Heritage Auctions - Boston Garters

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by raulus

Did they even speak to the details here?

Or was it just like, "Thanks for bidding, and thanks for your email. Our next auction opens 11/4. Best of luck!"

Consignments accepted.

[calvindog]

At the end of the day, Heritage is a behemoth auction house which doesn’t need Powell and is arrogant enough not to care what he thinks. They may pay some lip service but they really aren’t concerned. REA wouldn’t handle it this way, I assure you all. Spend 5 mins with Heritage’s owners and Brian Dwyer and you’ll quickly understand.

[a761506]

I assume multiple calls were made to Heritage to try to put a stop on the cards going out, what has come of that? They’ve had days now to plan what they are going to do about it. It’s 2:30 TX time now, they can’t just sweep this under the rug I don’t imagine.

[Powell]

Jeff,

Sadly, I think you are exactly right. Arrogance.

[oldjudge]

The words from Brian might have been a little different but at the end of the day my sense is that the result would have been the same. And by the way, I think Chris is one of the good guys in the hobby.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

The words from Brian might have been a little different but at the end of the day my sense is that the result would have been the same. And by the way, I think Chris is one of the good guys in the hobby.

I disagree vehemently.

[oldjudge]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I disagree vehemently.

LOL, if you had just disagreed I would have been OK, but since you have vehemently disagreed I will give my position some extra thought. I hope you were just disagreeing with the first part. All my interactions with Chris have been great. Stay well my friend!

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by oldjudge

lol, if you had just disagreed i would have been ok, but since you have vehemently disagreed i will give my position some extra thought. I hope you were just disagreeing with the first part. All my interactions with chris have been great. Stay well my friend!

lolol

[edhans]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I disagree vehemently.

As do I.

[GeoPoto]

It appears that Heritage is going to take the view that the auction was conducted in accordance with the rules. Avoiding discussion regarding why they allowed this particular auction to proceed in accordance with rules that seem to be designed without consideration of these circumstances. Confusing at best and misleading in practice and apparently suboptimal for the consignor (although whether Powell would have persevered under better rules is unknown). No doubt Heritage will perform any similar auctions different in the future, benefiting from Powell's illumination of the likely scenarios.

While it is sad to see anybody (in this case, Powell) misled into ecstasy only to be kicked to the curb despite earnest efforts to win at all costs, I don't see the presumption that because he was "declared the winner" of the Set Lot he achieves any primacy over the higher bidder(s), who were declared winner with bids that were more beneficial to the consigner. Under the (sloppy) rules in effect being Set Lot winner was not the same as winning the cards, because they could go to the Individual Lot winners. And they did.