A Message From REA

[NC-Vintage]

Brian and the entire team at REA are first class ! They have proven it once
again with how they handled a difficult situation last night.

[pawpawdiv9]

I placed my MAX BID and sat on it days beforehand. Didn't have to worry about sleep at all. In the end, I still WON.

[kmac32]

Great auction, no issues with me

[joed25]

It was a nightmare for me trying to get my bids in. I also didn’t like how on the emails you kept saying even though there are technical issues we will NOT go past 12... the next email said 12:30 and then it stayed open till 3 or something.
Maybe switch to the website that Goldin uses. Simple auctions sites. REA website has an outdated feel to it. And I hate to criticize but if your selling 20 million a year or so you should spend a lot more on your website. I doubt this issue ever happened with Heritage.

[drcy]

I heard from a bidder that Goldin has had its own auction software issues.

[DerekMichael]

For whatever it is worth I just want to say I feel badly for the people who struggled with the website and felt it effected their interests and I mean that with absolute sincerity. For Brian Dwyer I know this must have felt like a dagger through his heart because he cares so deeply about what he is doing in this hobby.

It was a surprising experience for me on Sunday night because quite honestly my time with REA and Brian has always been a bed of roses and I am so grateful for the way I am treated. This was an unusual issue and I know Brian and his team must have done everything in their power to correct this and keep things running as smoothly as possible under the circumstance. This all happened at the most inopportune time one can possibly imagine and sometimes there is simply nothing which can be done to fix the situation when the event is live, despite ones absolute efforts.

I know this was frustrating for many but speaking only for myself, I do not personally feel this is damning simply because this was an honest mistake and not an issue of Brian doing anything with evil spirits or ripping people off. I TRULY believe Brian Dwyer to be one of the good guys in this hobby and it seems many here share in this feeling. I have lots of confidence this will not be an issue in the future.

In any event, I feel very badly to see some of my fellow collectors frustrated, but based on everything I have ever seen of Brian and REA this will be corrected. I will continue to bid and consign in the future, and I will do so with great confidence despite what happened, which is regrettable.

On a side note, and with no intention of trying to analyze the effects of the website issues on bidding and pricing, T206 prices were by and large extremely impressive and many things I was hunting ended up at prices far above where I hoped to acquire them. It was a spectacular offering for those who enjoy the backs, with many ridiculously hard to find pieces.

Honesty and integrity mean everything when we are spending our hard earned money or parting with things which are special to us, and Brian and REA will continue to deliver on that for us.