Crazy uncles

[Jay Wolt]

Dave sorry this happened to you.
Why did so many lots get no bids, didn't C.U. list them all or list them properly?
Auction houses usually list a lot at a fraction of its value as they love spirited bidding.
So curious why hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia went unbid & was returned.

Can you post some links of a few of the unsold lots?

Hope you get your missing items & consignment check in a timely fashion.

[CJDave]

Originally Posted by Jay Wolt

Dave sorry this happened to you.
Why did so many lots get no bids, didn't C.U. list them all or list them properly?
Auction houses usually list a lot at a fraction of its value as they love spirited bidding.
So curious why hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of memorabilia went unbid & was returned.

Can you post some links of a few of the unsold lots?

Hope you get your missing items & consignment check in a timely fashion.

He couldn't handle the quantity even though he kept asking for more and more. So many never even made it to the auction.....I am assuming also in hopes that he would have enough to make his next auction look substantial.

Horrible marketing. Only sending out email blasts isn't enough. He wouldn't even take out a banner ad on Net54. Not sure if it was out of cheapness or bad strategy.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by CJDave

He couldn't handle the quantity even though he kept asking for more and more. So many never even made it to the auction.....I am assuming also in hopes that he would have enough to make his next auction look substantial.

Horrible marketing. Only sending out email blasts isn't enough. He wouldn't even take out a banner ad on Net54. Not sure if it was out of cheapness or bad strategy.

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

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[bobbyw8469]

Originally Posted by Leon

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

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Maybe they criticize him for a reason. It is easy to change the negative things in your life. He needs to start by looking in the mirror. He was given a gift of a consignment and abused it.

[hcv123]

Originally Posted by Leon

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

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I'd prefer to NOT see his advertisements here based on many horrifically bad service experiences reported by members.

On a side note, ironically every time someone uses the abbreviation C.U. - my mind immediately thinks - Collectors Universe - Then - oh no - Crazy Uncle - Then, well maybe there's something to the initials C.U. and customer/company service issues.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by Leon

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

They spent their money advertising at Blowout. I linked this article to one of their promotional posts so people there could read about how they run auctions.

Here was the email sent to all of their account holders:

Crazy Uncle Auctions

Our featured advertiser is Crazy Uncle Auctions. Everything from graded Mickey Mantle rookies to autographed Michael Jordan rookies and Batman #1 to Harry Houdini signed postcards.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Leon

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

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Kinda putting the chicken before the cart or the horse in front of the egg or something like that.

[teza11]

Should have been called the Big Bummer Auction!

Jeff

[MCyganik]

FWIW I got my card in the mail today. They sent a shipping notification a few days ago and everything turned up cleanly.

Not sure if that is because I've made a few posts on here and Aaron wanted to make sure my one whole card got out to avoid further bad press or not (if so, Hi Aaron), but either way take the spirit of my posts from POV of the small-time collector.

As I wrote before, this enterprise just seems like it is way over its head at the moment. You see it all the time in tech startups. One guy gets his feet wet with a big company, strikes out on his own with only a fraction of experience, then goes overboard trying to make that company a major player in the game without having any sort of actual infrastructure or quality control in place. Then when it comes crashing down, instead of having a network of support or set of ethics in place, it devolves into a blame game.

I'm small potatoes, so no I'm not going to consign 500k or buy 500k at an auction house. I hope that gets worked out between Aaron and CJDave and anyone else who is feeling screwed over. I'd be happy to try CUA again at a later date if there's actual positive experiences and quality control developed in the future. But it's sounding like some serious legal mistakes have already been made. Lets hope for all parties involved there's appropriate resolution.

[Snapolit1]

What always amazes me in this hobby is how people decide who the good guys and bad guys are and then conveniently ignore all the evidence that their self-appointed good guys aren't anywhere near as sparkling saintly as they suggest. ("Ah, it was only one [fraud investigation] [lawsuit]. And [owner] explained what he has in place now. I'm not bothered.")

Sort of like ranting about a guy cheating with steroids . . . until he gets traded to your team. Then it's not such a big deal at all.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Kinda putting the chicken before the cart or the horse in front of the egg or something like that.

Throwing the baby out with the chicken before it hatches under the horse after it got out of the barn then closing the door.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Throwing the baby out with the chicken before it hatches under the horse after it got out of the barn then closing the door.

THAT'S it. Knew I was close.

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

Throwing the baby out with the chicken before it hatches under the horse after it got out of the barn then closing the door.

...got out of the barn then closing the door and slipping on the bathwater.

Brian (closing the proverbial baby/bathwater loop)

[Flintboy]

Originally Posted by Leon

Aaron told me it is because our members criticize him and why he doesn't do more advertising with Net54baseball.

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Placing the blame on others when things are clearly their own fault, that seems to be par for the course!

Own up for your mistakes and make things right. Not dropping off high dollar consignments in inclement weather and being easily accessible would be a good start.

[CJDave]

Originally Posted by Flintboy

Placing the blame on others when things are clearly their own fault, that seems to be par for the course!

Own up for your mistakes and make things right. Not dropping off high dollar consignments in inclement weather and being easily accessible would be a good start.

I wonder if Aaron ever hear the expression “a leopard never changes its spots” meaning that it's impossible for one to change their character.....I guess no character is a type of character.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by CJDave

I wonder if Aaron ever hear the expression “a leopard never changes its spots” meaning that it's impossible for one to change their character.....I guess no character is a type of character.

Are you sure it's not "That's a leopard of another color?"

Sorry, trying to inject a little levity.

I do hope for the best for you, but I have the nasty feeling nothing is going to fix EVERYTHING that has gone wrong in this case.