Auction House thievery Lelands style

[calvindog]

She was "dragged" into this? Or was the email that she sent on behalf of the company relevant to the discussion?

And congrats on your very first post, just minutes after you joined Net 54. Amazing that you found this thread first.

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by calvindog

She was "dragged" into this? Or was the email that she sent on behalf of the company relevant to the discussion?

And congrats on your very first post, just minutes after you joined Net 54. Amazing that you found this thread first.

Great sleuthing!! Classic. You gotta watch those “Penguin Fans”

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Great sleuthing!! Classic. You gotta watch those “Penguin Fans”

I know the very first thing I do when joining a vintage baseball card board is to hit the never-seen, non-vintage baseball card threads.

[Republicaninmass]

Just standing 'round the water cooler defending the meek

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

Great sleuthing!! Classic. You gotta watch those “Penguin Fans”

Some Penguin fan, even that is wrong about the poster, Lemieux22 ????, c'mon....had you gone Lemieux66 then maybe I'd give ya some credibility but 22?.

Sincerely,

Gretzky41

(The Late One)

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Some Penguin fan, even that is wrong about the poster, Lemieux22 ????, c'mon....had you gone Lemieux66 then maybe I'd give ya some credibility but 22?.

Sincerely,

Gretzky41

(The Late One)

Claude not Mario.

[frankbmd]

Claude Leland, not Josh?

[Rhotchkiss]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Claude not Mario.

Again, nice sleuthing. And where is Leland's located? (that is a rhetorical question).

Bottom line, Lelands charged Steven $200 for insurance that it never procured. I do not believe that is legal; it certainly is not ethical. If they did that to Steven, odds are it was done to others in the auction. And, if it was done in this auction, there is a chance (maybe a likelihood) it was done in prior auctions.

At the very least, I hope other AHs take note of this event and take steps to ensure that they are not overcharging or incorrectly charging winners. There is enough BS in the industry already.

Ryan Hotchkiss

PS -- I dont think I have ever won anything from Lelands (but I have certainly bid in their auctions), and they tend to have very quality stuff. I sincerely hope they fix this and publicly explain the confusion because i do not want to cross another AH off my "will not bid list".

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

The only explanation I can come up with is that they are charging to self-insure. Basically they are taking the insurance payment and eating the cost if there is a claim. If any claim is paid without hassle I don't have an issue with it, but being upfront about it would probably be a better plan.

[conor912]

For $623 I'd fly my ass there and pick it up myself.