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Posted By: Todd

I have also had problems in getting paid through AMI. Most auction houses have a standard of 45-60 days from the close of the auction. AMI consignors are lucky to get paid within 120 days. I had to actually threaten Kieta with legal action to get paid on my last consignment. I was told when I called about 60 days after the auction that the winning bidder had not paid for it but I know exactly who the winning bidder was and this very well known authenticator/dealer pays very quickly. If Kieta would spend as much time actually trying to run an auction house instead of trying to do a trashy version of the Robb Report AMI could be a decent auction house. From the suspect authenticating by Lou Lampson to the street looking models AMI is quickly gettng to the point where they can't even be taken seriously in the world of sports auction houses.