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Re: Is MEARS Really A "Research Center"?
exactly - i really don't know how mears' original loa could still apply. if i were to offer my opinion on a unitas helmet for example, and state that it was his first year lid circa 1956, i don't know how this opinion could still hold water if i later discovered (or if it was brought to my attention by a fellow collector) that the helmet was in fact a circa 1962 unitas helmet. simply changing the date would equate to a dishonest opinion. i hope mears chimes in because imo this clearly isn't the best way to make a splash into the auction business - especially if mears is sincere about their advertised level of transparency.
as far as mears describing itself as a "research center" is concerned, dave grob explained to me in a recent email that the intent of his recent article ("Sey Hey") was to aslo "Introduce collectors to the idea that part of us buying this 15,000 square foot facility, was to make what we have available for their research, hence the name research and convention center." for the record, dave emphasized "their research" in bold.
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exactly - i really don't know how mears' original loa could still apply. if i were to offer my opinion on a unitas helmet for example, and state that it was his first year lid circa 1956, i don't know how this opinion could still hold water if i later discovered (or if it was brought to my attention by a fellow collector) that the helmet was in fact a circa 1962 unitas helmet. simply changing the date would equate to a dishonest opinion. i hope mears chimes in because imo this clearly isn't the best way to make a splash into the auction business - especially if mears is sincere about their advertised level of transparency.
as far as mears describing itself as a "research center" is concerned, dave grob explained to me in a recent email that the intent of his recent article ("Sey Hey") was to aslo "Introduce collectors to the idea that part of us buying this 15,000 square foot facility, was to make what we have available for their research, hence the name research and convention center." for the record, dave emphasized "their research" in bold.
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