Mastro/Legendary Article in Today's NY Daily News

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Originally Posted by oldjudge

Joe--If Dave won cards, then thought he had been shilled, and then decided not to pay for them why did he keep bidding in the first place? ...

I could be wrong but....
My take from the article is that Dave owes Mastro money.... but Mastro also owes Dave money. Yet... Mastro is asking for the entire money Dave owes them (ignoring the amount they owe to Dave).

Again - if you owed me $100, and I owed you $90.... would you send me the entire $100 and then 'hope' to receive the $90?

Where the shilling comes into play is....
At this point (now that this is a legal matter) why not question whether or not the money owed to Mastro is legitimate? If the items were shilled, should Dave pay the entire amount to Mastro? I think not.


And.... MOST IMPORTANTLY....
Mastro has an obligation to the consignors regardless of any money's owed to them by other people. I cannot operate a business and shaft my suppliers if I get shafted.

IMO -
Opening up "Legendary" and running away from Mastro - is just about as crappy as it gets.... and on top of that.... they must think everyone in the hobby are morons.