Posted By:
Doug AllenThat is a tough one.
Ultimately it is the job of the auctioneer to use accurate and ethical practices to maximize the return for their consignor all the while making sure they are able to deliver a quality, properly described card to the buyer.
Now lets analyze the situation. You have a card that is not paid for in the auction. The consignor really gets the raw end of the deal as many times they are selling it because they need the money and it has to be immediately relisted in order to turn it into money.
Looking at my job description above that action follows all the guidelines of that description unless you consider this practice deceiving and therefore unethical. I know we don't do this but at this time I am not going to pass judgment as it is a tough situation for a consignor in this incident and I don't believe Memory Lane changed the desciption to make the cards sound better.