[Lordstan]

Micheal,
I must agree with Jason and James. I think posting here was the right thing to do. Rings are not my collecting field, but I find your posts very educational and interesting. I find that seeing how people go through the thought process of identifying items helps me when I go through the same process of items that I do collect.
Perhaps Chris has a point about you being impatient waiting for them to go through their investigation, but I can't help but think that this whole series of events might have been avoided had the same research been done prior to accepting the ring into the auction. One would think that something as simple as confirming that a player named Edwards could have been on the teams in question should be part of the initial investigation of a player attributed item, like a ring or game used item. I mean would they list a game used NY Yankees uniform supposedly worn by Babe Ruth with the Baseball Centennial patch from 1939? I think that would never make it in to the catalog in the first place. I think the due diligence they owe consignors, to which Chris refers, would be done prior to listing it for sale.
All that being said, in the end, Heritage did get it right, and we should give them credit for doing so. Whether this thread had anything to do with it will never be known and is conjecture. We all need a Mulligan every once in a while.

I hope they don't ban you for expressing your concerns. Please keep posting as I always learn something new when I read them.
Mark