I was thinking this afternoon about the whole issue of the Universal Horror
fakes and have been wondering about something. THE BLACK CAT 1 sheet that
Heritage has coming up for auction in November has the pedigree of being from
Todd F's collection and that, in and of itself, is better than any so-called
"expert" 3rd party opinion......at least in my book.
What I was wondering about is this........Is it ethically and
professionally possible for an auction house or dealer to reveal where and from
whom a card or poster came from to the current owner? Early on when this
scandal broke, I contacted an auction house about a card that I now own that
came from them. I asked the representative of the auction house that I spoke
to who had consigned the card. You would think that I had asked for the
classified secrets pertaining to national security. I was only told it was a
"reputable consignor".
Not being a dealer or auction house rep., I would imagine that there is
some kind of an understanding that the auction house has not in the past given
out this info. to buyers unless it is explicitly stated in the description of
the item (ie Todd's BLACK CAT). However, given the current climate and the
uneasiness of so many in the hobby, What about today in October of 2009? I
would really appreciate hearing the thoughts of dealers and auction house reps.:
If I came to you and had purchased an item from you in the past that I had my
suspicions about, would you be able and/or willing to share that info. with me?
Again, I would not in any way expect that kind of client privilege to be
shared with just anyone who asked, but could you share it with the real current
owner of the piece in question who made the purchase from you?
Thanks for any info.
Steve
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