SUBJECT: BEWARE Steve Verkman, Keith Vari, Leland’s, Clean Sweep & Paragon auctions

[theshowandme]

Can I get the cliff notes of this thread in 5 bullets or less?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Can I get the cliff notes of this thread in 5 bullets or less?

Someone in the hobby is trying to make money off another person in the hobby.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Someone in the hobby is trying to make money off another person in the hobby.

LOL. What he deserved for that request.

[gunboat82]

Originally Posted by theshowandme

Can I get the cliff notes of this thread in 5 bullets or less?

• OP has big collection, needs to sell at a difficult time in his life, and consigns to Leland's/Clean Sweep with 60/40 split of proceeds

• OP now thinks that 40% seems high and wants to rescind the consignment

• OP produces what purports to be the actual consignment agreement, but it's handwritten and leaves out a lot of potentially material terms, including a schedule of items to be sold, leading to uninformed speculation about what is actually being auctioned and what OP is supposed to receive

• OP was given a $15K advance, and it appears that he may be expected to pay interest on that advance at a rate just shy of the usury threshold.

• Leland's/Clean Sweep responded by proxy and defended the agreement as standard in light of the work involved, and the thread was moved to the Watercooler section to minimize the visibility and potential reputational damage.