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OR a guy who doesn't have time to travel half-way across the country on his own dime for what he sees as no reason. It's too easy for people to spin their own narratives when there are many more possibilities than the one they think of.
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It is easy to tell that Gizmo over valued the theft and went conveniently with the high book value. Pics I saw of his cards did not show them to be in high grade and the prices I saw on them were beyond absurd. He came off as an atrocious salesperson in that video. Some melodrama too. Told a horrible version of the story to boot, leaving out details and telling things out of order. Not a good look. At least 2 times he mentioned that the guy had offered him 26K or something and he played the "I paid way more than that for those 29 cards". Bet at 26K he triples up. He strikes me as the guy who would take advantage of an unsuspecting family who inherited a collection and then boast about it to his pals. I do not know him so I should not judge but that is my impression. If you are taking cards "worth" that much to shows and you are seasoned veteran seller, why no insurance? He did not explain why he took the guy's bag to hold onto. Nor what he understood was in the bag at the time he took it. I suspect there was a theft. Do not condone taking something which is not yours however if Gizmo did business with him 7 times prior, if the guy made off with 26K worth of cards I would say Gizmo still owes the dude at least 26K more for jacking him in the 7 previous meetings where the guy was paying PSA 8 prices for VG-EX material. Still maintain he makes a bad witness but a great one for entertainment value. Still flying out if there is a trial. Would not miss it for anything.
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I have no opinion on if there was or was not a theft as we have only an accusation and no evidence. But Gizmo’s story makes no sense whatsoever. He may have been robbed, but his story cannot be the whole truth.
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Did not think the "51 Bowman Mantle Ice Cream Line" theft tale could ever be topped but Gizmo's story almost makes 25% of the 51 Mantle story sound legit. And the 25% I am speaking to is that ice cream does exist. There was ice cream at the National that year. Mantle does have a 51 Bowman card, that is both his rookie card and a card that was not double printed. ![]()
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Could it be a work (like pre-determined in wrestling) between these two guys ?
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Personally, I have a hard time believing that anyone would go to the trouble of filing a false police report against a specific person unless there was something to it. Never mind that a false report is a crime and subjects you to slam dunk liability for defamation, it is also work. If the dealer was trying to pull an insurance scam, better to claim an unexplained disappearance at the show than to hit a specific person who can fight it. Doesn't mean the cards are worth what the dealer claims, but it does sound like more to me than an outright scam. Let's see where the case goes. If the defendant chooses to appear and/or is extradited and then appears, we will hear the other side.
I wouldn't surprise me if this ends with some items being returned and it being dropped. I've had a few of those in my practice. The DA has better things to do than pursue a case where the items are returned.
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At the 7min mark he stated, "I'm no brain surgeon." Glad he clarified for everyone, I was thinking maybe... |
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I could only make it through about 10 minutes of the interview...ugh. It reminds me of my children when they have waaaaaay too many unnecessary specifics of a story they made up. Not saying some of it isn't true, but simple is better in situations like this I would think.
The most damning thing I heard is he said he would see him in the morning via text. He never showed up. That's strong for RGs story if he has that.
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