T206 World; Pollyanna or Chicken Little?

[ullmandds]

definitely wasn't you, rich...in fact I can't imagine it was any one person/incident...just a culmination of many...I'm T206'd out...I think for good...and that's ok w/me! You guys can have all 100 gazillion of them!!!!!

[iggyman]

Peter,

Fair enough, but this thread isn't really about T206 cards. The real question is...........................are auction houses accountable for anything??? If you sell an impossible T206 front back combination, is that okay? Is it responsible for an auction house (which supposedly specializes in cards since 1979) to not have anybody on staff which can determine the authenticity of a few W554 cards???

http://www.scpauctions.com/LotDetail...%2C-AND-GRIMES

The last line is hilarious........"as we are not sure if they are a reproduction." This from an auction house which deals in prewar cards???? Is that okay?

Lovely Day...

[ullmandds]

To answer your question...in light of transgressions by most major auction houses over the years...it seems...to me...that auction houses are NOT really accountable for their auctions...but they obviously should be. And any respectable...responsible auction house would NOT sell an item of questionable authenticity even with a disclaimer.

[glchen]

Originally Posted by iggyman

The last line is hilarious........"as we are not sure if they are a reproduction." This from an auction house which deals in prewar cards???? Is that okay?

Lovely Day...

That was definitely one of the crazier things I've ever seen from one of the larger auction houses. You expect that kind of line from a scammer or a clueless seller on ebay. If this were a completely new issue or something like that W-UNC Universal Toy panel that SCP struggled with at their previous Monthly auction, I could somewhat understand. However, W554's aren't that rare. If they weren't sure the lot was authentic, they should have just sent the Gehrig in for grading/authentication.