Adam Moraine - redux. And he answers me too.

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Posted By: Richard Simon

This story posted with the permission of Leon.
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In late August,2008 I received an e mail from Adam Moraine (I recognized him as a name from the board but not a piece of merchandise from the jerk store, thank you George Costanza), inquiring about a Mickey Cochrane autograph I had for sale on my website. Adam wanted me to describe it for him. I did that and then he requested a scan, which I did send to him.(everything in this post is documented by e mails, which I have). He kept stating that this was an autograph he always wanted for his vast Hall of Fame autograph collection. (vast is his term, not mine).
He begged me to hold it for him for one month and then he would pay me the $150 price for it. I asked him to send me a $25 non refundable deposit and that if he did so, I would hold the autograph for him.
After about a week elapsed I had not received the deposit. I wrote to him and he said he changed his mind and would pay me in full right away.
After another week elapsed, and no payment arrived from Adam, I wrote to him again. I have yet to receive any reply from him.
I did a search on Net 54 and found that Adam has been barred from Net 54. It takes a lot for Leon to bar anyone, but Adam made the grade.
I decided to post this story in case any other person here received an order from Adam. They should know what to expect.
I just got a reply from Adam, here it is, pretty sad if you ask me.
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"You must have plenty of time of your hands to speak ill of me on a lousey
internet forum. I was barred from Net54 because of my views/opinions of the
crappy conditioned cards that were being posted.I consider myself an investor.
I am nearly 28 years old. I have been in the "hobby" since 1988.I have things
that 50 year old men would die to have in their "collections". Anyway, people
on Net54 were posting T-206 cards and other cards that would grade a
PSA "authentic" or PSA 1. They were actually posting these cards with great
pride.... WTF???? As far as things being "rough" for me... When you raise your
five year old daughter, as a single parent, send her to a $400.00 per month
private school and have other regular monthly bills to pay come back and talk
to me. Sorry, but I had priorties to make.Not all of us reside in bleeding
heart liberal, (McCain/Palin 08') over priced New York (hope your home gets
foreclosed on. My house is bought and paid for at 27 years old.) Hell, I know
of another dealer/investor who has three other Cochrane's for sale that are
PSA/DNA slabbed.I have excellent business relations and standings with him. I
have autographs of Speaker, Mack, Hornsby, Baker and Ott thanks to him, at
only 27 years old! The reason why I went through you is because your Cochrane
was being offered at a lower price and because of your noterity in the hobby.

Sincerely,

Mr. Adam J. Moraine"

and in a follow up -
"Tell your "authentic"/PSA 1 card collecting
cronies on Net 54 I said, "hello"."
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I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.
Unknown author
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We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.
No retreat baby, no surrender.
The Boss