Houses Should Defend Themselves

[MattyC]

There are so many great guys in this hobby, with whom I've had great dealings. So many right here on this board in fact. Too many to even rattle off names.

One other thing I know: my love of cards and collecting, the enjoyment they give, alongside the enjoyment of talking cards with the collecting colleagues I've made over the years, is far, far too awesome and valuable to be tainted by the dealings of some others. Of course there is much work and cleaning up to be done, much room for improvement-- as there is in anything where humans and their flaws dwell. But cards will always be intrinsically good.

[Rich Klein]

Off the top of my heard: Lee at Sterling is great

Plug here:

BYW -- if you want to see "honesty" in action and you live in the DFW area, please come to my shows. Most of our dealers are "weekend warriors" who do this hobby because they love it and most are also very fair to deal with.

Regards
Rich

[earlywynnfan]

Paul from Fusco auctions is as good as they come.

ken

[Brian Van Horn]

People I trust:

Dave Schrader of Bagger's Auctions.
David Bryan
Kevin Savage
Wayne Varner and Bill Zimpleman
George Ryden
John and Judy Burk
Mike McKee
Lou Swartz
Todd Schultz
Mark Macrae
Scott Mt. Joy
Rand and Alice Bailey
William Chappell

By no means an exhaustive list.

[h2oya311]

Another vote for:

> Al C. at Love of the Game Auctions
> Folks selling on Net54 BST page (mostly)

And also a vote for:

> Rhys Y. at RMY Auctions

Other than that, I'm now skeptical of everyone else. I'm not sure how much tongue in cheek was happening in the posts prior to mine, but I would absolutely remove a few of those names.

I can't believe someone put in a good word for Small Traditions. I have an issue with any company that spends that much effort trying to get a bump in grades at PSA, going so far as outright admitting that they will do whatever it takes to get a card the grade it "deserves." Great for the consignor, not so great for the buyer with that "low-end" example. How many side-deals have they made to get a special bump is probably beyond comprehension.

[jbsports33]

I enjoy my time in this hobby very much, I try and keep it low key - but with everything you need to take the good and bad at times. I want to thank all those that do keep a positive attitude and make it enjoyable for me and the collectors and dealers I work with.

Thanks Net54 members!

Jimmy

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Brian Van Horn

People I trust:

Dave Schrader of Bagger's Auctions.
David Bryan
Kevin Savage
Wayne Varner and Bill Zimpleman
George Ryden
John and Judy Burk
Mike McKee
Lou Swartz
Todd Schultz
Mark Macrae
Scott Mt. Joy
Rand and Alice Bailey
William Chappell

By no means an exhaustive list.

Well, Brian - even though we just missed on a recent deal and I'm not sure we have done business before...I do respect your hawk eye on the bad stuff on Ebay - your efforts and expertise have probably saved a lot of us time if not money and I for one appreciate it - and I'm not just sucking up to get on your list.
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[Brian Van Horn]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Well, Brian - even though we just missed on a recent deal and I'm not sure we have done business before...I do respect your hawk eye on the bad stuff on Ebay - your efforts and expertise have probably saved a lot of us time if not money and I for one appreciate it - and I'm not just sucking up to get on your list.
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Awe shucks .

Thank you, Raymond.