Auction LOAs are a scourge on the hobby and need to be banned

[Republicaninmass]

or the fine print in the rules ection like

"cannot be held responsible for changes in the opinions of authenticators beyond 60 days from the close of the auction"


"Larger autograph lots (10 or more pieces) can contain some secretarial signatures and such"

and such = FAKES?

[D. Bergin]

Great set of auctions last night, but there were certainly many dubious JSA letters scattered throughout. Many of the group autograph lots you would have bid knowing there would be a fair number that would have to get tossed.

Best to ignore the COA's and bid what you would be comfortable with, whether they had COA's or not.

[Exhibitman]

Dodgy opinions I understand. This wasn't a questionable opinion, it was an item that isn't signed at all but was listed as signed. That is worse than wrong, it is fraudulent. Any idiot could see the item is printed. The grey ink of the facsimile signature is a watermark behind the rest of the print.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Dodgy opinions I understand. This wasn't a questionable opinion, it was an item that isn't signed at all but was listed as signed. That is worse than wrong, it is fraudulent. Any idiot could see the item is printed. The grey ink of the facsimile signature is a watermark behind the rest of the print.

Oh, I understand. There wasn't a whole lot of attention to detail in the descriptions. I wonder if JSA even looked at all the lots they slapped their name on.

There WAS some nice stuff hidden in lots if you enlarged the pictures, that wasn't even mentioned in the descriptions.

Thought a lot of the group lots would go under the radar but actually got far stronger bidding then I expected.

[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

or the fine print in the rules ection like

"cannot be held responsible for changes in the opinions of authenticators beyond 60 days from the close of the auction"


"Larger autograph lots (10 or more pieces) can contain some secretarial signatures and such"

and such = FAKES?

No, such = SUCK

"Larger autograph lots (10 or more pieces) can contain some secretarial signatures and suck"

[bnorth]

I quit buying from Mears when I won a bat that while I was bidding was listed as game used. BAM, then as soon as the auction ended and I won the listing amazingly changed to professional model.

Mears has done this to others I know also. Another member on here was bidding on a vintage photo of Joe DiMaggio. Then when the auction ended and he won at the price of a vintage photo the listing changed. He ended up with a cheap new copy. Crazily he still bids on their garbage.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I quit buying from Mears when I won a bat that while I was bidding was listed as game used. BAM, then as soon as the auction ended and I won the listing amazingly changed to professional model.

Mears has done this to others I know also. Another member on here was bidding on a vintage photo of Joe DiMaggio. Then when the auction ended and he won at the price of a vintage photo the listing changed. He ended up with a cheap new copy. Crazily he still bids on their garbage.