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05-06-2024, 09:44 PM
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$2 Million in Baseball Cards Believed Stolen from Ohio Hotel
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05-06-2024, 09:45 PM
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05-06-2024, 09:46 PM
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inside job
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05-06-2024, 09:48 PM
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Imagine thinking it was a good idea not only not transporting those items yourself, but sending it to a terrible budget hotel for holding.
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05-06-2024, 09:49 PM
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05-06-2024, 09:51 PM
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I would like to know the name of the other auction house that did the same. Would never deal with people so stupid.
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05-06-2024, 09:52 PM
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05-06-2024, 10:04 PM
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05-06-2024, 10:08 PM
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$2M + Best Western!? Unreal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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05-06-2024, 10:08 PM
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05-06-2024, 10:27 PM
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Pretty embarrassing for Memory Lane. Seems like very few in this industry can competently run an auction house operation these days.
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05-06-2024, 11:16 PM
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Even though ML did not have the cards it ran the auctions to completion without informing anyone -- thinking on 54 is that this was done to establish insurance value.
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05-06-2024, 11:40 PM
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Insurance fraud?
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05-06-2024, 11:40 PM
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Who the F decided that shipping a box filled with $2M worth of baseball cards to a Best Western Motel was a good idea?
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
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05-06-2024, 11:43 PM
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How are the thiefs planning on cashing in on one of a kind cards? Not as easy as you would think.
Like stealing the Mona Lisa - who is going to buy it from you and not be associated with the theft? |
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05-06-2024, 11:50 PM
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05-06-2024, 11:50 PM
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05-07-2024, 01:06 AM
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Not the greatest look for the auction house and if the article is true...that they shipped the cards to the hotel...a Best Western, of all places...so much for safeguarding collectibles which do not belong to you.
I highly doubt their insurance carrier will cover it. Not sure there is a carrier on the planet who would cover for theft after delivery so unless the hotel is considering accepting liability, ML might have to write that check, assuming the cards are not recovered. Very poor common sense to ship anything of that value and expect a disinterested 3rd party to hang onto it for you. Where would they keep it? Underneath the counter where ya check in? 
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05-07-2024, 02:10 AM
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05-07-2024, 08:45 AM
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05-07-2024, 11:37 AM
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Based on current trends, value is down to $1.25 million as of this morning.
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05-07-2024, 12:06 PM
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Is there anything more "sports card industry" than shipping a million worth of cards to a Best Western Plus? Classic.
To be fair though, I think Best Western Plus is a little underrated for what it is. |
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05-07-2024, 12:07 PM
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05-07-2024, 12:29 PM
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I wonder if they'll break the box live online?
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