You have to read this positive story about STAT AUTHENTIC...OMG

[danc]

My question to STAT is, when they appraise stuff, do they appraise it at the prices that their stuff would sell for, or the price it would sell for if another auction house handled it and if other authenticators gave it the thumbs up?

And so Stevens worked the retail portion of a museum and therefore he can help a guy who worked for a baseball card company authenticate Sitting Bull and Abraham Lincoln?

Funniest article of the year so far and I don't think humor was the intent of this article. That's the sign of some fine journalism, lady.

DanC

[Leon]

A quote from the article

"Unless you saw the items signed, it's an opinion," Stevens said. "We sell our opinion, based on our names and credentials."


So that must be the reason their "authenticated" items sell for so much less than other, more reputable, authenticators.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by Leon

A quote from the article

So that must be the reason their "authenticated" items sell for so much less than other, more reputable, authenticators.

Well... they make it up in volume.

[J.McMurry]

they reject 80% of the stuff they look at.

So only 2 outta every 10 signed Josh Gibson pants they review is legit?

Who knew?

[GrayGhost]

I still think them and Mr "Forensic fool" Morales are in league w these clowns that were mentioned on another thread. Simply HORRIFIC stuff.

http://www.aasportscollectibles.com/

[Vintagedegu]

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[tinkereversandme]

More importantlty, if the stuff in Ted's collection is authentic and therefore has value, would he utilize the services of Coach's Corner to sell his merchandise? I wonder if he consigns to other companies? That would be interesting to find out...

A press release...that's exactly the correct way to describe this nonsense. My favorite sentence: "Just like in any business, people have found ways to make money dishonestly," said Lee Trythall.

That writer should go back to covering butter sculptures at State Fairs, if this is in fact what she assumes is a form of journalism. Something tells me master-PR man Ted Taylor is behind this.

Regards,
Larry