A couple of "beauties" that did not go cheaply

[thetruthisoutthere]

Ebay has removed the auction.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Ebay has removed the auction.

They are acting very quickly recently to remove the junk.
What a shame for that poor seller, no chance now for his $30,000 profit .
I guess he will now have to go to one of those "New Mexico or Iowa" auctions online and be lucky to get his money back.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

They are acting very quickly recently to remove the junk.
What a shame for that poor seller, no chance now for his $30,000 profit .
I guess he will now have to go to one of those "New Mexico or Iowa" auctions online and be lucky to get his money back.

I'm sure the seller will be back on one of those auction platforms to dump it.

Then again, maybe the seller will take the Goldman letter to heart and..........

Of course, it will probably cost him 2K for that request,

[shelly]

As I remember Drew Max's company used to advertise that they had a Million dollar policy from Lloyd's of London. This was to prove to you that if there was anything wrong with there examination you where covered. I guess Lloyd's figured out what was going on and dropped them like a hot potato. That of course is if he really had a policy. I will say this for Drew. When I sent him some of the Marino's pieces he hit fifty percent vs The Donald's 100%

[TyrusRCobb]

This thread is fascinating. I suppose, as a new collector, the lesson I take from all of this is you can't really trust the big guys. I've already discovered that sometimes you can't trust the little guys either. Does this mean that good collectors must have a hint of paranoia to go along with their knowledge base? Or do good, honest collectors simply form a community with other good, honest collectors?

[David Atkatz]

Drew Max is not one of the "big guys."

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by TyrusRCobb

This thread is fascinating. I suppose, as a new collector, the lesson I take from all of this is you can't really trust the big guys. I've already discovered that sometimes you can't trust the little guys either. Does this mean that good collectors must have a hint of paranoia to go along with their knowledge base? Or do good, honest collectors simply form a community with other good, honest collectors?

Are you referring to Drew Max as one of the "big guys?"

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Are you referring to Drew Max as one of the "big guys?"

Don't be so quick to put him down, he is a TV star and you are not .

[TyrusRCobb]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Are you referring to Drew Max as one of the "big guys?"

When I clicked on the link provided by the OP I was directed to what seems to be a rather large auction house. I was referring to the auction house as "the big guys." In point of fact, and showing my obvious ignorance about collecting, I haven't the slightest idea who Drew Max is. Having said that I'm going to look him up.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by shelly

I will say this for Drew. When I sent him some of the Marino's pieces he hit fifty percent vs The Donald's 100%

So to whom did you send the 50% that Drew rejected? (I'm sure you weren't about to throw away half your profit.)

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

So to whom did you send the 50% that Drew rejected? (I'm sure you weren't about to throw away half your profit.)

I'm sure you know this already, but Shelly didn't send them to Drew to get certs to sell. He was testing his ability to spot known fakes.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

I'm sure you know this already, but Shelly didn't send them to Drew to get certs to sell. He was testing his ability to spot known fakes.

Wasn't that what he told the FBI when they caught him?

Seriously, though, sometimes I confuse the times Shelly was ripping off collectors and the times he was protecting them.