hi eric,
in the thread you posted, chris cavalier forwarded the following from someone at asi:

"AS FOR HISTORIC AUCTIONS, A COMPLETELY SEPARATE ENTITY. HISTORIC AUCTIONS IS RUN BY JAMES BROWN"

to wit:

please note the article of organization for "Historic Auctions LLC"

http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2005/1024/40858944.tif

the street address of the business, mailing address of the business, and
address of the registered agent is:

115 Cordova Blvd NE
St.Petersburg FL 33704

the registered agent is "bradley wells"

note the 2006 annual report for historic auctions:

http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2006/0430/70242167.tif

the current principal place of business, current mailing address is:

115 Cordova Blvd NE
St.Petersburg FL 33704

additionally, there are 2 managing members; bradley wells and james brown. bradley wells' address is shown as:

115 Cordova Blvd NE
St.Petersburg FL 33704

the 2006 annual report for "Authentic Sports Incorporated":
http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2006/0430/90242559.tif

it shows the current principal place of business, current mailing address, and address of current registered agent:

115 Cordova Blvd NE
St.Petersburg FL 33704

it lists the registered agent as "bradley wells".

the article of organization for "Expert Sports Authentication":
http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2006/0721/20791252.tif

it shows the registered agent as "bradley wells".

the conclusions and implications of asi/historic auctions/expert sports authentication are obvious. "bid accordingly"

rudy.