Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

[Nathan]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

i don't know about you guys, but it's never taken me 6 hours or days to authenticate any of the items i have. sounds hokey to me.

Milt Byron talked about having a Gretzky jersey for six months to get it right and use as many resources as possible.

As far as having a time frame that it takes to get something correct, you know as well as I do that it varies from item to item. A short-sleeved Peyton Manning could be rejected in 10 seconds flat because it doesn't meet that first criteria, whereas a long-sleeved one would require a great deal more time since the first filter was passed.

[both-teams-played-hard]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

I enjoyed the Lampson interview. I think he likes collecting jerseys for the exact same reasons as EVERY member of this forum. He is an experienced collector and has a lot to offer the hobby. However, He must reject more authentication submissions. He must dissapoint some of his employers. In the interview, I only saw his passion for game used uniforms. He simply described some fonts and styles. I would like to hear some detailed examples of his research. The stories of the old days were great to hear. But what does a Memphis Sounds NOB font have to do with ManRam? Lampson is a passionate collector with a bunch of knowledge about gamers. But, he does not know everything about every jersey, from every team, from every sport, from every season.
Thanks to Chris Nerat for making this interview available.

[otismalibu]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

But, he does not know everything about every jersey, from every team, from every sport, from every season.

No one could.

But there must be $omething that makes him wanna try.

[aeneas01]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

I enjoyed the Lampson interview. I think he likes collecting jerseys for the exact same reasons as EVERY member of this forum. He is an experienced collector and has a lot to offer the hobby. However, He must reject more authentication submissions. He must dissapoint some of his employers. In the interview, I only saw his passion for game used uniforms. He simply described some fonts and styles. I would like to hear some detailed examples of his research. The stories of the old days were great to hear. But what does a Memphis Sounds NOB font have to do with ManRam? Lampson is a passionate collector with a bunch of knowledge about gamers. But, he does not know everything about every jersey, from every team, from every sport, from every season.
Thanks to Chris Nerat for making this interview available.

i agree, kudos to nerat for making this videotaped interview available. and, as i mentioned in another thread (and got a some heat for it), i also believe that lampson is an expert in the area of game-used items, has a tremendous amount of passion for the hobby and could undoubtedly be one of the most reliable authenticators in the business under different circumstances.

yet, having said that, i find it hard to speak highly of lampson when it's clear that he's more than willing to rubber stamp items that are clearly not authentic while crying foul and pointing to the demands of auction houses. at this very moment there are many collectors out there that own items they believe to be authentic based on lampson's coa, items that in reality are not authentic - and the guy that wins the "game-used george blanda helmet" currently listed at historic auctions will be another lampson casualty.

[aeneas01]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

Robert,
Did you get my PM?

in the event your auto pm notifier isn't active, i responded to your pm....

[Eric]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

i agree, kudos to nerat for making this videotaped interview available.

I think that's a point that definitely has been overlooked. Big thanks to Chris Nerat for his multipart interview. In my years of collecting I have never met Mr. Lampson. I have tried to get in touch with him many times over the years but can't nail him down. It's interesting to finally hear his opinion on many of the matters we discuss on this forum.

Eric

[mvandor]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

The solution is simple, you take the time you need, decline the ones you question, and bill the auction house for your time. Given the vig they charge these days, they can afford to pay a proper fee for a proper authentication effort. I don't doubt Lampson's appeal to auction houses is, in part, his fee structure.

[Eric]

Re: Authentication Takes Time - Lampson

The solution is simple, you take the time you need, decline the ones you question, and bill the auction house for your time. Given the vig they charge these days, they can afford to pay a proper fee for a proper authentication effort. I don't doubt Lampson's appeal to auction houses is, in part, his fee structure.

Exactly correct. What that also would do is preserve the integrity of your name.