Posted below is Leon Luckey, yet again, stating there ARE HIDDEN RESERVES in his B&L Auctions! This is deplorable! I hope nobody gets "burned" in the B&L auction. However, if anyone bids, AGAIN, I say do so at your own risk! Leon is only out for money and I would NEVER trust him knowing my ceiling bid or having an auction with hidden reserves (especially after the first auction brought such LOW PRICES!). Also, I will say this again - Maybe the low prices in the first B&L auction are a reflection of people in the hobby really not trusting him and not liking the hidden reserves!?
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October 11 2008, 11:51 AM
<!-- google_ad_section_start -->Jeff- No need (necessarily) for Heritage to clear up the reserve issue. I just looked and don't see it but I am sure it is what I said. At the end there will be no hidden reserves.
Bruce- Scott and I have employed the same strategy at times. Showing the reserve towards the end can help the bidding at the start. I am not speaking for Heritage but that is why we have done it before. Personally, as long as I know the reserve while there is time remaining to bid in the open auction (not extended only bidding) then I don't have an issue with it....Just my opinion though..(Peter might be on his way to the Oldcardboard/Hardeman chili cook off today, in Austin)..best regards
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/14/2008 16:46:46)
I just received the following e-mail from Leon Luckey (actually TWO of them!). He must be getting very low bids again - wonder why!?!? He is certainly pissing in the wind if he thinks I will bid in his auction - ESPECIALLY with the HIDDEN RESERVES and Leon selling a TON of his own items!
Dear Jimmy,
Fellow Collectors, Only 2 days left to bid in the 2nd Brockelman & Luckey Auctions, sports card and memorabilia auction. There are many pre-war vintage cards that are at great buys as of right now!! There are 19th Century cards, caramel cards, tobacco cards, international cards and quite a few lots of memorabilia that you won't see anyplace else. The bidding ends this Thursday, October 16, 2008. Open bidding ends at 9pm CST. Registration only takes a couple of minutes. By registering you will also get all updates for future auctions.
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/15/2008 10:31:39)
Again, who would want to bid in an auction run by Leon Luckey and trust him 100%, with Leon knowing your ceiling bid, PLUS the hidden reserves and Leon selling HIS OWN cards in the auction! Leon is NOT going to lose money on one of his cards. Here is proof. Leon bought this 4/1 Exhibit cut-out of Ty Cobb on eBay years ago (I believe he even had the seller end the auction early, thinking it was a great "find"). Anyway, Leon listed this card on his website as a "W-Unc." Cobb card for around $600!!!!!!!! THIS IS ONLY 1/4 OF A CARD! LEON ALSO KNEW IT, AS PEOPLE TOLD HIM WHAT HE HAD DONE AFTER HE PURCHASED THE CARD - LEON WAS SIMPLY TRYING TO GET HIS MONEY BACK AND PROFIT ON 1/4 OF A CARD HE PURCHASED B/C HE IS NOT KNOWLEDGEABLE ENOUGH IN THE HOBBY TO KNOW WHAT HE IS DOING/BUYING! Maybe he should have stuck with drug dealing - something he was good at until being caught and convicted of a felony!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 08:27:40)
Here's a post from a Net 54 member about Leon sending out SEVERAL e-mails per day trying to get people to bid. I guess people don't like the idea of bidding on items with hidden reserves and items owned by the auction house afterall!?!? I guess the prices, again, will be very low - even compared to ebay prices!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 08:34:40)
Here are some posts by Leon Luckey on Net 54 about his auction. Again, Leon even admits that a lot of lots didn't open for the minimum bids. I guess he needs to have a real auction with a reasonable starting bid and let the items roll. However, we all know Leon will NOT take a chance of losing a cent on any of his cards. I guess the only reason he didn't list his cards on the B/S/T thread instead of starting an "auction house" was that he gets an extra 12.5% in the buyer's premium, plus thought he could get people to consign their cards and make the buyer's premiums as well. Oh well, if people want to get lower prices than they could get on eBay, let them consign their cards to Leon! The final bids speak volumes! Maybe Leon will get lucky and someone will pay the $2000 shipping charge!!!
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October 17 2008, 9:20 AM
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The $2000 shipping is a default as it will take us a few days to calculate that and have it fixed and on line. We will send out an email when they are ready...unless anyone really wants to pay that much? Sorry Sean, I think that would be expensive even for plane tickets!! We WILL ONLY send hard copy invoices in the mail if someone asks otherwise ALL INVOICES will only be on-line. Last auction exactly 1 person wanted a mailed copy......and we were more than happy to do it. Not sending USPS ones saves time, money and we are doing our part to be "green"....(hey, don't laugh, it's the new buzz word)<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 08:47:14)
As I have stated, Leon's B&L auction had SEVERAL lots that were REALLY LOW and SEVERAL others that didn't get a bid. Here is one example of a REALLY LOW BID (out of the several). I am showing this card, b/c I sold it for almost double the final bid in Leon's auction on eBay and WHEN I SOLD THE CARD, IT WAS IN AN SGC 10 HOLDER! The person I sold it to had it regraded (a higher grade) and it sold for about HALF of what I sold it for on eBay! AGAIN, ANYONE WOULD BE CRAZY TO CONSIGN TO LEON AND B&L AUCTIONS - SIMPLY CONSIGN THOSE CARDS TO AN EBAY SELLER (LIKE DAVIDBVINTAGE) AND GET MORE MONEY AND PAID QUICKER!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 08:53:12)
I just counted the EXTREMELY LARGE number of lots that didn't sell in Leon Luckey's B&L auction. WITH A TOTAL OF 387 LOTS, 91 DID NOT SELL!!!!!!!!! This is by far the WORST I have ever seen any auction house do in my 30+ years of collecting Vintage Cards! Could it be that Leon Luckey's reputation preceeds him!? I think so. PLUS, he really showed his IGNORANCE in the Hobby when he tried to state my United Cigars underprint is a fake, after it was examined by, not only myself (who is a T206 back expert), but Kevin S. (who is an alterations and card expert - even helps Mike Baker detect alterations!). TBH, I believe it is a combination of things - his unwarranted attacks on me and others on Net 54 (when he has banned us and we cannot respond), he being an ex-felon for selling drugs to kids, the shady things he has done/said in order to obtain cards cheaper over the years, the fact he is selling his own cards, the hidden reserves, and I could go on and on!!!!!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 09:07:45)
The consignor of this lot in Leon's auction should REALLY BE PISSED! Not only did this card sell for about 1/4 of what it is worth, Leon didn't even type a description for it! I have tried to warn people. If they do not listen, and still consign cards to Leon's B&L auction, they are really asking for the losses they will incur!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/17/2008 09:15:35)
Another example of Leon Luckey's lack of knowledge on Vintage Cards! Either this, or he was trying to pass this card (and a common in the auction) off as a "W-Unc." card, instead of what it actually is (A NOTEBOOK CUTOUT!). We all know that he tried to sell 1/4 of a 4/1 Exhibit on his website as a "W-unc." card, so I wouldn't put anything past him!
1910 W-UNC Strip card of Ty Cobb SGC A, probably due to a tight cut, otherwise only minor corner creasing and a very nice central image.
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/25/2008 21:46:22)
I thought this thread needs bumping, since Leon is taking consignments for his next B&L auction. I really hate to see collectors get 1/3 of the price they can get on eBay for their cards. I would suggest consigning your cards to a reputable eBay seller like davidbvintage. Afterall, you would get top dollar and paid quickly. If you want to go the auction house route, I would recommend Mile High or REA, Goodwin, etc. Again, don't GIVE your cards away or let them go without any bids (as 91 lots did in the last auction) by sending them to Leon Luckey for a B&L Auction!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:11/03/2008 20:53:10)
In the first B&L auction, I had a friend of mine bid on a lot of misc. cards that included some T213-1's. To make a long story short, I won the lot via my friend's bid for 1/4 of my max bid. I felt the T213-1's were worth the bid. To be accurate however, on one of the T207's, Leon Luckey did NOT mention the fact that is had around 30+ pinholes in the card! These cards also were raw and should have had better descriptions - ESPECIALLY of a flaw such as MULTIPLE PINHOLES! This is just another example of Leon Luckey trying to deceive collectors for his own financial gain - just plain SICK!
I was speaking with a couple of collectors last night who were also complaining about Leon NOT fully disclosing cards' flaws in his auctions. With this fact, the fact he sells his OWN items, has HIDDEN RESERVES, starts his own items out at extremely high starting bids, his ex-felon background, etc. etc., there is no wonder that B&L auctions had 91 lots NOT sell in their last auction and all of the EXTREMELY LOW bids on consignors' cards. I would say that Leon's cards had extremely low final bids, but he starts his cards out much higher than he does consignors'!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:12/26/2008 16:55:12)
I thought I would give this thread a friendly bump, since Leon Luckey is probably trying to take consignments for his next auction. Again, before anyone reading this consigns to Brockelman and Luckey auctions, please do not, as the prices on the few lots that did sell went for about 1/3 on the average of what they would have sold for on eBay. Also, over 90 lots in the last auction did NOT SALE at all! before you waste your time, cards and leave money on the table, think about another auction house or even a trusted eBay seller, such as davidbvintage. Not only will you get your money quicker this way, you will get more money for your items, as the B&L auction is a farce and many potential bidders have realized this (thus, the many of unsold lots and the extremely low prices on what does sell).
Anyone wanting to consign cards to an auction house can contact me at joejackson1919@comcast.net and I will put you in touch with an auction house or eBay seller that will get top dollar for your items and pay quickly. Again, don't throw your money away consigning to B&L or Brockelman and Luckey Auctions!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:12/31/2008 09:08:33)
WOW! Here is another BIG reason NOT to consign to B&L (Brockelman and Luckey Auctions)! Bruce Dorskind started a post on Net 54 about the economy and the Hobby. Well, the talk started about what happens to consignments if an auction house has their assets taken (ie: auction houses being investigated - What happens to consignors' items if the auction house is found guilty of a crime?). Attorney Adam W. stated the law that pertains to this below (his post from Net 54). With Leon Luckey being an ex-felon for selling drugs and continuing to participate in drug activity (several people have told me that he brags about smoking marijuana while he is on the phone talking to them!!!), it is very likely this scenario might happen with B&L auctions! From Adam's post, it seems that if Leon (for example) has his assets seized by the govt. for drugs, the consignors' cards could very well be seized also! It also appears that it would be an arduous task recovering any cards/items consigned to Leon Luckey and Brockelman and Luckey auctions, should your items be seized. I would hate for anyone to go through this nightmare, so I am sharing this information with our readers.
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<!-- google_ad_section_start -->1. Under the Uniform Commercial Code, while consigned goods may be seized to pay the consignee's debts (making the consignor an unsecured creditor), one of the exceptions is when the consignee is generally known to be in the consignment sales business (like any auctioneer). The consignor is allowed to go into court and prove its title to the goods and get them back. If you are concerned, however, you would need to file a UCC-1 financing statement for maximum protection. Once the UCC-1 is properly filed, the consignor will hold a priority security interest with the same priority as a purchase-money secured creditor.
2. Most states have enacted laws that protect consignors from having their stuff taken and sold by the consignee's creditors in a variety of consignment circumstances. Depends on where the auctioneer is located.
3. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware recently held that consigned goods may not be sold to pay debts of the bankrupt absent evidence proving that such goods constitute property of the estate. In re Whitehall Jewelers Holdings, Inc., 2008 WL 2951974 (Bankr. D. Del. Jul. 28, 2008).
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:01/25/2009 19:50:37)
Instead of making fun of Seth's 19th Century Only auction (which are great and I have consigned/bid with Seth for SEVERAL years. Seth, also, is very honest, as I have won 90% of the items I won for well under my max bids over the years), Bruce Dorskind needs to critisize B-L Auctions (Brockelman and Luckey auctions). At least Seth's auction outperformed B-L Auctions, as B-L Auctions had 91 lots that did not even sell in their last auction!!!!!! Also, the ones that did sell, sold for about 1/3 of what they would have went for on eBay. Seth's auction beats the Hell out of Leon Luckey's B-L Auction HANDS DOWN! Plus, like I stated, there is NEVER a worry with Seth when setting one's max bid, as 9 out of 10 lots I have won from him over the years have been several bids under my max bid (inluding the lot I just won in his most recent auction - which I won two bids under my max bid - take a look on the recent pickups section to see this great card - I only wish I would have won the Wagner Batting to go with it - should have bid!).
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Whilst there were a plethora of interesting cards in the auction, there were very few truly rare cards, and the vast majority of the cards offered were in low to middle grades.
In addition to the previous observation regarding the number of cards that did not receive a single bid or sold at the Opening Bid, we note that only 15 lots were able to double their opening bid.
In the other auctions we track (REA, Mastro, Mile High, Memory Lane and Goodwin) about 90% of the final bids are double the opening bid. We have not undertaken the calculation for the Sloate Auctions, but a quick look indicates that more than 65% of the lots in the last two auctions doubled the opening bid.
The strategy of opening bids at close to market value appears to discourage a number of collectors from bidding.
Prices on the few ultra high grade cards that were auctioned were low. We were surprised to see that a PSA 7 Fatima 200 sold for 75% of the price of a PSA6 of the same card- and less than half the price of any of the three PSA 7 T 200 sales that had taken place previously.
We attribute the relative quiet bidding in this auction to
(1) The Economic Crisis (2) High Opening Bid Strategy (3) Lack of many "star" cards which attract attention and publicity.
Your thoughts?
Bruce Dorskind America's Toughest Want List
I would much rather have the Croft's Candy Wagner Throwing I won in Seth's auction than any of those "condition rarity" crap cards people like Bruce collect. A true rarity is better than a condition rarity any day of the week IMHO! Plus, this is my favorite card of Wagner by far - just look at the beautiful sunset background!!!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:02/10/2009 15:53:57)
I would say the auction is smaller, as 90% of the items look like they are owned by the auction house owners. I guess would-be consignors have learned their lessons with this "auction house"!? Also, I see some of the lots will still have reserves to protect Leon's investments! Instead of having reserves, why not simply SELL CARDS!? An auction isn't a real auction with reserves in addition to opening bids - either hidden or otherwise!
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This auction is a bit smaller than the last one but has some nice collector cards. There has been a fair amount of interest in the Sid Luckman signed '55 Tops All American card.....so we shall see. Good luck to any and all.
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:02/18/2009 11:17:24)
Jay, is not fooling anyone with his little "suck up" post to Leon about B&L auctions. First of all, Leon's auction is MUCH smaller than the Mastro auction in question AND the Mastro auction is their low-tier auction that has a lot of smaller items (dollar-wise). I am definitely not taking up for Mastro, as their auction is also taking a hit b/c of their recent troubles with paying consignors, among other things as well. TBH, IF Jay REALLY wanted to compare B-L auctions to a SIMILAR auction house, he should do so with 19th Century Only, or another auction house with the total lots numbering less than 500. One thing Jay forgot to mention is that B-L auctions did NOT sell 91 lots (nearly 1/3 of their auction) in the last auction AND the lots that sold were much less than they sell for on eBay (by about a third of eBay realized prices during the same time period). If one will remember, Jay is the one who started the cockfighting thread that I was slammed in on Net 54. This was done to take some "heat" off Leon for one of his shady dealings, just as this thread started by Jay is done to take some heat off Leon's B-L auctions for NOT selling 91 lots and having such LOW prices! These obese guys must not have anything better to do than defend one another by trying to paint others' walls black to make theirs look white! Leon should give Jay some free advertising on his site for coming to his aid so many times!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:03/22/2009 15:01:33)
WOW! This thread has over 5000 views! This thread has been a great success, as I noticed all the lots in the last B-L auction of Leon Luckey's were way down again. This thread, I believe, has helped collectors see through Leon Luckey's smoke screen and kept people from wasting their money in his auctions.
Also, more of the lots seemed to belong to Leon in the last auction than ever. I believe, in the next auction (if there is one), more and more people will NOT want to consign to B-L auctions, as they are leaving LOTS OF MONEY on the table! I know a few lots that were consigned in the last B-L auction went for 1/3 and 1/4 of the values the owner had thought they were worth when he wanted to trade them to me (the cards were the blue croft's candy Young in a 20 holder and a nice SGC 50 Dockman Young). Personally, I thought the cards were worth 2-3 times what they went for in the B-L auction also!
Again, don't throw your money away - don't consign to B-L auctions and get 1/3 or less for your cards than they would go for on eBay!
If you need to consign and don't want to wait on a larger auction, I would recommend consigning to Davidbvintage or some of the other ebay sellers that get TOP DOLLAR for cards consistently! Afterall, the less you get for your cards, the less money you have to buy other cards you want!
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:03/30/2009 22:53:33)
Wonder how many of these will be listed in the next B-L auction? With all the low bids, any consignor would be crazy to consign anything to Leon Luckey's B-L auction, so I wouldn't be surprised if some or most of these items will be in the next auction. We shall see............
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:07/31/2009 14:59:27)
A new article by Mike O'Keefe is about some rapper, who collects Vintage items and owes REA and Rob Lifson six figures, and is now trying to slander Rob Lifson. I have provided the link below. Also below is an anonymous quote from an auction house "executive" bashing Rob Lifson. I can only think of TWO auction house "executives who would bash Rob Lifson - Leon Luckey and/or his GOOD FRIEND Doug Allen. Since Doug Allen and Mastro quit talking to O'Keefe sometime ago, after O'Keefe started asking too many close questions about the PSA 8 T206 Wagner, my money is on LEON LUCKEY for being this auction house "executive" bashing Rob Lifson! The reason I say this is that Rob Lifson already had to have his attorney send Leon Luckey a Cease and Desist letter, after Leon Luckey typed some outright LIES about Rob Lifson on Net 54 (there is a thread about that on here that was started around the time it happened on Net 54). Ever who made these statements about Rob Lifson is a COWARD! As anyone can tell from reading this site, I hide behind NOTHING when making statements about people in the Hobby doing shady things. WHY? Because I type the TRUTH! If someone is stating a LIE, they would want to remain anonymous! Again, I don't know for certain who this "executive" is that made these slanderous remarks. However, my first two guesses (in order) are: LEON LUCKEY or Doug Allen!
Below is the statement, made by a lying COWARD, about Rob Lifson from the article and a link to the article. This rapper, lying about Rob Lifson and trying to slander him, after STEALING from him reminds me of Leon Luckey and Brian Daniels doing the same thing to me, after Brian Daniels STOLE from me! I only hope Rob and/or his attorney finds out who this coward is and sticks it to them in civil court!
"He's been 'holier than thou' for so many years, it's about time he got a little mud on him," the executive said. Nash, according to sources, was also a source for recent Boston Herald articles that raised questions about a 1879 baseball contract allegedly stolen from the NYPL and historic photos allegedly stolen from the Boston Public Library that were later sold in the 1999 Barry Halper auction at Sotheby's, which Lifson organized on behalf of the former Yankee minority owner and legendary collector.
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:09/08/2009 11:48:10)
Did Leon vote multiple times on the below poll, or did the "clique" simply suck up to Leon and vote? I don't know the answer. However, the voter(s) that voted B-L auctions as being the best place to auction an SGC 84 T205 Walter Johnson obviously spend too much time on Net 54 and not enough time in the actual HOBBY itself! There are other major auctions that cater to HIGH GRADE COLLECTORS - Mile High, REA, SCP, Goodwin, etc. and CONSISTENTLY bring record prices for high grade material. With a few "whales" currently working on high grade T205 sets, I would definitely want to auction this card where they could see it! TBH, eBay would be a great choice, along with the auction houses I mentioned. As anyone can see with this thread, B-L Auctions CONSISTENTLY bring LOW PRICES for material - even lower than eBay! Their consignors have to look like this the morning after their auction ends! Plus, they definitely do not cater to the whales and buyers of high end cards the way the auction houses above do and they do not even take the time/money to put out an auction catalog (which DEFINITELY helps achieve higher prices!). This "poll" is simply LAUGHABLE!
Heritage
4
8.89%
Mile High
7
15.56%
Memory Lane
4
8.89%
Brockleman and Lucky
13
28.89%
Huggins and Scott
8
17.78%
Lelands
1
2.22%
Fee-Bay
8
17.78%
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RE:Leon Luckey's B&L Auctions - AGAIN BUYER BEWARE!
(Date Posted:10/19/2009 06:24:40)
I hate to burst T-bob's bubble, but if it means an extra 9 cents in Leon Luckey's pocket, to Hell with the auction's rules! From Leon Luckey's response, all he is offering is a "reconciliation". The RIGHT thing to do would be to inform the high bidder of the mistake, give him the money the card would have cost him for his trouble and give the card to the underbidder for the price he would have won it at.
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Well, I thought I would be posting a scan of the Obak Carson since I was the only bidder at the time the extended bidding began but a bid from someone at 1:58 am was allowed and I lost the card. I must have misunderstood because I assumed that if you didn't have a bid at the time of the extended bidding you weren't allowed to place a bid during extended bidding and if there was only one person who bid, they automatically won.
In big red letters during extended bidding didn't it state that you had to have a bid on an item prior to a certain time in order to qualify? I could be mistaken, but I though I saw as such.
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It was brought to my attention by a respected board member (at least in his own mind ....just kidding) that the auction did have a blurb about NOT being able to bid on an item if you hadn't bid on it going into extended bidding, when the extended bidding started....and then 20-30 minutes later that message was changed to reflect the correct ending method. Quite honestly I don't think I even saw the first message as I am usually in a different part of the software than where that would show. Once again, our apologies for any issues that may have been caused by this slight mishap. best regards
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To make a long story short, I won the lot via my friend's bid for 1/4 of my max bid. I felt the T213-1's were worth the bid. To be accurate however, on one of the T207's, Leon Luckey did NOT mention the fact that is had around 30+ pinholes in the card! These cards also were raw and should have had better descriptions - ESPECIALLY of a flaw such as MULTIPLE PINHOLES! This is just another example of Leon Luckey trying to deceive collectors for his own financial gain - just plain SICK!
I would say that Leon's cards had extremely low final bids, but he starts his cards out much higher than he does consignors'!
...I do use vintagecardprices.com but no one should use any of the "previous sales data" guides as the gospel. There is so much shilling in major auctions and ebay it's almost hard to know anymore. It seems like every day there are multitudes of cards that "didn't sell" when they apparently did sell. It's like a freakin' shell game. AND there is not ONE auction that is immune to it. best regards<!-- google_ad_section_end -->
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....just kidding) that the auction did have a blurb about NOT being able to bid on an item if you hadn't bid on it going into extended bidding, when the extended bidding started....and then 20-30 minutes later that message was changed to reflect the correct ending method. Quite honestly I don't think I even saw the first message as I am usually in a different part of the software than where that would show. Once again, our apologies for any issues that may have been caused by this slight mishap. best regards 
