Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

[dplettn]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

I don't personally know either of the people involved in this thread.

I can attest that the person who runs Colorado's game used store presents as a sincere guy who cares about our hobby and its many benefits. His actions have been consistent with the highest standards and there is no reason to take issue with his preference to keep his name and personal contact info off our board. His role and a business e-mail address are on our board, for which all our community should be grateful. The Rockies' rep shares the highest professional standards with those who are runnng the most admirable Authentics merchandising programs in MLB. He is a pleasure to do business with and portrays the Rockies and MLB quite favorably IMHO.

An idea I'd like to share with any or all upstanding individuals who are party to this thread...

Show class and integrity in your choices to take the high road and drop it from here. I once called out a member (with cause) on our forum. However justified and well-intentioned I was, I looked silly in the process. So, be wiser than I was. At minimum, don't put the professional who doesn't want his name here, here. No reason for him (or a variation of my own) to get googled within the midst of the argument.

[xpress34]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

I don't personally know either of the people involved in this thread.

I can attest that the person who runs Colorado's game used store presents as a sincere guy who cares about our hobby and its many benefits. His actions have been consistent with the highest standards and there is no reason to take issue with his preference to keep his name and personal contact info off our board. His role and a business e-mail address are on our board, for which all our community should be grateful. The Rockies' rep shares the highest professional standards with those who are runnng the most admirable Authentics merchandising programs in MLB. He is a pleasure to do business with and portrays the Rockies and MLB quite favorably IMHO.

An idea I'd like to share with any or all upstanding individuals who are party to this thread...

Show class and integrity in your choices to take the high road and drop it from here. I once called out a member (with cause) on our forum. However justified and well-intentioned I was, I looked silly in the process. So, be wiser than I was. At minimum, don't put the professional who doesn't want his name here, here. No reason for him (or a variation of my own) to get googled within the midst of the argument.

Dan -

I want to apologize to you personally as I meant no ill will when sharing what Aaron wrote back to me.

I only left that line in to validate what I had mentioned earlier that the Rockies Rep did NOT want his information shared on-line.

When they started the GU booth 2 years ago, his personal info was the only way to reach them. The 'authentics' email address wasn't up and running until this season.

I hope you will accept this in the manner in which it is offered and we can move on.

My apologies to the rest of the board, as I thought this thread had died a long time ago before the post yesterday that opened up this whole issue.

All the best -

Smitty

[bradjacobson82]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

Wow. In no way do i mean to belittle, slander or otherwise. I simply find it amazing that there is this aura of exclusivity regarding Colorado Rockies memorabilia. An aura that you help to perpetuate. That is all.

For all of those who you have helped... You are marvelous. For all of those that you have led to believe that you are the only connection to Colorado Rockies games used memorabilia...thats another story.

Happy collecting!!

[bradjacobson82]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

All -

Aaron did write me back this morning and the eMail is below. Out of respect for Aaron I have redacted a few lines that are not pertinent to this issue, but the others are verbatim:
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Chris,

Thanks for the note.

I only met Brad Jacobson once, in April. He seemed a nice guy and even brought his newborn in when he bought some Opening Day locker tags. I have not heard from him since.

I do not remember all the conversation. He was asking about GUU and guys who say they know me, I told him to be wary cause no one is really that close with me. I don't think misspoke there because I try to keep a distance with all our customers. There are a lot of collectors out there and it is good policy for me to be cautious about seeming to be too close to anyone, whether it's you or Brad Jacobson. I never said you worked for the Rockies, that I am sure. If I said something else taken as derogatory I do not remember.

So he is overstating his connections with me as he claims you have with me.

I appreciate your business and he is correct that I treat this as a business but I try to do it the right way. We price fairly and treat people with respect. I believe the dealings we have had the whole season reflect that.

This kind of stuff is part I dislike the most about entering the collectible field. It is why I didn't want to be named on the site to start with. It is naive, I know, but I just want to have fun and sell some cool memories that people enjoy.

I don't know if you know him so I don't know how much this should concern you. You aren't going to please everyone. I am in no position to tell you how to react but my name is in this know so I am involved. I suggest the high road. It usually ends these things quicker. Either ignore it, especially if you do not know him, or simply responds that you are comfortable in the connection you have with me.

The last line is ironic because I just had a conversation with another GUU guy you may know, Dan Plettnar. He asked again if I did not want my info out there and I said yes but I did allow him to post the Authentics@rockies.com email. You may have seen that but that is a result of me not wanting my own info on the site.

Please let me know your thoughts and hopefully, as you correctly stated, we can move forward.
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As Aaron suggested, I am comfortable in the connection I have with him, so I will leave it at that.

For those who might wonder why I am upset about Brad's post, it goes to what I told Aaron in my response to his eMail this morning:

"I think his comment about 'Why do I keep spouting this drivel?' (in reference to my repeated statements that you did not wish to have your information made public knowledge when I have been asked) is what concerns me the most, as it paints me personally (directly or indirectly) as a liar. And as I have said many times on GUU, to people out back at Coors Field, even at the GU booth, in this hobby, the only thing you have is your reputation and when it gets tarnished (either by your own actions or those of another), it is very hard to get it back."

Thank you in advance for taking the time to read all of this.

- Smitty

Okay - Smitty has done some great things for alot of people on here. I appreciate it as I'm sure many of you do. I will admit fault for this entire string. I really should have just sent my concern to Smitty so that it could have been clarified that way. I feel terrible if a reputation has been slandered. I hope you will keep your opinions about smitty to your interactions with him and will disregard my post that to say the least was not very well thought out and to say the most was rude.

[bradjacobson82]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

All i was referring to was the authentics email. I do apologize again. I jumped the gun thinking you were withholding that from the group, when clearly you were not and were just following Aaron's directions... Again, for those who are thinking of viewing smitty in any other way than you did two weeks ago... this is a result of my overzealousness and not being fully informed about the situation prior to posting.

[xpress34]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

All i was referring to was the authentics email. I do apologize again. I jumped the gun thinking you were withholding that from the group, when clearly you were not and were just following Aaron's directions... Again, for those who are thinking of viewing smitty in any other way than you did two weeks ago... this is a result of my overzealousness and not being fully informed about the situation prior to posting.

Brad -

Thank you for being man enough to come on here and clear that up.

As you can tell, I was a little taken back by your original post and it is obvious through your multiple posts here that you see where I was coming from and that I was in no way trying to be the only contact with the Rockies.

In fact, I am glad there are more Rockies people on here now, because for years I have gotten eMails about Rockies items and such and I do not always have time to deal with them.

Let's move forward from here and if there is an issue, let's talk it out first.

All the best -

Smitty

[bradjacobson82]

Re: Colorado Rockies Game Used at Coors Field - 2013 Season

Agreed. Thanks for what you do Smitty. I was too quick to post about something that I was not fully informed on. Moving on now...

Brad