REA catalog intro

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

I guess it all depends on who's doing the "LEAPING" if its Bob Beamon or Mike Powell...cool , If its Danny DeVito or Butterbean Esch..not so cool,
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jim@stinsonsports.com

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

I thought Shelly's comment was on the money, Don't hold the fact that I have a sense of humor against me
There will be days, weeks and endless pages in this thread that can now be devoted to serious discussion. Carry On
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[travrosty]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

you must have not read a jim stinson post before. lighten up a bit.

[shelly]

Travis,no big thing. I think the question I asked of REA should be what is important

[travrosty]

i think the answer is that you are welcome to get opinions on any item you are planning to bid on from your favorite authenticator BEFORE you bid, and i think auction houses are generally accomodating in that respect. otherwise it becomes a game of dueling authenticators.

i don't have a problem with only one persons opinion on a big ticket item, it just depends on who that person is. the people i trust are people who can explain their authentication on any item if asked, show exemplars, and not hide behind their coa. such a person is rare though.

[shelly]

Travis, I put up a piece from the auction and it came back no opinion. If you where REA would you look into that? They also have a piece that has been totaly taken apart by Ron with many reasons why he feels it is not authentic.It is still in the auction.

[GrayGhost]

The largest, best auction catalog in a long time, and its pick apart time again. I don't see how any of you can collect/deal in high ticket signatures, all you ever do is look for forgeries and complain, no matter what someone writes/explains in a listing. It is just crazy.

[Leon]

I won't speak for REA because Rob runs circles around me. That being said, I took what they wrote to mean they are relying on their chosen TPG. If you want to get others to look at it, that is fine, but their only decision is based on what JSA says. If you don't like it, don't bid. They aren't going to play the dueling TPG game. I can't say I blame them. IF you don't like it or the item, don't bid. I suggest folks either be comfortable with what they are buying, buy only on legal documents, which are less prone to issues, collect only in person signings, or find something else to collect. Really, what else is there to say? I am with Scott. How could you possibly be happy with having issues almost every single day. I can't imagine it is fun but who am I to say what masochists like .