Candiman Auctions Explained

[pokerplyr80]

Originally Posted by egbeachley

Dang, that's a brutal assessment for the crime of being guilty by association. I can't imagine the venom if they actually do something wrong.

It's the same entity, moved from eBay to candiman auctions. The same family, same inventory, same descriptions. Had they branched out, formed an auction house on their own, and started by selling their own cards and the consignments of others my opinion would be much different. Had they graded battlefield's inventory before selling, at least the star and HOF cards, my opinion would also be different.

I see why you view my assessment as brutal. I am convinced it is accurate. Even if some of you are not.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by pokerplyr80

It's the same entity, moved from eBay to candiman auctions. The same family, same inventory, same descriptions. Had they branched out, formed an auction house on their own, and started by selling their own cards and the consignments of others my opinion would be much different. Had they graded battlefield's inventory before selling, at least the star and HOF cards, my opinion would also be different.

I see why you view my assessment as brutal. I am convinced it is accurate. Even if some of you are not.

And just like Battlefield they also don't appear to know that collectors like to see the reverse of a card just as much as they want to see the front.

[Peter_Spaeth]

They may well be sincere and not "guilty" of anything. I certainly would not accuse them of anything at this point. The issue, though, is one of trust vs. risk with one's money in their initial auction. Given the context, in my opinion they had a heavy burden of proof to allay our concerns. And to date, again in my opinion, they have not done so, and indeed to an extent they have fueled those concerns. We'll see how it plays out.