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Re: Fraudulent Houston Astros COA
I have limited knowledge of Chris, but had taken at face value from his self-representation that he tries to be “good” in our hobby. The risk to anybody is that when individuals choose to blend dealing with collecting they expose themselves to varied conflicts of interests. Depending on character, some people are more susceptible to do bad things motivated by conflicted interests. Rather than enterprising, we individuals should all just help others in our hobby without financial motive!
Whether considering this situation, or any other, I believe the hobby and its community are always served when people and teams make effort to transact directly rather than foster an array of small-scale enterprisers. I have never bought, sold, or traded items with Chris. Other than direct (teams), I’ve only purchased from people who have tired of items they had originally acquired for a prurient collecting purpose, and from trusted businesses who provide a trustworthy secondary market for folks. For me, an item is less desirable if it has ever been owned by certain uniquely motivated small scale enterprisers.
It is clear here that Mike Acosta of the Astros continues to do the right things, even in this situation. Hopefully, one fact for our community to focus on is that the Astros’ in-house stewardship of the game used segment has been favorable for years. I expect Mike Acosta and the Astros Game Used segment should continue to thrive.
For those who are Astros collectors, have confidence in anything you buy direct from Mike Acosta and the Astros organization. While his time is limited, Mike can be reached at macosta@astros.com.
I have limited knowledge of Chris, but had taken at face value from his self-representation that he tries to be “good” in our hobby. The risk to anybody is that when individuals choose to blend dealing with collecting they expose themselves to varied conflicts of interests. Depending on character, some people are more susceptible to do bad things motivated by conflicted interests. Rather than enterprising, we individuals should all just help others in our hobby without financial motive!
Whether considering this situation, or any other, I believe the hobby and its community are always served when people and teams make effort to transact directly rather than foster an array of small-scale enterprisers. I have never bought, sold, or traded items with Chris. Other than direct (teams), I’ve only purchased from people who have tired of items they had originally acquired for a prurient collecting purpose, and from trusted businesses who provide a trustworthy secondary market for folks. For me, an item is less desirable if it has ever been owned by certain uniquely motivated small scale enterprisers.
It is clear here that Mike Acosta of the Astros continues to do the right things, even in this situation. Hopefully, one fact for our community to focus on is that the Astros’ in-house stewardship of the game used segment has been favorable for years. I expect Mike Acosta and the Astros Game Used segment should continue to thrive.
For those who are Astros collectors, have confidence in anything you buy direct from Mike Acosta and the Astros organization. While his time is limited, Mike can be reached at macosta@astros.com.
. Good Luck in the hobby.
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