![]() The buyer will by approaching the seller be taking a risk, because if he / she gets the set of chessmen on the cheap, the other bidders will be disappointed. I have decided to make this album public because on occasion as a collector I have been denied the right to bid for a set.Īpparently it may well be the case that any seller " can change the Auction description " and thus sell to any possible buyer, at any time. I do not know anything like as much as I would like to know, about early or late Plastics. It is pretty clear that my site had contained " ERRORS " based upon assumption due to todays availability and price for many collectable Plastic sets.Īll viewers might like to use "EXTREME " caution when referring to this site as " a form of Gospel ". In 2011 CCI member Duncan Pohl produced the first ever book on Plastic sets, and it contains valuable documentary evidence, offering information on, makers, the materials used and the cost of the sets. ![]() Probably the best judges of what are rare sets of this material, will be collectors of Plastic chessmen. The use of Generic terms like Bakelite seems to be the 21st century norm, when discussing any sets. In the collectables world this material is not understood by most people. I have sourced persons with expertise and the results have been disappointing. Probably the most difficult material to investigate properly, is Plastic. Many E bay sellers offload family treasures, and to see such collectables sell cheaper may be ok for all, but denying the true collector or fair minded dealer, a chance for a genuine honest bargain.STINKS !!!! Today auction houses offer poorly photographed sets weekly, but they sure " dont take Dick Turpin offers " as they know better. The result of this common practice of photo neglect, is to create a bargain basement for a few risk takers, and deter the many who are reluctant to bid. Many collectors might dismiss a poorly listed set, because they feel a badly photographed item deserves no bids at all. The results will on most occasions favour the very experienced buyer, who knows exactly what the set is, and what it is worth for resale. On occasion some photos of rarer sets are so poor that the seller will on occasion get poor auction breaking buy it now offers. Photos of a set for sale, are they good enough ? Sellers Beware of " Dick Turpin offers "įor some 8years now I have seen poor photos of sets on E bay, and elsewhere, and it is frustrating. However even the best work will always be improved upon. Research work on chessmen is ongoing, and change is necessary as new evidence appears, the better the original research, the less likely such evidence found will be of major significance. If we accept the " word evidence " from one party but not another, then we might as well accept it from every Tom Dick and Harry. I accept evidence as proof if it is proven, but claims by any reputed experts regardless of their stature, is very contestable, and so it should be, if all they offer is their word. ![]() Yet even today we need more information to fill the blanks, so the claim by McCartneys is as valid now in 2011, The founding members who did this work, might even claim it goes back even further. Īs a member of Chess Collectors International, I have axcess to research by collectors going back to the mid 1980's. When I first read that text from McCartneys Auctions, it was rather significant. Every image on my public site is offered to everyone, and all I ask for is a proper atribution " and link to / from the site it is used on ". This practice is unwelcome and needs to be challenged, for the good of us all. No party has ownership of any research project, and " to jump on to a self made Band waggon " by contacting persons in private, and then having noticed private information of great research benefit, to simply purchase this themselves, and offer it for public viewing, and thus claiming a " visual credit " for such a discovery. I have a problem with this so now on the 9 th of July 2011, new collectors just might appreciate why this is being highlighted. It is becoming rather apparent that to some Internet researchers " minimal creditation " or even none is acceptable. This album is being posted to explain why offering proper atribution to all sources for work being done or has been done in our chess collecting research world. OFFERING CREDIT TO FELLOW COLLECTORS For sharing research information.
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