$2 Million in Baseball Cards Believed Stolen from Ohio Hotel

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by SaveMeTheGum

I wonder if they'll break the box live online?

They could charge $50k per player spot!

[cardsin47]

Originally Posted by majestik101

Who the F decided that shipping a box filled with $2M worth of baseball cards to a Best Western Motel was a good idea?

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Maybe someone whose plan is to file an inventory loss insurance claim? I’m not usually a conspiracy theorist, but with what is described here, it wouldn’t surprise me. Now that I think about it, nothing surprises me anymore

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by 3124508 on COMC

But it was a Best Western Plus!

Who the heck with 2 million in cards stays at a best western

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Who the heck with 2 million in cards stays at a best western

Not a person, a company. Memory Lane auctions, for a show.

[Slvnumber2]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Who the heck with 2 million in cards stays at a best western

You know you are at a cheap hotel when one of their benefits listed is Free ESPN on the marquee😉

Also, if I read the article correctly, it said there were 14 total cards, and for that small of a package why would one of the employees of memory lane not take them with them on the plane?

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by cardsin47

Maybe someone whose plan is to file an inventory loss insurance claim? I’m not usually a conspiracy theorist, but with what is described here, it wouldn’t surprise me. Now that I think about it, nothing surprises me anymore

Yes, and shill bid the auctions to the sky for maximum compensation value!

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by NYRE2PECT

Not a person, a company. Memory Lane auctions, for a show.

after reading the article I wanna say memory lane auctions are grade a idiots for not hand delivering the cards and leaving them with a hotel employee

[seanbros55]

Maybe Memory Lane was in on it.

Can we get some conspiracy theorists and Occam’s Razor misusers from the Ohtani gambling threads to weigh in here?

[NYRE2PECT]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

after reading the article I wanna say memory lane auctions are grade a idiots for not hand delivering the cards and leaving them with a hotel employee

I've successfully consigned with Memory Lane, but yeah, why those cards of that value weren't hand-carried is a little disturbing.

[boxbuster7]

All these companies seems to cut corners so they can profit more and then when it finally hits them, it really hits them

[Bosoxfan5990]

Originally Posted by seanbros55

Maybe Memory Lane was in on it.

Can we get some conspiracy theorists and Occam’s Razor misusers from the Ohtani gambling threads to weigh in here?

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by seanbros55

Maybe Memory Lane was in on it.

Can we get some conspiracy theorists and Occam’s Razor misusers from the Ohtani gambling threads to weigh in here?

don't forget the fibonacci sequence formula applied to vintage gems

[UMich92]

Why oh why weren't these transported in someone's carry on luggage? 54 slabs must only be 5-10 pounds. Put the cards in your roller bag and go.

[pspa123]

Originally Posted by UMich92

Why oh why weren't these transported in someone's carry on luggage? 54 slabs must only be 5-10 pounds. Put the cards in your roller bag and go.

Cards were on West Coast, rep was on East, according to the reason given on 54.

[CaptSpaulding]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

after reading the article I wanna say memory lane auctions are grade a idiots for not hand delivering the cards and leaving them with a hotel employee

I only know what was written in the article about this situation and based on that there was a massive lapse in judgement. No idea who ML's insurance carrier is but I highly doubt they have coverage for this and they either know or will find out that they did not adhere to the terms of their coverage.

If you want to see idiotic...https://www.net54baseball.com/showth...=349169...some of these posts are laughable.

[AwesomeBrian]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

Who the heck with 2 million in cards stays at a best western

It's literally next to the show venue. In prior years the show was in the hotel conference room

[AwesomeBrian]

Originally Posted by Slvnumber2

You know you are at a cheap hotel when one of their benefits listed is Free ESPN on the marquee😉

Also, if I read the article correctly, it said there were 14 total cards, and for that small of a package why would one of the employees of memory lane not take them with them on the plane?

54 cards. Could still easily fit in a small case unless some were oversized slabs

[boxbuster7]

Originally Posted by AwesomeBrian

It's literally next to the show venue. In prior years the show was in the hotel conference room

who cares? theres nicer hotels in town

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by pspa123

Cards were on West Coast, rep was on East, according to the reason given on 54.

Wouldn’t have been more than $1000 to fly that rep to the west coast, pick up the cards, and fly him to the show. Or maybe send another rep?

[base set]

I’m not sure George Clooney will take the call for a script about this one.

[CaptSpaulding]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Wouldn’t have been more than $1000 to fly that rep to the west coast, pick up the cards, and fly him to the show. Or maybe send another rep?

Here's an idea. Save the grand. Ship the cards to the rep at the BW for delivery on a day he will be there and not 3 days prior.

[Giroux]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Imagine thinking it was a good idea not only not transporting those items yourself, but sending it to a terrible budget hotel for holding.

Lol so absurd

[Slvnumber2]

I have had good experiences with MLI, but after this one would not consign with them. Service wise REA is awesome, and size wise and inventory Heritage is awesome.

[hammertime]

Originally Posted by CaptSpaulding

Here's an idea. Save the grand. Ship the cards to the rep at the BW for delivery on a day he will be there and not 3 days prior.

Seriously.

[pspa123]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Wouldn’t have been more than $1000 to fly that rep to the west coast, pick up the cards, and fly him to the show. Or maybe send another rep?

Ship the cards to the rep on the east coast and he puts them in his carry on. NO added expense. Or have box held at Fed Ex in Strongsville till rep can pick it up.