$1.15 million Old Mill Joe Jackson … on Facebook

[Brent G.]

Ah OK, is this the Ash who was robbed at a show last year? I do recall seeing that name shortly after I joined here.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Ah OK, is this the Ash who was robbed at a show last year? I do recall seeing that name shortly after I joined here.

Yes, he was the one robbed in Dallas.

[samosa4u]

What I don't understand is that he had approx 2M worth of stuff stolen from him and it didn't slow him down one bit. Any other person would be completely destroyed after experiencing something like that.

[Lorewalker]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

What I don't understand is that he had approx 2M worth of stuff stolen from him and it didn't slow him down one bit. Any other person would be completely destroyed after experiencing something like that.

He either has his own money, access to it and/or he got paid off by the insurance co for the theft.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

He either has his own money, access to it and/or he got paid off by the insurance co for the theft.

Anyone who can carry $1M+ in a single piece, which is just one small part of a large inventory must have pretty serious resources at his disposal.

[Yoda]

A good example of the wealth inequality in the country at the moment.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

He either has his own money, access to it and/or he got paid off by the insurance co for the theft.

Likely some of both.

He still had a vast inventory that was not stolen in Dallas. But, indeed he lost a lot of his better cards.

I'm sure he was compensated for some of the loss if not all depending on his policy. There may have been a cap but he did have insurance.

He never fell out of the buying/selling mode after the theft. He was still doing shows every time a major one was happening. I was set up beside his son in Boston just a few months after the theft in November of 2024 and he had a vast inventory there and Ash was at another Dallas show the same weekend with additional inventory.

He is a really nice guy who has a network of buyers and sellers. And, he hustles to buy and pays fairly but obviously below the top of the market.

Sellers go to him because he probably pays more than most high end dealers and it makes no difference if he has 5 other examples of the same card as long as the price is right to buy. He may have multiple 1952 Topps Mantles in various grades at the same time.

[mannequin1]

Ash or 707 Sportscards?

[Kutcher55]

I did a small deal with Ash a few years ago and have witnessed his emergence as this major player on FB and elsewhere. He came off as a humble guy who does things the right way. A total cardhog to be sure lol, but I say that with admiration. I can't imagine what it must be like swinging giant deals like that on the regs. You need to have a certain mentality for that, patience, and balls. Not for everyone.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Lorewalker

He either has his own money, access to it and/or he got paid off by the insurance co for the theft.

I vote for "and" here.