recent m101-6 jackson

[Peter_Spaeth]

Speaking of the Hauls of Shame blog linked in the Harris Collection/Carter Collection thread, it starts off with some rather disturbing allegations about the auction house representing the recent m101-6 Jackson as unique even after learning that it was not. Is this just a baseless rant, or is there something to this?

http://haulsofshame.com/blog/

The lead paragraph: Ken Goldin’s M101-6 “Shoeless” Joe Jackson card (the one he was promoting as a the only known copy) sold for $37,784.48 last Friday. As reported last week, Goldin was promoting the card as unique even after he was informed another example had been sold at Lelands in 1994.

I did not see this discussed elsewhere but I may have missed it.

[nolemmings]

This was inserted into the online description--in red italic--although only a day before the auction's end

After publication of our feature catalog, and subsequent press releases, we were informed by an old time established collector that an M101-6 Felix Mendelsohn Joe Jackson card was listed in an auction catalog in 1994 (listed as a 1919 image). However, as of Friday, November 1st, 2013, we have yet to be provided with any image of said card. Goldin Auctions researched this card and issue extensively, and found several long-time M101-6 collectors who had yet to even see an image of this card until this offering. In addition, the two most prestigious third-party grading services, SGC and PSA, have yet to authenticate or even see any other M101-6 Joe Jackson card.

Seems to me like it was responsibly handled, but hey, keep investigating, maybe form a committee.

[Peter_Spaeth]

According to Hauls of Shame -- to which I assign no credibility one way or the other -- Goldin Auctions was informed about the prior Leland's sale in September, by the seller himself.

[Goldin Auctions]

The first time our office received any confirmed evidence of an M101-6 Jackson being listed for prior sale or auction was Tuesday October 29th, three days prior to auction close. The online description was immediately amended. The description was further amended on Wednesday October 30th to clean up other areas of the description. In addition, each bidder on the item was not only alerted to the description change, but was sent the new paragraph as well as told to contact the office if they wished to cancel a bid for any reason. Finally, at the close of the auction, the winner was sent this email

“ Hi XXXXXXXX
I wanted to inform you that if for any reason you did not wish to pay for and accept shipment of lot #3 Joe Jackson card, that is acceptable to us. I mention this due to the disclosure we made regarding a sale of possibly another M101-6 Jackson in 1994, as well as potentially another one that exists in a private collection.
TO date we have not been faxed or emailed an image of said card, but I still wanted to tell you that you will remain in good standing and no issues if you wanted to NOT go thru with the purchase
thank you

Ken Goldin”
And the reply from the winner.
“Ken,

Thank you for the gesture, but I will honor my bid

As I am sure that Mendelsohn printed more than one copy of this card, it is likely that other copies of this card do exist. Even if there were 2 or 3 three others out there, the card is quite rare.


Thank you, xxxxxxx”



As of Tuesday November 12th, Goldin Auctions has not been emailed, faxed, or sent a link to any image of any existing M101-6 Jackson besides the one it auctioned.

[Stonepony]

'Nuff said !

[Peter_Spaeth]

I cannot recall the card now, but years ago Mile High ran into an issue representing a card as unique when it turned out not to be. There is a thread someplace but I cannot find it. A cautionary tale.

[autograf]

A cursory quick check at Google Images yielded this image from Blackbetsy.com

Sure looks like a second (different) card but who knows...........