Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

[tella27]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

You're welcome. Also in post 45 of that thread, Nick from Celebz clearly explains their LOA situation and the fact they make COPIES of their LOAs. Tella27 obviously didn't do any homework.

They make their own COAs worded their own way and then add a facsimile signature of the player to fool people into thinking the coa is signed by the player authenticating the item as being what was wrote. They say they can't get them to sign every coa but if they are there with them while they are signing why not take a picture of the player with the item? The player doesn't have to do anything. The people that stand up for these questionable practices are the same people that have gleaming white jerseys - that look like they have never been worn - marked game used in their collections. Companies like Celebz continue to do this know those same people will continue to purchase from them. And beachpetrol you should read the original post and read that I bought the jersey from hgp - it's since been returned for a refund thanks to Paypal.

[Roady]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

That's pretty cool. So, MLB was willing to change the data based on a box score? Interesting to know.

Well, no not the box score.
If you go back and read my post #44 on page 4 I provided the play by play, the lineup, and the balls authenticated before and after.

[danesei@yahoo.com]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Sorry to go back to this and muddle the thread but I have a screen shot of the April 23 Phillies game used baseball list for the April 14 game that shows the Gattis triple that I got changed to a Simmons triple.
Just wanted to prove that I did it.

That's pretty cool. So, MLB was willing to change the data based on a box score? Interesting to know.

[beachpetrol]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Thanks for posting beachpetrol. It's SO worth a read.

Simply laughable. On page 5, post 45, a member here (MikeKam) posted a response from a "Nick Tsolakakis" of Celebzdirect. He apparently took issue with all of the Scot Monette bashing and wanted to have his say. Being the professional he is, he went on a rampage insulting collectors IQ's and basically calling MOST of you idiots. Impressive. He went on to say he doesn't need the business of all you idiots too. Special stuff here.

So let's summize. As mentioned here in this thread, Scot Monette has "balls" enough to go to athletes and contract with them to sell their entire collections.

But he doesn't have the dooh-dads to come here and make a statement on his own behalf when bashed about his prior transgressions? Hmmm. I guess us idiots are much more trouble for a man like Scot than those weak gutless intelligent pro athletes.

Nope, instead, he's got Nick Stepinrhinocerospoopolis or whatever his name is standing tall and putting us all in our low-life uneducated bottom dwelling place.

These pieces of work just kick and fight, right up to the moment the FBI paddy-wagons pull up to their front door. This is priceless poop. You seriously can't make it up.

Chris

You're welcome. Also in post 45 of that thread, Nick from Celebz clearly explains their LOA situation and the fact they make COPIES of their LOAs. Tella27 obviously didn't do any homework.

[ShaimOnYou]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Celebz are members here, but their posts are deleted most of the time.

I can't imagine why? I know if I was in the business of marketing sports athletes stuff, I would choose the rude, customer bashing insulting ways of Nick to grow my companies market share.

Simply unbelievable. And WE have low IQ's?? LOL

[Roady]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Sorry to go back to this and muddle the thread but I have a screen shot of the April 23 Phillies game used baseball list for the April 14 game that shows the Gattis triple that I got changed to a Simmons triple.
Just wanted to prove that I did it.

[Hoosier39]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Celebz are members here, but their posts are deleted most of the time.

Thanks for posting beachpetrol. It's SO worth a read.

Simply laughable. On page 5, post 45, a member here (MikeKam) posted a response from a "Nick Tsolakakis" of Celebzdirect. He apparently took issue with all of the Scot Monette bashing and wanted to have his say. Being the professional he is, he went on a rampage insulting collectors IQ's and basically calling MOST of you idiots. Impressive. He went on to say he doesn't need the business of all you idiots too. Special stuff here.

So let's summize. As mentioned here in this thread, Scot Monette has "balls" enough to go to athletes and contract with them to sell their entire collections.

But he doesn't have the dooh-dads to come here and make a statement on his own behalf when bashed about his prior transgressions? Hmmm. I guess us idiots are much more trouble for a man like Scot than those weak gutless intelligent pro athletes.

Nope, instead, he's got Nick Stepinrhinocerospoopolis or whatever his name is standing tall and putting us all in our low-life uneducated bottom dwelling place.

These pieces of work just kick and fight, right up to the moment the FBI paddy-wagons pull up to their front door. This is priceless poop. You seriously can't make it up.

Chris

[ShaimOnYou]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Here's an interesting thread from a little over a year ago about Celebz:

http://www.gameuseduniverse.com/vb_forum/showthread.php?t=56307

None of this would have happened, if the OP had done his/her homework. Its been said on this website and others, time and time again, DO YOUR F*&%ING HOMEWORK!!

Thanks for posting beachpetrol. It's SO worth a read.

Simply laughable. On page 5, post 45, a member here (MikeKam) posted a response from a "Nick Tsolakakis" of Celebzdirect. He apparently took issue with all of the Scot Monette bashing and wanted to have his say. Being the professional he is, he went on a rampage insulting collectors IQ's and basically calling MOST of you idiots. Impressive. He went on to say he doesn't need the business of all you idiots too. Special stuff here.

So let's summize. As mentioned here in this thread, Scot Monette has "balls" enough to go to athletes and contract with them to sell their entire collections.

But he doesn't have the dooh-dads to come here and make a statement on his own behalf when bashed about his prior transgressions? Hmmm. I guess us idiots are much more trouble for a man like Scot than those weak gutless intelligent pro athletes.

Nope, instead, he's got Nick Stepinrhinocerospoopolis or whatever his name is standing tall and putting us all in our low-life uneducated bottom dwelling place.

These pieces of work just kick and fight, right up to the moment the FBI paddy-wagons pull up to their front door. This is priceless poop. You seriously can't make it up.

Chris

[TwinLakesPark]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

I'm good, shill, but thanks for keeping me in mind. Say hi to Scot for me.

I will say high for you, I meeting up with him tomorrow to pick up an item. What is your name again?

[rudyjj18]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

I agree that some of Celebz stuff seems "off" at times. My most recent frustration with them was a couple months ago. Got an email from them with an item I wanted to purchase. Price was low enough that it enticed me. I emailed him back less than 5 minutes after his email was sent and said I'd take said item. He emailed me back stating Paypal would work for payment and so I gave him my Paypal account info as he had requested. A day went by, never heard from him. I emailed him probably about 4-5 times throughout the following week asking what the deal was, if it was still available, etc. Never wrote me back to this day. Now, I see the bat I wanted on ebay from someone other than Celebz. Probably the last time I try to buy from them again. Great business, Celebz.

[ShaimOnYou]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

I think you should buy from whomever you want. Let me get you the number to The Highland Mint......

I'm good, shill, but thanks for keeping me in mind. Say hi to Scot for me.

[ShaimOnYou]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

You should choose a new hobby that doesn't make you so mad.

Not mad at all.

Just a tad frustrated with all the B.S. and the attempts by shills to talk collectors into accepting practices that ensure fraudulent activity can resume.

But these types of discussions are helpful because they help expose problems to collectors who need to know what's really going on.

[onlyalbert]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

(sigh)

There appear to be special interests going on here in these posts.

danesei@yahoo.com, thanks for the short version of the Scot Monette biography. I didn't have the time to put that together, so I appreciate the short version.

I am of the belief that most of the collectors can see through the shenanigans going on in this thread. They can recognize the shill comments on Celebz's behalf.

It's almost laughable to read TwinLakesPark post. Hey Twins, by all means, please, go on buying from Scot site unseen. You're the man.

And then the post quoted here above. Wes hit the nail on the head alright. The big nail on his thumb.

I've dealt with Scot Monette. He was rude when I questioned him about bad items. He once cursed me out. He hung up on me another time. This man is anything but professional. He is void of integrity. Buy from him or his company at your own peril. No matter what his shills say here, he is not trustworthy.

My last comment on this whole subject of COA's and wet ink is this. If someone, comically who has been referred to here as having "balls", chooses to buy a players collection or game used stuff because he chooses to do resell them as a form of livelihood, that's his choice. Where in the world does that then mean we as collectors should just automatically accept whatever cheap back-door shady form of authentication they choose to market the stuff with?

Hey players, you're supposed to be professionals. So act accordingly. You want to sell your stuff, but as some here argue, you don't have the few moments it would take to sign your name on a piece of paper taking ownership of proper authentication? Well listen up. Either sit your spoiled immature over-payed rear-ends down and sign your name to a COA for every darn piece you want to sell, or shove them where the sun doesn't shine. And take your scumbag marketing tactics with you on the way out of our house.

Love,

Us collectors

I think you should buy from whomever you want. Let me get you the number to The Highland Mint......

[Roady]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

(sigh)

There appear to be special interests going on here in these posts.

danesei@yahoo.com, thanks for the short version of the Scot Monette biography. I didn't have the time to put that together, so I appreciate the short version.

I am of the belief that most of the collectors can see through the shenanigans going on in this thread. They can recognize the shill comments on Celebz's behalf.

It's almost laughable to read TwinLakesPark post. Hey Twins, by all means, please, go on buying from Scot site unseen. You're the man.

And then the post quoted here above. Wes hit the nail on the head alright. The big nail on his thumb.

I've dealt with Scot Monette. He was rude when I questioned him about bad items. He once cursed me out. He hung up on me another time. This man is anything but professional. He is void of integrity. Buy from him or his company at your own peril. No matter what his shills say here, he is not trustworthy.

My last comment on this whole subject of COA's and wet ink is this. If someone, comically who has been referred to here as having "balls", chooses to buy a players collection or game used stuff because he chooses to do resell them as a form of livelihood, that's his choice. Where in the world does that then mean we as collectors should just automatically accept whatever cheap back-door shady form of authentication they choose to market the stuff with?

Hey players, you're supposed to be professionals. So act accordingly. You want to sell your stuff, but as some here argue, you don't have the few moments it would take to sign your name on a piece of paper taking ownership of proper authentication? Well listen up. Either sit your spoiled immature over-payed rear-ends down and sign your name to a COA for every darn piece you want to sell, or shove them where the sun doesn't shine. And take your scumbag marketing tactics with you on the way out of our house.

Love,

Us collectors

You should choose a new hobby that doesn't make you so mad.

[ShaimOnYou]

Re: Celebz Direct & Hgpdiamond Questionable business practices

Wes, you hit the nail on the head here. It would never be possible or feasible to have a printed coa hand signed by the player for each item obtained when there are literally hundreds of items in some instances and maybe a couple hours at best to complete a deal. They may be better off changing the wording on their coas and make them come from CD attesting to the item and signed by the agent obtaining the item. I've had many dealings with CD and not one issue with anything I've bought. I've bought game used and a few issued items. They all arrived as described. I've even bought items site unseen.

Now let's talk about PSA letters. They may be signed with wet ink, but I have seen many many dozens of PSA papers on Pujols bats over the years and if you put 10 of them side by side dated 2010 and later you would almost get the feel that there is a template that exists for Pujols papers. Some are almost identical in the wording. So what is the difference between a photocopy and template where a few words are changed? Anyone else notice this?

(sigh)

There appear to be special interests going on here in these posts.

danesei@yahoo.com, thanks for the short version of the Scot Monette biography. I didn't have the time to put that together, so I appreciate the short version.

I am of the belief that most of the collectors can see through the shenanigans going on in this thread. They can recognize the shill comments on Celebz's behalf.

It's almost laughable to read TwinLakesPark post. Hey Twins, by all means, please, go on buying from Scot site unseen. You're the man.

And then the post quoted here above. Wes hit the nail on the head alright. The big nail on his thumb.

I've dealt with Scot Monette. He was rude when I questioned him about bad items. He once cursed me out. He hung up on me another time. This man is anything but professional. He is void of integrity. Buy from him or his company at your own peril. No matter what his shills say here, he is not trustworthy.

My last comment on this whole subject of COA's and wet ink is this. If someone, comically who has been referred to here as having "balls", chooses to buy a players collection or game used stuff because he chooses to do resell them as a form of livelihood, that's his choice. Where in the world does that then mean we as collectors should just automatically accept whatever cheap back-door shady form of authentication they choose to market the stuff with?

Hey players, you're supposed to be professionals. So act accordingly. You want to sell your stuff, but as some here argue, you don't have the few moments it would take to sign your name on a piece of paper taking ownership of proper authentication? Well listen up. Either sit your spoiled immature over-payed rear-ends down and sign your name to a COA for every darn piece you want to sell, or shove them where the sun doesn't shine. And take your scumbag marketing tactics with you on the way out of our house.

Love,

Us collectors