Which alleged practice concerns you the most?

[Jim VB]

Ranked in order from worst to least bad, with reasons


3. Shill bidding and related practices (e.g. reporting cards as sold that didn't sell). (As Marshall said, hard to prove, but if you can prove, a sign of complete lack of integrity.)

5. Failure to pay consignors. (A death sentence for an auction house, but could, possibly, be caused by factors harder to control by the auction house.)

4. Fake or misrepresented autographs and memorabilia. (I have never trusted any autographs, so for me, easy to avoid.)

1. Card alteration. (Sometimes hard to define. Impossible to accept once you do. Easier to spot, especially if the grading companies are doing their jobs well.)

2. Grading company incompetence. (Eventually, market forces will weed out the bad ones.)

6. It's a sunny day, at least here in the East, and everything is great. (I live in Texas. Every day is sunny, and unfortunately, 98 degrees.)