Old Cardboard and Legendary

[ctownboy]

My question to everyone is this;

Now that it is known that the "C" originally came from the Pfeister jersey and that Doug Allen personally oversaw and paid for the removal of it, can the person who bought the Pfeister jersey do anything about this? I mean, can they somehow claim damages because the jersey was original when it went to the auction house but was tampered with while at the auction house and thus had its value diminshed?

Also, WHO owned the Pfeister jersey? Was it Doug Allen or another Mastro employee? If not, then don't you think the owner would be a little upset to know their original jersey was messed with so that ANOTHER jersey could have its value artificially inflated?

David

[canjond]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

My question to everyone is this;

Now that it is known that the "C" originally came from the Pfeister jersey and that Doug Allen personally oversaw and paid for the removal of it, can the person who bought the Pfeister jersey do anything about this? I mean, can they somehow claim damages because the jersey was original when it went to the auction house but was tampered with while at the auction house and thus had its value diminshed?

Also, WHO owned the Pfeister jersey? Was it Doug Allen or another Mastro employee? If not, then don't you think the owner would be a little upset to know their original jersey was messed with so that ANOTHER jersey could have its value artificially inflated?

David

Just to claify - the "C" on the Chance jersey is original. The little cub in the middle of the "C" was missing on the Chance jersey. The little cub was then added to the Chance.

[ctownboy]

Canjond,

Thanks for correcting my error. I should have gone back and read the postings again before I commented.

But my questions still stand, who owned the Pfeister jersey before the little cub was removed, wouldn't they be upset to find out it was removed (thus devaluing the piece) and wouldn't the new owner be upset to find the original cub had been removed and a repro added just to artificially enhance another jersey's value?

Finally, was the removal of the original cub and the application of the repro cub noted in the description when the Pfeister jersey was auctioned? Seems to me if it wasn't then it should have been.

David

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by ctownboy

Canjond,

Thanks for correcting my error. I should have gone back and read the postings again before I commented.

But my questions still stand, who owned the Pfeister jersey before the little cub was removed, wouldn't they be upset to find out it was removed (thus devaluing the piece) and wouldn't the new owner be upset to find the original cub had been removed and a repro added just to artificially enhance another jersey's value?

Finally, was the removal of the original cub and the application of the repro cub noted in the description when the Pfeister jersey was auctioned? Seems to me if it wasn't then it should have been.

David

My impression was that both jerseys were owned by the same individual.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Teflon. But everyone in the hobby is made of teflon. Addiction trumps all.

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Teflon. But everyone in the hobby is made of teflon. Addiction trumps all.

Not everyone, Peter. The small-time fraudsters on eBay get hammered pretty hard. It's pretty easy to express outrage over and call out the nickel-and-dimers. Some guy in Des Moines selling a fake $500 T206 stands no chance around here.

Thank goodness.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

Not everyone, Peter. The small-time fraudsters on eBay get hammered pretty hard. It's pretty easy to express outrage over and call out the nickel-and-dimers. Some guy in Des Moines selling a fake $500 T206 stands no chance around here.

Thank goodness.

Well, if the small-time fraudster wants protection on Net 54 he simply has to conspire with some of the posters to make cash fraudulently. Then the support comes out of the woodwork in droves -- with most barely concealing their obvious bias.

[ChiefBenderForever]

It's hard to imagine a player parting with so many personal items that mean so much to them. But it's not like the players from back then made a ton of money like todays athletes. I found this article very interesting-

http://stlouis.bizjournals.com/stlou...ion_block.html