Invaluable (Hunt Auctions) experiences?

[calvindog]

Hunt is big on selling cards with an MK designation but are too lazy to show a scan of the marked reverse.

[perezfan]

And on a team-signed ball, you typically get to view one single panel.

[Chris-Counts]

I bid and won one item from Hunt's auction couple years ago. It seemed like the whole process took a couple months. The item was a 60s game used Phillies cap. In the catalog, it was described as being in good condition, although the photos were lousy. When it arrived, I pulled it out of the box, and it fell apart in my hand. Once upon a time, someone had taken all the threads out the bill, presumably to fix it, because it was cracked. But they never came close to completing the job, and what they essentially sold me a box of spare cap parts. When I called to complain, they suggested I say it was damaged in the mail, so they could recoup their money via insurance. And that's what they did, despite me telling them how dishonest they were being. I eventually got my money back, and I can't imagine ever dealing with them again.

[pokerplyr80]

I believe I bid in a hunt auction once, and did not win. I found the site difficult to navigate, and the lack of back scans ridiculous. I'm sure those who do bid with them regularly appreciate the lack of competition but I can't even remember the last time I visited their site.

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

And on a team-signed ball, you typically get to view one single panel.

I don't get this at all and it's not just Hunt that does it (though they definitely are one of the worst when it comes to it). Aren't they doing a disservice to the consignor? I recently won a lot of 10 pennants in which they only showed pictures of 5 and those 5 obscured each other. I was only interested in one of the 10 and it was pictured, so my bids were based entirely on just the one and that was good enough. The other nine were essentially thrown in for free.