudge]

Lew is a hobby pioneer. He is completely honest and I wouldn't waste a second worrying about the way his auction is run.

[3-2-count]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Lew is a hobby pioneer. He is completely honest and I wouldn't waste a second worrying about the way his auction is run.

Agree 100%.

[Jay Wolt]

Also agree w/ the above, Lew is solid as a rock in this hobby.

[19cbb]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

Lew is a hobby pioneer. He is completely honest and I wouldn't waste a second worrying about the way his auction is run.

+1
Receiving his catalogs since 1989

[Gradedcardman]

A legend in the hobby. I always enjoy his auctions !!

[chaddurbin]

the hobby pioneer stuff beside...i've found him to be curt. like most auction houses some have had a problem with him the past but i've never had any problem in all the years buying and even consigning with lew.

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by bowlingshoegiverouterguy

.....not changing after the facts being pointed out to him.....

My experience with Lew on that issue has been otherwise. I agree with the above majority.

[rainier2004]

Thanks for the info fellas...317 views and only 5 opinions?

[gnaz01]

100% a straight up person! I wouldn't even give a second thought bidding with Lew!! As Nike says, "JUST DO IT"!!!!!!!

[DixieBaseball]

I concur with Lee and I know Lew is a great guy, but his descriptions are sometimes lacking, as I personally won an item a few years ago, that was different when I received it. (It was not pointed out and was a marginal description at best) I completely concur with Lee on his opinion. With all that being said, I am sure Lew runs a pretty solid auction, and I just think some things get by him.

Jeremy Jo.nes