Legendary Auctions

[Jewish-collector]

Is Doug coming to the Net54 dinner ?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Jewish-collector

Is Doug coming to the Net54 dinner ?

I am not sure....but since you asked you are welcome to come, Dutch.

[three25hits]

Complaining about shipping costs or the website amazes me -- they owe collectors on this board thousands of dollars!!!

The fact that someone here would worry about the cost of shipping is astounding. I will NEVER bid in another legendary auction. They continue to do business and make claims while not paying their consignors.

Its sick. Its wrong.

If they steal from consignors, who cares what they charge for shipping?

Anyone doing business with them after knowing this is going to get what they deserve...

[gnuche]

Thanks to those of you who support my position. In the long run that is more
important than the money or removing legendarys banner ad until all the
consignors are paid.
In their current auction they advertise you can consign with"peace of Mind"
They also say that they have ethical standards 2nd to none! I can just see the
three of them around a conference table with tears of laughter streaming down their faces when someone came up with those phrases.
When they bought Mastro's assets they made sure they could take credit for
everything positive about mastro, but when it came down to the debt they made sure their lawyers were able to absolve them from that liability. I hope this
aspect of the deal is part of the FBI investigation. Bernie Madoff should have
hired legendarys lawyers.
A long time ago Doug Allen posted about how mastro "lays down corners"
and removes wrinkles before sending these cards to be graded. Doug got blasted for that(deservedly so). I could just see Bill Mastro saying You said
WHAT on net 54.(If anyone can find that thread and post it here that would
be great)
The point here is simple. Net 54 has done a great job of exposing bad actors in this hobby. Legendery auctions ethics warrant there removal
from advertising on net 54. What possible defense could they have for there
actions

[calvindog]

Look, there really is not other way to put it: Legendary/Mastro is a disgrace to the hobby and should not be in business any longer. As for big name consignors like Bob Gibson -- I have no doubt he'll be paid on time. It's the little consignors, the ones who can't make the same noise a Bob Gibson can make, they are the ones that seem to be getting screwed now. What a surprise....

[Matt]

It stinks that these things happen in our hobby and it's even worse when it happens to one of the great guys in the hobby - sorry Garry.
While certainly a difference of several degrees, we need to remove the Legendary banner at the end of this month (I assume they have a monthly agreement) before this becomes like a SCD/Coaches Corner situation. I'm not saying it's as bad as that, but allowing a seemingly fraudulent company to continue to advertise on our venue is no good.

[three25hits]

[Rob D.]

You know that public opinion -- in this case the "public" being this board -- of Mastro/Legendary isn't good when it's noon the day after the first half of one of M/L's auctions and no one has started a "Show your winnings" thread.

Of course, were anyone to post in such a thread today, he might find himself fending off an ugly mob.

[batsballsbases]

Brian,
There is a word for you and it starts with Jack---. Who are you to worry about what I think about shipping costs or anything else for that matter. Yes people were burned with Mastro no doubt but as a buyer I have never had a problem with getting the items I have bid on. (from any auction house) I complain about shipping costs because they are way out of line. Thats it. I feel for the people who lost in their auctions maybe Caveat Emptor should have applied to all auction houses also,just like it does here on Net54. Hire a lawyer and take them to court if you need to get your money or consignments back, thats what they are there for. If you knew half of what goes on at other auction houses you would never bid with most of them either. I have consigned some major items (not with Mastro or Legendary) but I went with someone who I knew and trust. I sorry these gentlemen have decided to take the course of action that they have because it just shows still what they are all about. Read into that last statement anyway you wish.
None of us have any control over what they do and how they do it. I made a SIMPLE statement about shipping . Thats it. Worry about what you need to worry about and I will do the same.
BTW if you take 1000 lots and make lets say an extra $10 per lot thats $10,000 extra dollars. But I guess thats just a small number to a man like you.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Rob D.

I noticed this just this morning on Legendary's Web site. Don't know exactly when or why the company announced that the marquee items from its current auction had been pulled. Anyone?

If I was cynical I'd think it might have to do with the lack of interest the plaques were receiving.

Originally Posted by Rob D.

You know that public opinion -- in this case the "public" being this board -- of Mastro/Legendary isn't good when it's noon the day after the first half of one of M/L's auctions and no one has started a "Show your winnings" thread.

Yes - they were very considerate not to put us in a position of having to make a decision between going after an item we wanted or sticking to the moral high ground.

[tbob]

I know Gary and he has been both an incredibly nice guy and also a very fair dealer and if he is having problems with Mastro/Legendary, I will no longer participate in their auctions.