REA catalog intro

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by shelly

I have a couple of problems. If Jim is correct no returns is one. The second is a leap of fath. You are correct if you where not there you have to show trust. I think with items over $7,000 you should have at least one more person to trust. If you dont want to do that then I should have right to send it to anyone that is respected on this site. If it come back good I own it if not then we have to talk.

I guess it all depends on who's doing the "LEAPING" if its Bob Beamon or Mike Powell...cool , If its Danny DeVito or Butterbean Esch..not so cool,
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[JimStinson]

So in defining "Leap of Faith" .....are we talking about THIS GUY or the OTHER GUY ? because both represent leaps of faith but with slightly different results.
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[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by JimStinson

I guess it all depends on who's doing the "LEAPING" if its Bob Beamon or Mike Powell...cool , If its Danny DeVito or Butterbean Esch..not so cool,
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Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

I thought Shelly's comment was on the money, Don't hold the fact that I have a sense of humor against me
There will be days, weeks and endless pages in this thread that can now be devoted to serious discussion. Carry On
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[travrosty]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Jim, this is a serious topic. Shelly posted a serious comment and you make light of it. Why?

you must have not read a jim stinson post before. lighten up a bit.

[shelly]

Travis,no big thing. I think the question I asked of REA should be what is important

[travrosty]

i think the answer is that you are welcome to get opinions on any item you are planning to bid on from your favorite authenticator BEFORE you bid, and i think auction houses are generally accomodating in that respect. otherwise it becomes a game of dueling authenticators.

i don't have a problem with only one persons opinion on a big ticket item, it just depends on who that person is. the people i trust are people who can explain their authentication on any item if asked, show exemplars, and not hide behind their coa. such a person is rare though.

[shelly]

Travis, I put up a piece from the auction and it came back no opinion. If you where REA would you look into that? They also have a piece that has been totaly taken apart by Ron with many reasons why he feels it is not authentic.It is still in the auction.

[GrayGhost]

The largest, best auction catalog in a long time, and its pick apart time again. I don't see how any of you can collect/deal in high ticket signatures, all you ever do is look for forgeries and complain, no matter what someone writes/explains in a listing. It is just crazy.