The Namath Helmet - An Epilogue

[mvandor]

Re: The Namath Helmet - An Epilogue

Nobody is perfect, it's about their batting averages. What we're saying is too many of the auction houses and authenticators propping up their businesses with fast food LOA's should be sent back to the minors based on THEIR batting averages.

[jonincleve]

Re: The Namath Helmet - An Epilogue

so let those guys put their money where their mouth is and spend $10,000 on an item authenticated by lou lampson sight un-seen. base the purchase on the authenticator and his time spent with the item without discussing the item with anybody else. according to their articles, the law of averages say they will get something game used.

it's a shame but a lot of people buy things this way in auctions. my wife wanted to buy me a grady sizemore game used jersey as a gift. thank god she told me what she was planning before she actually did it. her thought process was it was a big auction house and it comes with a coa letter. then i showed her the fine print with all sales final, etc...

if enough people get screwed, they eventually will lose interest and not collect anymore. without a growing collector base, magazines like scd can not grow and survive.

as for auction houses, everyone makes mistakes....it is whether they are 'honest mistakes' or 'i don't have enough time/ give a s**t' mistakes.

just my opinion
john

[both-teams-played-hard]

Re: The Namath Helmet - An Epilogue

Aeneas01
These two blog entries you posted have been discussed on this forum in the past. The excuses by the Lampson apologists seem to make matters worse. Yes, authenticating ain't easy. Yes, it would be hard to examine 500 jerseys on a three-day weekend. Yes, Lampson met some football players. Yes, it takes a lot of nerve to call yourself an expert. Yes, it takes even more nerve to say you are an expert at EVERYTHING. Yes, he gets some things right. Yes, real game used jerseys authenticate themselves. I appreciate Nerat and Bloedow's passion for the hobby. But, you must take criticism to have a newsworthy blog that is considered valid.

Chris Nerat-"I just had the opportunity to buy a nice vintage Packers jersey that may have been game-worn. It took me about a week of phone calls and my own research to determine that it was not a gamer. A week!"

If you had've posted photos of your Packers jersey on this forum, you would have got the same information in 12 hours. 12 hours!