Amateurish Photo Matching

[trsent]

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Honestly, with a true photo match, I'm not concerned with the tagging, style or where it came from (assuming it's not stolen).



I would argue that anyone (eBayer, auction house) who is trying to sell an item and has not first found, at the very least, a style match, needs to keep researching.

You are correct and we all know you are a memorabilia god. No one doubts that Greg. The problem is too many people take an item with a letter and don't photo-match it. Why should they? They have a letter!

Now anyone who reads this forum knows a letter is often not worth the paper it is printed on, even though some letters are useful and helpful.

In fact, MEARS often gives Getty Image numbers with their letters to show style matches for an item.

Just clever how you quoted a couple of lines from Troy's response like the reported did. Very clever.

[otismalibu]

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In fact, MEARS often gives Getty Image numbers with their letters to show style matches for an item.

That's good. Everyone should do that. They see value in style matching. So do I.

[trsent]

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That's good. Everyone should do that. They see value in style matching. So do I.

No one disagrees with that.

[joelsabi]

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I know the vast majority of you will cringe when you read this next part, but I emailed Mr. Kohler and pointed out that this was actually Erving’s 1983 AS game MVP jersey. How did I know this? I photo matched the jersey. Yeah, I thought about keeping that nugget of info to myself. So the item was pulled and put in the December monthly auction, with a min. bid of $7500. It sold for over $73,000.


As a side not to this story. Mr. Kohler sent me an email, said thanks and told me it would be the feature item of the next auction. I replied to both Mr. Kohler and Mr. Erving and suggested that a few autographs for some of my items would be a nice thank you, seeing I probably just put $15-30K back in their pockets. This was a conservative guess, because the 2nd auction had not yet run. Looking back now, I would say the difference was more like $50-60K. I never got a reply from either gentleman.

Greg,

After seeing their inaction, please promise me you will keep that type of nugget to yourself next time or at least share it with another Dr. J collector who might not otherwise afford "the steal" or with someone like your buddy Joel A. who can front the money and split the profits with you when you both flip it.

This is just another of many examples where a players cannot identify his own jersey correctly.

I have always been impressed with your passion for the player you collect, Julius Erving. You photo library of Dr. J is second to none and made watching the auction of Dr. J's personal collection very interesting.

Regards,

Joel

[trsent]

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Greg,

After seeing their inaction, please promise me you will keep that type of nugget to yourself next time or at least share it with another Dr. J collector who might not otherwise afford "the steal" or with someone like your buddy Joel A. who can front the money and split the profits with you when you both flip it.

My wallet is always open to partner in a deal with Greg!

[34swtns]

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This is just another of many examples where a players cannot identify his own jersey correctly.

Like Mike Alstott, after being presented with 2 of his size 48 game jerseys to sign, recently telling me "No, those couldn't be mine. I always wore a size 52".
Okiedokie, big fella'! (He never wore a size 52).

[jake33]

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I worked in media for 7 years. 5 in radio and 2 or a CBS affiliate and was an interviewer/reporter for 1 of those 2 years. I am not an expert in the field, but can attest to my statement below first hand on both sides of several interviews.

"If you agree to give any quote by your own free will for a media outlet, the more you comminicate to the interviewer, it makes you prone to have select sentences or statements used. I am not saying it is RIGHT or wrong, just a fact."

The news paraprases. The best way to talk to any news outlet is by qualifying each statement as descriptive and non general as possible. For example specific cause and effect statements. Do not generalize, that will make you open for being missenturped. Also, record your own statements during any interview.