THE MARKEL REPORT: Are Graded Baseball Cards Being “Juiced” (Aesthetically Enhanced)?

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Matt

Maybe the idea of a defamation lawsuit is laughable, but I'd be more then a little concerned that his attorney threatened you with a "deformation" lawsuit.

LOL! "Deformation" has a lower standard of proof, but a higher degree of pain.

[slidekellyslide]

Obviously Susor's mailman is the culprit.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by slidekellyslide

Obviously Susor's mailman is the culprit.

I was actually thinking the same thing. It's fairly clear that Newman delivers Susor's mail.

[Anthony S.]

It's a shame JT Walsh is no longer with us as he bore more than a passing resemblance to Susor, and would have performer admirably in the inevitable big screen adaptation of the whodunnit mystery, "The Cards that Trimmed Themselves." As for who would portray the elves who magically appear in Susor's house every night and alter his cards unbeknownst to him, I'm thinking Vern Troyer and Elijah Wood.

[WhenItWasAHobby]

There is one other crucial issue that I didn't discuss in my prior analysis of Mr O'Keefe's blog and that was following statement:

"....Houston-based attorney Bennett Fisher said Susor is an honest dealer......."

First off, as a practice I don't drag in other people's non-sportscard related activities on these types of message boards, but since the person of interest mentioned it himself on the Collectors Universe Board, then I think it's fair game to mention that he has a disc jockey business:

http://forums.collectors.com/message...92&STARTPAGE=2

Furthermore, in the communication I received from Mr. Susor's legal representation, it stated "....we are the attorneys for Susor Enterprises, Inc. and Scott Susor". So let's look at the website Susor uses to advertise his mobile disc jockey service, which is clearly identified with Susor Enterprises, Inc.

http://www.yourdjhouston.com/

Please scroll down and look at Reason #1 why his DJ business is superior to others:

"....and we are not part timers. This is our full time business....."

Just to be clear, this statement didn't show up immediately after being a Non-Registered User on eBay last week. As many others involved in this investigation will attest, this statement was there before this thread was started and electronic copies have been made to validate that. But in case someone decides to edit that website, please look at this internet archive website, "Wayback Machine", particularly in 2007 and 2008 and look at Reason #4 regarding this same DJ business in those two years:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://...djhouston.com/

It's also worth pointing out that this statement, "....and we are not part timers. This is our full time business....." wasn't used in their Nov. 2006 website or earlier. So it's clear that this current #1 Selling Point was deliberately added by design, while around that same time eBay member "scottsusor" receives POWER SELLER status and was grossing typically $10,000 to $15,000 a month by selling these tough to find, low pop commons and typically buying about 300-500 raw vintage commons a month on eBay too. It's also important to note that both the eBay entity, "scottsusor" and this DJ business identify themselves strictly as Scott and Doreen Susor.

So with his attorney vouching for his client's honesty, is it crystal clear that this eBay account is in no way a business, and that all of this buying and selling by "scottsusor" with a feedback of over 10,000 was just a time-wasting, money-losing hobby? If that's true, then Susor should now be thanking me that he's not longer allowed on eBay!

So if Mr. Bennett Fisher's client, Scott Susor, is as honest as Mr. Fisher claims on the widely viewed New York Daily News Blog, then why have I been harrassed by Mr. Fisher and his law associate claiming I've damaged Susor Enterprises, Inc. when this eBay Power Seller account, "scottsusor" is not even a business according to their honest client?

Has this been a case of brazen abuse of the legal system by several out-of-control, malicous attorneys who disregarded their client's honesty and attacked me over some inconsequential hobby issue?

Any input here would be greatly appreciated.

[Peter_Spaeth]

If they haven't taken legal action against you, and it strikes me as unlikely they will, I would just bravely ignore it.

[calvindog]

No one is getting sued here. For what it's worth, I usually don't get too concerned about attorneys who can't spell the very cause of action that they threaten my clients with. Susor will just creep back into the slimy hole from which he came for a while and then re-emerge with a different ebay name. In the meantime, he and his lovely wife will be doing their mobile DJ work. What a class act.