Okay. You all know that annoying little song “The 12 Days of Christmas.” Well, with the holiday spirit in mind, I decided to give Gavel Chat readers my 12 days of sports and memorabilia.
Here is what I am asking for this holiday season:
No. 1: No more increases in buyer’s premiums from major auction houses.
No. 2: Better images and more quality product images on eBay listings.
No. 3: To put steroids and the
Mitchell Report stuff behind us. I am sick of hearing about this. What’s done is done and nothing can be changed.
No. 4: For the NFL Network to put the axe to
Bryant Gumbel, and for Monday Night Football to put the axe to
Tony Kornheiser. I’m sure they are nice guys, but I could do without their babble while I’m trying to enjoy an NFL game. And no. Don’t bring back
Dennis Miller. He was worse.
No. 5: More younger people in the hobby. I don’t even mean 10 year olds. I
would like to see more people in their 20s get into this industry.
No. 6: More responsible authenticators. Nobody said memorabilia and autograph authentication was easy, but if you don’t have the knowledge to authenticate a 1930s Detroit Lions jersey or a George Gipp autograph, just lay off of it and admit you can’t authenticate it. It’s okay. We will understand. No authenticator has the knowledge to authenticate everything.
No. 7: Of course, I have to throw it in there … I wish Brett Favre could win one more Super Bowl. I know some of you hate that I write so much about the Packers, but too bad. It’s my blog:)
No. 8: Not sports or memorabilia related, but I wish the weather could be a little more tolerable in Wisconsin. I am not that big of a whiner, but today I heard some noises coming out of my frozen car. It sounded like a cat was stuck under my hood or something.
No. 9: Do away with long turnaround times on payments from auction houses. I understand that this stuff takes time, but if I consign items to an auction house this year, I don’t want to be getting my check next year.
No. 10: Cheaper autograph guests at card shows. What ever happened to a $10 autograph guest? And no. I don’t mean Virgil the wrestler. I want a real superstar athlete for an affordable price.
No. 11: More auction houses to stand behind their products. I understand the
“All Sales are Final”deal, but if an item is blatantly fake, please do something about it. Remember. What goes around comes around. Honest auction houses that take care of their customers will be rewarded in the long run.
No. 12: KEEP reading Gavel Chat. I love writing this blog and the more readers I have and the more of you that participate, the better it will be for everyone.
Thanks and Happy Holidays!