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   From: dahoov2@cox.net   
      
   Yeah, the item I am not interested in (though it's a way cool thing).   
   It's a money matter (sorry).  thanks for the offer though.   
      
   Second, on this, yes, there's a new thing in the past year or so going   
   on mostly in the Star Wars realm.  I just explained this to my friend   
   who emailed and asked if I'd spread the word about his auction he   
   wants to hold privately.  He doesn't want to do Ebay now (however, I   
   don't have the connections I once did as all the older collectors   
   STOPPED collecting as the new collectors came and took over, losing   
   their ever-loving minds....).  He won't do well in his auction with   
   the newbies because he's got a lot of what I have (inscribed, lesser   
   items etc).   
      
   Here's what's going on:  let's say you had 5 years ago a rare sig from   
   Star Wars like Jack Purvis and it's on a crappy ripped piece of paper   
   inscribed to someone and hardly worth mounting with a matte but it   
   could barely be done but not look great.  A collector like myself is   
   into the rarity of the item.  I'd take that and work it out so that at   
   minimum, I'd have his sig in my collection (if legit); at least till   
   another came along.  Now though, if you have a 8x10 good quality photo   
   of say a common signer like Kenny Baker signed on the sweetspot in the   
   right marker, against the Jack Purvis, the Baker might sell for more!   
   People are passing over the rarer names in lieu of "choice" photos   
   signed "just the right way".   
      
   These new collectors are RIDICULOUS.  How this started is simple:  one   
   or two collectors started to amass items and their choice was 8x10's   
   mainly.  They put their items online for others to see.  New   
   interested parties saw them.  These 8x10 guys became what I was once:   
   the new fathers of Star Wars collectors.  So now, all the newbies look   
   up to them.  It's insanity.  The problem lies in the lack of actual   
   knowledge they have in some areas like forgery.  They are SOOOOO wrong   
   continually.  Mainly, there are some buying things that are wrong and   
   getting  seals of approval and there is now MUCH more forgery in the   
   field.   That's why I am not in it anymore.  If REALLY serious newbies   
   are into actual signatures and are willing to sacrifice 8x10's and   
   "choice" for REAL stuff, they know where I am.   
      
   I don't know about the ranking system.  But email me the name of the   
   person bidding if you know and perhaps I can tell you if he's part of   
   this new "elitest" crowd who are insane.   
      
   On Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:09:09 -0800 (PST),   
   bigmikefootball2004@yahoo.com wrote:   
      
   >hey sue,   
   >for starters, i sent you an email a little bit ago about an item i   
   >have...let me know what you think.   
   >   
   >ok, a few months ago, i saw that you were posting a bit about some   
   >idiots approving star wars autographs and grading them as far as if   
   >they were a 10, or a 2 based on niceness etc...   
   >can you tell me which websites you were talking about...   
   >   
   >some guy emailed me in regards to a poster that i'm selling for a   
   >friend and someone gave the item a 2 on the harrison ford (it's real,   
   >it's just really crappy)...but then, this guy made an offer for the   
   >poster (wanting it really badly.)...so i wanted to see this stuff you   
   >were talking about...   
   >   
   >just for reference...we were selling the poster for $1500, and then   
   >this guy gives me a 2 rating on the poster for the ford autograph (he   
   >gave us higher grades for like fisher, hammill, lucas, daniels, dake   
   >etc.)...but then the guy who GAVE US the grade called and wanted to   
   >buy it for $500...obviously, it was a ploy to lower my price...but i   
   >would like to know where people are getting their information.   
   >thanks in advance.   
   >m   
      
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