Nate Sanders is some auction house. You have to be crazy to consign with them.

[barrysloate]

I guess you're right Dan. What can you do? When I collected I made every effort to stay away from dealers I either hated or didn't trust (long list, I know). But I wasn't an addicted collector. Others are.

[sports-rings]

I don't understand, if you have been highly critical of them in the past, why would you want to bid in their auction?

There was an item that caught my eye. And unlike last time, they were not running their own auction while at the same time offering the exact same item on ebay with a "buy it now".

I did not remember how harsh I was with them, thanks for pointing that out. I take responsibility for it, however I was frustrated dealing with them last time and I guess I went overboard and have cooled down since that post.

However, don't they owe it to their consigners to try and have as many bidders as possible?

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I guess you're right Dan. What can you do? When I collected I made every effort to stay away from dealers I either hated or didn't trust (long list, I know). But I wasn't an addicted collector. Others are.

Barry, name me two auction houses in which fraud has never occurred. There's the rub.

[barrysloate]

Jeff- I might be able to find two, but admittedly it would be a stretch. But given Michael's vehement criticism of the auction house, how could he come groveling back to them to bid? At some point you have to draw the line and walk away. You don't have to be best friends with everyone you bid, that's not a criterion. But if you think they are trying to steal your wallet, you do need to walk away. What can I say- this is an ethically challenged hobby. Always was, always will be.

[Jay Wolt]

There's dozens of auction houses both big & small and you would think that there are several that are clean,
I have never heard any rumblings w/ regards to fraud w/ REA, Huggins & Scott, B&L, Sterling & so on.

EDITED for spelling

[vintagechris]

Coaches Corner would never get a dime from me. I don't care if they had the deal of the century for an item I really wanted. I have a little more conviction than that.

At the end of the day, it's just cardboard and we can't take it with us.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by vintagechris

Coaches Corner would never get a dime from me. I don't care if they had the deal of the century for an item I really wanted. I have a little more conviction than that.

At the end of the day, it's just cardboard and we can't take it with us.

But Chris, you know that not every collector would take the same attitude as you.
If CC somehow walked into an estate sale on a day with 12" of snow and nobody else showed up and wound up with an amazing, authentic, one of a kind autograph and got it certed by everyone in the business, the bids would be coming in from everywhere.

[mcgwirecom]

I've bought several nice McGwire signed items from Coaches Corner LOL. Mostly because I can authenticate his signature. I guess sometimes someone still consigns something with them. 99% of their McGwire signatures are no good but I watch the items with scans. They have a few JSA and PSA/DNA items in each of their auctions. I'll take a deal wherever I can find it.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by calvindog

Barry, name me two auction houses in which fraud has never occurred. There's the rub.

If any fraud has ever occured at B&L

Rich