So business as usual, Grey? Sure what it sounds like. No internal investigation, not even a temporary halting of using Jaime for your restoration EVEN TEMPORARILY until the issue gets settled? Man, for the amount of money you guys make, sure sounds like you're doing jack shit besides being "more cautious," which is what we pay those god awful fees for in the first fucking place. Guess when you have a formula for printing your own cash you don't fuck with it.
I would rather sell ALL of my material through Bruce on consignment then give a single buck to Heritage. In the middle of this crisis they're doing fuck all, and are just trying to keep their head down and hopefully dodge some media bullets, while giving nothing but double-talk. Weren't they always supposed to be "overly cautious", being one of the largest movie memorabilia auctioneers in the country? And his comments in the media like sound like something Bull Durham coached him on. Just want to do what's best for the team, etc., etc., blah, blah, blah. Let me tell you what Grey is REALLY saying: *"First, it should be known that I, Grey Smith, took many of the bullets from the opening volley of this conflict, and was ready to lay my life down for the cause, and I alone have worked to warn and help collectors with questions concerning these** dastardly deeds. A grading and authentication (not authentification, which isn't even a word) service would definitely be of help but we don't really need it and for God's sake we don't want to pay for it, because We Are Heritage and want to maximize our profits, not piss them away. This is the way we've always done it, and this is the way we'll continue to do it. And since the fakes are so easy to detect, we won't be overly cautious on anything but some horror and a little sci-fi, which means we're not going to do a lick of work on 98% of the other material out there unless we get caught selling some more fraudulent material. We are Heritage. Your poster and lobby card distinctiveness will be added to our own. **Resistance is futile. ** End communication."* Did I get that about right? On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 3:25 PM, Smith, Grey - 1367 <[email protected]> wrote: > Sean and all MOPOers > > I am very certain that no individual has in their possession a forged > poster that came from Heritage. As a matter of fact, I did first discover > the fact of these fakes when an attempt was made to consign a "forged" > Dracula title card from a respected horror collector and I promptly not only > called the consignor but began speaking with horror buyers throughout the > country that I know, to let them know what was found. I certainly know Sean > and Jim Gresham will attest to that. I know that Jim G. then sent me cards > to look over, in which my belief was, they were forgeries. > I believe I was the first to suggest to certain collectors in Columbus that > the Frankenstein Title card in another auction may not be authentic, though > I had not seen it, but knowing that some cards were showing up that were > forged. > I have sent clients to John Davis as he began to look into this and I > thought he was doing a good job, I believe, in verifying the cards. > Do I wish I had thrown up a red flare to the hobby earlier? Perhaps, but > the extent of this was not known nor was there much on who may have been > behind it. I think it was when Jim G. sent me his cards that some of us were > very surprised. No, I was not sworn to secrecy, as some claim, but have > worked to warn and help collectors with questions concerning these since > first discovering. > This is a warning to us to look closely in the future. A grading and > perhaps authentification service would be of help but I believe up to this > time the fakes are not difficult to detect. Please be assured that Heritage > is perhaps overly cautious at this stage in dealing primarily with horror > and a few examples of science fiction titles. > Grey > > On Oct 7, 2009, at 1:45 PM, "Sean Linkenback" <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi Bruce, > While I am a little busy today, if you have a list of all these items > Heritage sold that were fake, I will be happy to comb through the archives > for you. > I believe that the 3-sheet of Ghost of Frankenstein mentioned in the > complaint by Jim Gresham was from Heritage, and I see it has been removed > from their archives. > I also know Heritage's policy is to not report any sales which fell > through, and while I would imagine this would include the inadvertent > selling of fakes perhaps you should address this question to Grey Smith > rather than me, as I am still not on their (or anyone else's) payroll. > > Sean > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Bruce Hershenson<mailto:[email protected]> > To: Sean Linkenback<mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 7:51 AM > Subject: Re: [MOPO] Where to send Universal material to authenticate? > > I went to the LAMP site and of course you are correct, and I apologize for > the error, to LAMP and anyone else who was offended by it. > > I think I was thinking of LAMP not appearing to have anything on their site > about the Dracula fake being "authenticated" and then withdrawn, or is there > a link to that as well? > > Sean, since you seem to be an expert on this, can you tell me if the > Hertiage archives on their site still includes items that proved to be fake, > and if so, why? Doesn't this distort the apparent rarity of those items? > > Bruce > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at <http://www.filmfan.com> > www.filmfan.com<http://www.filmfan.com> > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > Send a message addressed to: <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > -- Steve Zammar [email protected] owner, ds|onesheets 303/478-3973 Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
