Card doctoring debacle

[RichardSimon]

Don't want to be the grammar doctor here but provenance is the word you have been looking for.
Providence has an entirely different meaning.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Don't want to be the grammar doctor here but provenance is the word you have been looking for.
Providence has an entirely different meaning.

What if it is from Rhode Island's capital

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Don't want to be the grammar doctor here but provenance is the word you have been looking for.
Providence has an entirely different meaning.

I agree. Damm spellcheck.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Don't want to be the grammar doctor here but provenance is the word you have been looking for.
Providence has an entirely different meaning.

Maybe he is trusting divine Providence to protect him?

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Maybe he is trusting divine Providence to protect him?

Or maybe I stupidly tried to post from my phone and the iPhone “corrected” me.

Nowhere as compelling a story as I have no idea the difference between a town in Rhode Island and a word that has had a consistent definition for a few thousand years old. Run with it. Funny stuff.

[RedsFan1941]

don’t see how anyone could doubt you

[frankbmd]

I always think of verifying Mrs. Reagan to get it right.


prove nance

[Snapolit1]

Maybe it’s just me, but if I ran auctions for a living I’d probably avoid going out of my way to make stupid jokes at the expense of other board members. Particularly people who have bought from me in the past. But hey, that’s me.

[benjulmag]

In real estate there are the three "L's" -- location, location, location.

In memorabilia, there are the thee "P's -- provenance, provenance, provenance.

I don't care how well something passes a "photo match" test or a "look-right" test. With memorabilia now in 7-figure territory, counterfeiters have taken their craft to a level that IMO can fool even the best authenticators. If the provenance is not there, then forensic examination is the next choice. Without one of these two, I wouldn't touch any "too-good-to-be-true" item of memorabilia.

[Mark]

Originally Posted by benjulmag

In real estate there are the three "L's" -- location, location, location.

In memorabilia, there are the thee "P's -- provenance, provenance, provenance.

I don't care how well something passes a "photo match" test or a "look-right" test. With memorabilia now in 7-figure territory, counterfeiters have taken their craft to a level that IMO can fool even the best authenticators. If the provenance is not there, then forensic examination is the next choice. Without one of these two, I wouldn't touch any "too-good-to-be-true" item of memorabilia.

Fair enough, but how do know, for sure and for certain, that the provenance is legit?

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

Maybe it’s just me, but if I ran auctions for a living I’d probably avoid going out of my way to make stupid jokes at the expense of other board members. Particularly people who have bought from me in the past. But hey, that’s me.

Really didn't think of it as a big deal. It was an obvious typo, someone else had a little fun with it so I went a different way. We all knew what you meant. Sorry it bothered you.

That being said, I'm a person, not a faceless monolith. If you have a problem I will address it. I will also occasionally put my foot in my mouth, think something is funny that others don't, and call things as I see them. May not always be the best business practice, but you'll never have to question my honesty or integrity.