Memory Lane sold cards they didn't have per SCD

[brianp-beme]

Originally Posted by jayshum

From the SCD article, ML is not the only one to do something like this:

"If it’s impractical to drive to a remote location for a show or other event, dealers often ship items ahead of time, tracking shipments and making arrangements to take delivery. One former auction house owner told us Monday that while the process can be nerve wracking, problems are rare."

Perhaps this would be fine if it were a box of 50 of my craptastic cards with a total worth in the very low 4 digit range. Just because shipping in this fashion has been a common practice doesn't mean it makes sense with such a valuable 7 digit box shipment. Memory Lane shouldn't get off with a "oh well, shit happens" pat on the back. They handled this shipment with little foresight, not much more than if it were flowers sent to the mother-in-law for her birthday.

And how honorable is it to let the stolen card lots continue as if the cards were still legitimately being auctioned? At some point before the auction end these lots should have been closed when they hadn't been recovered. As others have mentioned value could have been determined by other methods rather than an integrity challenged phantom auction.

Perhaps out of my financial collecting universe, but I think a common sense perspective...my 2 cents from a guy who owns multiple cards worth 2 cents.


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