Heritage Auctions - Boston Garters

[rats60]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I would be very surprised if this results in a lawsuit.

Do you think the consignor has a case or not? He could be out six figures.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by rats60

Do you think the consignor has a case or not? He could be out six figures.

I don't think so. I don't see the likely source of a contractual obligation to conduct an auction designed to produce the highest possible bid. Although obviously I don't know what specifically Heritage represented to the consignor.

[t206fix]

This reminds me of my son's football game last weekend. They played four quarters and at the end of the game, my son's team was up 34-32. Refs blew the whistle, and said that his team had won. It was very exciting because they were a cross town rival who had beaten us that past few years. We went home and he went to bed very excited. Unfortunately, when we woke up the next morning the newspaper ran the headlines claiming the other team won on field goal 35-32 to beat my son's team. We were shocked.

I guess the other team, after the game, kept playing and scored a last second field goal against themselves to win it. I guess the refs deemed the other team wanted it more because they kept playing. They claimed victory and pointed to something about fine print and we should have read all the details.

[parkplace33]

Originally Posted by t206fix

This reminds me of my son's football game last weekend. They played four quarters and at the end of the game, my son's team was up 34-32. Refs blew the whistle, and said that his team had won. It was very exciting because they were a cross town rival who had beaten us that past few years. We went home and he went to bed very excited. Unfortunately, when we woke up the next morning the newspaper ran the headlines claiming the other team won on field goal 35-32 to beat my son's team. We were shocked.

I guess the other team, after the game, kept playing and scored a last second field goal against themselves to win it. I guess the refs deemed the other team wanted it more because they kept playing. They claimed victory and pointed to something about fine print and we should have read all the details.

I don't under how this is possible. Can you post the link to the story?