POLL: Which one is the most corrupt/compromised Auction Company?

pip · 06-24-2021, 07:54 PM

Is it Heritage, which will sell anything, no matter how dubious the provenance or severe the alteration? How about Mile High, known for selling complete sets where every single card has been trimmed? Perhaps Memory Lane, a company run by a guy (J.P Cohen), who was scamming people and diverting promised funds from sick children, veterans and the disabled while he was running his sports card/auction business? Lelands? Huggins & Scott? Sports Cards Plus? Clean Sweep? Hunt Auctions? How about online auctions PWCC, currently under FBI investigation, or Probstein? Someone else? Which is the most corrupt/compromised in its business dealings?

pspa123 · 06-24-2021, 10:30 PM

Maybe the question is, with which auction house are you most likely to be bidding on an altered card.

ThoseBackPages · 06-24-2021, 10:31 PM

i voted eBay

mfw13 · 06-24-2021, 10:47 PM

How come "All of the Above" was not an option???

vwnut13 · 06-24-2021, 11:13 PM

Someone else: TPGs

KhalDrogo · 06-24-2021, 11:20 PM

Somebody is in need of some attention tonight.

pip · 06-24-2021, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Somebody is in need of some attention tonight.

Did your shift end early?

ScooterMcRibs · 06-24-2021, 11:22 PM

If you think every auction house under the sun is corrupt and compromised then it might be you who needs re-adjusting. Enough with the witch hunts.

pip · 06-24-2021, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pspa123

Maybe the question is, with which auction house are you most likely to be bidding on an altered card.

Good question. Maybe I'll do that poll too. I think it would be close between PWCC and HA. Your thoughts?

pip · 06-24-2021, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScooterMcRibs

If you think every auction house under the sun is corrupt and compromised then it might be you who needs re-adjusting. Enough with the witch hunts.

Nice strawman.

pip · 06-24-2021, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwnut13

Someone else: TPGs

Covered: https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1469900

awz50 · 06-24-2021, 11:39 PM

Heritage might be the best out of all of those

HarryLime · 06-25-2021, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by awz50

Heritage might be the best out of all of those

At getting away with it? Definitely.

Arthur

auburn35 · 06-25-2021, 12:04 PM

^

Nice. I was wondering what Heritage might be the best of, from this list.

auburn35 · 06-25-2021, 12:04 PM

Not surprised by the results, so far.

pip · 06-25-2021, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by auburn35

Not surprised by the results, so far.

I thought ebay was a pretty good answer too. Senior executives there, including the CEO, who gave the "go ahead," ran surveillance on and terrorized a couple who wrote a newsletter critical of the site. Pretty salacious stuff.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/fe...ics-2020-06-15

https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/pr/s...rgeting-natick

auburn35 · 06-25-2021, 12:32 PM

For sure. Add in eBay's protection and partnership with a couple names on your list and they absolutely fit in the category of corrupt and compromised companies.

mjohnatgt · 06-25-2021, 03:43 PM

Did Small Traditions close up shop?

pip · 06-25-2021, 04:42 PM

At first I thought they were on hiatus but I guess they're still operational. I should have included them.

This is · 06-25-2021, 04:56 PM

I voted pwcc

kyle1707 · 06-25-2021, 05:08 PM

Pwcc ….

mcgoo2 · 06-25-2021, 05:29 PM

They all are and I'm not convinced that PWCC and Heritage aren't just brought up more often because 1) They sell more product 2) They have the most easily searchable databases

If I'm buying high grade cards I assume that there's a good chance it's been altered. And that's why lower grade rare/iconic cards > higher grade base cards

Archangel1775 · 06-25-2021, 05:33 PM

eBay of course

MoreToppsPlease · 06-25-2021, 08:22 PM

Nobody’s really clean in this pretty dirty hobby.

imbluestreak23 · 06-25-2021, 08:23 PM

I'd use any of them

View Poll Results: Which one is the most corrupt/compromised Auction Company?
Heritage	4	3.10%
Mile High	1	0.78%
Memory Lane	0	0%
Lelands	1	0.78%
Huggins & Scott	1	0.78%
Sports Cards Plus	1	0.78%
Clean Sweep	0	0%
PWCC	82	63.57%
Probstein	33	25.58%
Someone else (please specify)	6	4.65%
Voters: 129. You may not vote on this poll

06-24-2021, 07:54 PM	#1
pip Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: French underground Posts: 4,009	POLL: Which one is the most corrupt/compromised Auction Company? Is it Heritage, which will sell anything, no matter how dubious the provenance or severe the alteration? How about Mile High, known for selling complete sets where every single card has been trimmed? Perhaps Memory Lane, a company run by a guy (J.P Cohen), who was scamming people and diverting promised funds from sick children, veterans and the disabled while he was running his sports card/auction business? Lelands? Huggins & Scott? Sports Cards Plus? Clean Sweep? Hunt Auctions? How about online auctions PWCC, currently under FBI investigation, or Probstein? Someone else? Which is the most corrupt/compromised in its business dealings? __________________ Dealers to avoid -- https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpost.php?p=14831085&postcount=1 Last edited by pip; 06-25-2021 at 03:58 AM.

06-24-2021, 10:30 PM	#2
pspa123 Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 3,762	Maybe the question is, with which auction house are you most likely to be bidding on an altered card. __________________ "We will control the horizontal. We will control the vertical. We can roll the image, make it flutter. We can change the focus to a soft blur, or sharpen it to crystal clarity." Opening narration, The Outer Limits.

06-24-2021, 10:31 PM	#3
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,563 ThoseBackPages	i voted eBay __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

06-24-2021, 11:20 PM	#6
KhalDrogo Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 41,403	Somebody is in need of some attention tonight. __________________ I love PSA!

06-24-2021, 10:47 PM	#4
mfw13 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 17,796	How come "All of the Above" was not an option???

06-24-2021, 11:13 PM	#5
vwnut13 Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Vermont Posts: 6,131	Someone else: TPGs

06-24-2021, 11:22 PM	#8
ScooterMcRibs Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: BAY AREA, CA, USA Posts: 431 I'm not going to tell you. No.	If you think every auction house under the sun is corrupt and compromised then it might be you who needs re-adjusting. Enough with the witch hunts.

06-24-2021, 11:39 PM	#12
awz50 Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: New Hampshire>>>Arizona>>>>Florida Posts: 33,450 awz50	Heritage might be the best out of all of those __________________ Collecting Baseball Hof Autographs 249/352 Blowouts Official Red Sox face of the franchise Eduardo Rodriguez Super Collector

06-25-2021, 12:04 PM	#14
auburn35 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,424	^ Nice. I was wondering what Heritage might be the best of, from this list. __________________ Ashley Lelie Rookie Collector, always looking for more.

06-25-2021, 12:04 PM	#15
auburn35 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,424	Not surprised by the results, so far. __________________ Ashley Lelie Rookie Collector, always looking for more.

06-25-2021, 12:32 PM	#17
auburn35 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 4,424	For sure. Add in eBay's protection and partnership with a couple names on your list and they absolutely fit in the category of corrupt and compromised companies. __________________ Ashley Lelie Rookie Collector, always looking for more.

06-25-2021, 03:43 PM	#18
mjohnatgt Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Niceville, FL Posts: 14,772 mjohnatgt mjohnatgt	Did Small Traditions close up shop?

06-25-2021, 04:42 PM	#19
pip Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: French underground Posts: 4,009	At first I thought they were on hiatus but I guess they're still operational. I should have included them. __________________ Dealers to avoid -- https://www.blowoutforums.com/showpost.php?p=14831085&postcount=1

06-25-2021, 04:56 PM	#20
This is Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 729	I voted pwcc

06-25-2021, 05:08 PM	#21
kyle1707 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20,620	Pwcc ….

06-25-2021, 05:29 PM	#22
mcgoo2 Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2,542 mcgoo202	They all are and I'm not convinced that PWCC and Heritage aren't just brought up more often because 1) They sell more product 2) They have the most easily searchable databases If I'm buying high grade cards I assume that there's a good chance it's been altered. And that's why lower grade rare/iconic cards > higher grade base cards __________________ Always looking for Minnesota Twins cards/memorabilia!! My Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/151462415@N06/albums

06-25-2021, 05:33 PM	#23
Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,962	eBay of course __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

06-25-2021, 08:22 PM	#24
MoreToppsPlease Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8,676	Nobody’s really clean in this pretty dirty hobby. __________________ IRS Tax Tip 2022-57 A hobby is any activity that a person pursues because they enjoy it and with no intention of making a profit. People operate a business with the intention of making a profit.

06-25-2021, 08:23 PM	#25
imbluestreak23 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Meandering the matrix code that the hobby/forum overlords spit out Posts: 17,938 shortslabs	I'd use any of them __________________ @shortslabs I'VE WITNESSED HOW THE SAUSAGE IS MADE HERE...IT'S ROTTEN https://www.youtube.com/c/TylerShort