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04-06-2008, 05:20 PM #11
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Re: Your Collectible Is 100% Authentic...
yeah, i saw that too eric. what's interesting is that the "100% guarantee" i quoted is actually from ami's "100% authentic" website, not their auction website. so out of one side of their mouth ami is telling collectors and auction houses that, through their authentication service website, if "unsure about the authenticity of your collectable let use give you our 100% guarantee that your collectible is 100% authentic." and out of the other side of their mouth they are telling collectors at their auction website that they won't stand behind their own "100% guarantee", that they consider themselves third party authenticators.....
Originally Posted by both-teams-played-hard
unfortunately, as we all know, there is absolutely no incentive whatsoever for lampson to do what you suggest, even though it's a great suggestion. and while the notion of lampson or any other professional authenticator asking forum members for help seems logical and mutually beneficial, can you imagine how that would play out in the real world? it would take about a new york second for a frustrated collector to respond to a question with... "are you kidding me? you actually have to come here to ask if that's a '98 or '99 gamer? what the h#@ are you getting paid for..." - can you imagine what the comments would begin to look like after the third or fourth plea for help?
and whether we like it or not, loas/coas, are not worthless - they add a definite value to an item regardless if they should or not, imho that is. i can't imagine a collector selling an item from his collection, that came with a lou lampson coa, without the paper - for obvious reasons. further, i can't believe too many collectors would toss a lampson coa, especially if he nailed the item.
Originally Posted by cohibasmoker
guess it's too late for some sports publications to tell the guy that dropped $3,500++ on this lid that ami's authenticators will catch these problems, and many more not even mentioned, once they fly in to physically inspect the items...
Originally Posted by nyjetsfan14
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04-06-2008, 07:39 PM #12
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Re: Your Collectible Is 100% Authentic...
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the absence of the "Voice of the Hobby" a.k.a. SCD from all of the Aeneas01 threads?
Aenesa01 has made some very valid points which in turn raises some serious issues involving some high ticket items yet the "Voice of the Hobby" is nowhere to be found!!!
Are we to assume that all of the concerns posted on this forum are not credible enough for SCD to get their crack investigative teams together for the "good" of the hobby?
But that's just my opinion.
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04-07-2008, 04:27 PM #13
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04-07-2008, 04:54 PM #14
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Re: Your Collectible Is 100% Authentic...
You would think that the 100% Authentic team could at least remove and correctly re-install the side clips on that E. Smith helmet.
Geez.