Auction House thievery Lelands style

Peter_Spaeth · #1 12-13-2019, 05:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Some Penguin fan, even that is wrong about the poster, Lemieux22 ????, c'mon....had you gone Lemieux66 then maybe I'd give ya some credibility but 22?.

Sincerely,

Gretzky41

(The Late One)

Claude not Mario.

frankbmd · #2 12-13-2019, 06:23 PM

Claude Leland, not Josh?

Rhotchkiss · #3 12-13-2019, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Claude not Mario.

Again, nice sleuthing. And where is Leland's located? (that is a rhetorical question).

Bottom line, Lelands charged Steven $200 for insurance that it never procured. I do not believe that is legal; it certainly is not ethical. If they did that to Steven, odds are it was done to others in the auction. And, if it was done in this auction, there is a chance (maybe a likelihood) it was done in prior auctions.

At the very least, I hope other AHs take note of this event and take steps to ensure that they are not overcharging or incorrectly charging winners. There is enough BS in the industry already.

Ryan Hotchkiss

PS -- I dont think I have ever won anything from Lelands (but I have certainly bid in their auctions), and they tend to have very quality stuff. I sincerely hope they fix this and publicly explain the confusion because i do not want to cross another AH off my "will not bid list".

Aquarian Sports Cards · #4 12-13-2019, 07:52 PM

The only explanation I can come up with is that they are charging to self-insure. Basically they are taking the insurance payment and eating the cost if there is a claim. If any claim is paid without hassle I don't have an issue with it, but being upfront about it would probably be a better plan.

conor912 · #5 12-13-2019, 08:44 PM

For $623 I'd fly my ass there and pick it up myself.

buymycards · #6 12-14-2019, 08:15 AM

If Steve spent $60k, that would mean that his item was around $50k, and he paid a 20% BP of around $10k. So, Lelands made $10k on the BP, then tried to gouge him for another $600?

Real classy.

CuriousGeorge · #7 12-14-2019, 09:47 AM

I bought the Ruth D350-3 Standard Biscuit Ruth.

CuriousGeorge · #8 12-14-2019, 10:00 AM

I spoke with three of the big auction houses on Friday and they all gave their support. Each gave me additional information as to the type of guy the owner Josh Evans is and none were surprised and provided me with more stories. I have spoken with two class action attorneys and two more on Monday and then will decide who to engage. The two I spoke with each said if the allegations are true it is outright fraud and they will be liable to everyone they did this to. In additional multiple other Leland clients who suspect they have the same issues have come forward to be apart of this.

I am going to give Lelands until the end of day Monday to clarify anything but from their lack of response it appears they are hoping by banishing this thread to the water cooler section the whole thing will just go away. It won�t. Lelands, here�s your chance to tell your side of the story before this escalates. Looking forward to your version so I can give you an apology.

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