Ethics, Schmethics! Asda And APS Be Damned!

There oughtta be a law...

https://stampauctionnetwork.com/b/b9271.cfm

Lot 1411.

I purchased this very item from Michael Aldrich in a previous auction and subsequently returned it for not being described, along with several other items, at which point he threatened to blacklist me from bidding in his auctions.

The problem?

The "few sm. margin thins" are not thins. They are facial scrapes, which are a COMPLETELY different animal. Moreover, the larger ones have been amateurly re-colored with crayon or colored pencil. You can see the recoloring at the bottom of stamps 3 and 4.

I was willing to give him a pass (despite numerous historical ethical lapses) in the event it was missed during examination.

Now here the item is again and he STILL won't accurately describe it, knowing damned well the problems with it.

Scrapes affect the front of a stamp. Thins affect the underside of a stamp. NOT THE SAME THING!

Regardless, even if you're not willing to split that hair, the recoloring MUST be disclosed!!

Given my one bad experience with them and other comments here in SCF, I won't be bidding with them again. Threat of a blacklist sounds like someone who is desperate for the money and won't budge on legitimate returns. Bad scenario. You could always bid in your wife's or children's names lololol.

Sounds like Aldrich has either softened up greatly on his ethics or has simply become sloppy.

revenuecollector,

I read your post. What do ASDA and APS have to do with any of this? You didn't say. I would presume, though, that Aldrich is a member of these organizations, and you would expect him to abide by their ethical standards. Since he didn't, did you make a complaint against him? If not, then why should ASDA and APS be damned? What am I missing?

Basil

As in his attitude is APS and ASDA codes of ethics be damned.

At one time he wrote entertaining yarns about his dealer experiences that were published in the ASDA magazine.

Like some of the stories Herman Herst told, they were a lot of fun to read but I suspect embellished.

"Sounds like Aldrich has either softened up greatly on his ethics or has simply become sloppy".

Alas neither. A viewing of his old auction catalogs will confirm this.

@ Rev

If the APS and ASDA ethics were applied literally, I doubt quite a few could meet them.

I know of several dealers who could.

???? I can only guess at what this double or triple negative means.