REA Lot 1307 Frank Baker Pin (I think Not)

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Originally Posted by springpin

It is not clear who you are "calling out." In my book I described this item as a "stunningly beautiful mirror," which it is. I never said nor represented this item to be a pinback. When I acquired this item it came with a pin, and I photographed it as such. When I consigned the item to REA, I made no representation to REA of it being a pinback. REA writes their own descriptions of items, not consignors. At some point in the item's history, I believe the mirror broke out and someone replaced it with a pin. Neither I nor REA altered the item.

On the subject of needing to "call out" someone, consider this case. A collector won a pinback on eBay. He was delighted to win it, and more delighted to actually received it. It seems a third party contacted the seller immediately after the auction was over and attempted to obtain the pinback by offering the seller more than the buyer's winning bid. Fortunately, the seller was honorable. Would you believe the exact same thing happened a few months later? Different seller, different buyer, same third party.

First I guess Im calling you out Paul. You know that this isnt a pin and I now assume that You are the consignor. I have consigned items also with REA and I was involved in the write ups. It is now listed as a pin in the catalogue. It takes months to print that catalogue and you mean to tell me that Rob never told you it was going to be listed as a pin? I find that hard to believe Paul. And also knowing you if it was a "one of a kind pin" there would be no way YOU would let it go my friend. So as for the write up its just pure bunk! Its a broken pocket mirror and should really say that. Case closed!
Second as for offering more money I know that you cant be talking about me as I never offer more money for pins that I lose on the bay!
Third as for another little story there seems to be someone out there that every time a rare or hard pin comes on this person emails the seller and tells them that they shouldnt take the pin down and let it run the full auction as its worth alot. I wonder who that could be.

Last point you wrote a book and since you did that you are held to a higher standard when it comes to pins. Well if you know its a pocket mirror which you say it is then you should have told Rob as such. You and I both know as advanced collectors there is no such thing as that Frank Baker PIN but yet you looked the other way when the write up came out. I also invite Rob to come on and explain to me why and who wrote it up like that. Also I never said that you or Rob altered the item in any way,its just not what it appears to be and should have been written as such!