Yeah, I know you probably had to do a double take if what you even thought was a possibility that the topic of this blog was about the Monte Irvin/Rick Kohl saga of five years ago and yes… believe it or not, it is.

The reason I was even so courageous (if that’s even the right word) to dive into this topic was due to one of my favorite message board’s recent posts that had a member asking about the reputation of the card dealer Broadway Rick Kohl.

Let me start by saying, I don’t know Kohl, or really even have an opinion of the man, other than I enjoyed viewing his flashy neon-green pants a few years ago at The National Card Convention.
READ THIS ARTICLE ABOUT KOHL AND MONTE IRVIN

This Daily News story really made Rick come out looking like the bad guy, but I have been in similar situations like this when on my own buying trips and am wondering if Kohl was really in the wrong here.

What are the rules set for the percentage a buyer should pay from someone’s collection? Keep in mind, Kohl is a business man and some business men feel they should buy items at the lowest amount they can get them for in order to make the most amount of money possible.

Personally, when purchasing items, my threshold is to pay 50-percent of what an item will sell for. Is that too much? Too little? Who’s to say?

I’m not sticking up for Kohl, merely raising the question whether he was really that bad of a guy to give Irvin only a couple grand for these pieces.

Nobody put a gun to Irvin’s head and made him sell the pieces. Granted, I have no clue what the 84-year-old man’s mental capacity was at the time this took place, but if he was fully aware of what was going on, I have little problem with the way that this transaction went down.

What are your thoughts? This should start up some good debate.