Sometimes I am speechless,,, you got to read this one

[base_ball]

If the email is on the level, I am sure the aggrieved party would be willing to share the name of the "charity auction" from which the ball was obtained. Frankly, I find it a bit odd that the good doctor was able to buy such a high ticket item, pitch it to a number of auction houses/buyers, and then find Richard Simon when help was needed. But if this is a real case, an epic thread should unfold. Finding out where the ball was sold will start the ball rolling. The world of 1932 Ruth/Gehrig balls is a small one.

[danc]

I was going to debate you on this matter Jon, but the gents above did it for me.

The auction house should know better and there is no way a top notch auction house would put themselves in that position. The bigger auction houses would file this under a loss and move on, while one of the smaller auction houses (who may not be making any money) might want to handle it differently.

Why was Rich contacted? Why not? It's Rich "freaking" Simon!

The moral of the story is that no matter how smart you are, sometimes you make mistakes by trusting someone you shouldn't. You don't think there are doctors and lawyers out there that have items that have been authenticated by these slimeball authenticators and auction houses that prey on the trusting?

They want a Ruth ball and see a "forensic handwriting" letter and believe this to a legitimate proposition. This women is not an isolated case.

DanC

[RichardSimon]

Joe, vintage collector,you said "Sadly this women, who appears to have deep genuine concern, probably only feels worse now"
Why would she feel worse? She is certainly not aware of this board and has no idea that I made this matter public. And I certainly did not name her and I never would do anything to delibrately hurt her,,, so Joe,,, why would she feel worse? She asked for help and I gave her the only suggestion I could, I sent her a reply and suggested she seek an attorney.
And I have written to her and asked her the name of the auction house.

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[vintagesportscollector]

Richard, I was referring to your response to her, where you told her "you might get sued..". Aside from the tone and curtness of your reply, if I was her, and someone I viewed as being a possible expert dropped that little bomb shell on me, I sure as heck wouldn't be feeling any better. I know you said "cannot say anything with any certainty, consult a lawyer", but the mere mention of legal action is probably resonating with her. Just my reaction from this...I know you meant no ill will.