What are your thought about Sportkings and ITG products?

48leafpsa

There's alot of people trashing these particular products lately, I was wondering what you guys thought. Check out the link below. A collector on another message board questioned the authenticity of ITG Famous Fabrics and owner Brian Price chimed in and threatened to sue the OP. Is that good business ethics? Should he have made such a threat? Or should he just let the product to the talking:

Brian Price threatens to sue collector


As far as cut signature cards, two very different looking Abe Attell signatures were used in the Ringside and Sportkings products. Because of these two cards, I can see how and why someone would have concerns about the authenticity of ITG products:

Sean1125

Post #24



<< <i>Bettydaw1970, I would appreciate it if you could PM your complete name and address and I will deal with your slanderous claims through the proper legal channels.

I will not debate you on this or any other forum, I will do it the legal way and hope you have the proof to back up your claims because I certainly do.

People are entitled to their opinions but you have gone much too far and it is time that you are held accountable for your statements.

I have been in the trading card manufacturing business for twenty years and I will not stand for your actions. Get ready to defend your claims.

At one point members of this forum challenged my Ali trunks, I did not come on to defend their authenticity because if I did, I would have to do this time and time again and that is not productive. The claim was made that Ali NEVER wore red trunks. The claim was made by someone who did not check their facts. Finally, someone on the on these boards who did check their facts found the exact auction in which I purchased these trunks and the authenticity of the trunks was clear.

Bettydaw1970 you have no idea what you are talking about, none. Again, I am not here to defend my memorabilia publicly. I didn't do it with the Ali trunks and I won't do it now, but I will mention that the Chamberlain memorabilia was not a jersey but shorts, the Orr jersey was not a rookie jersey but was in my personal collection for close to fifteen years before I sold it to In The Game and that you don't have to break the bank to acquire a game-used Michael Jordan jersey, but I don't want facts to confuse Bettydaw1070.

Perhaps it is time that some one who posts slanderous comments on a public forum is dealt with properly.

Thank you to all of those who PM'd me and brought this thread to my attention.

Brian Price >>

TheHun

I respect Brian Price and like the ITG hockey product. Since the Upper Deck fiasco, there have been questions about memorabilia cards.

I don't know anything about SportsKings product to comment. I think Price / ITG are good for the hobby.

Toro

It's possible one of those is an early sig. Seems like he just changed the A...but I'm no expert.

Toro

After reading the first page of the forum link, it makes perfect sense as to why it would be suicide for the company to insert fake memorabilia. Good on the owner to chime in and challenge the OP.

BunchOBull

I get what Price was doing here, just posturing, as I'm sure he has no intention to seek legal assistance; however, I think it was probably in haste to have made that reply. He's a good guy I think, and that diatribe doesn't exactly portray the image of his reputation in the hobby.

RipublicaninMass

<< <i>I get what Price was doing here, just posturing, as I'm sure he has no intention to seek legal assistance; however, I think it was probably in haste to have made that reply. He's a good guy I think, and that diatribe doesn't exactly portray the image of his reputation in the hobby. >>



Thanks for posting this, sometimes people get very defensive. It appears his "not replying" to the Ali issue was the best bet in that scenario. Sometimes by replying to morons, you actually give them some creditability

GooshA

Autograph collecting. Worst ever collectibles. IMHO... all fools no matter the company, trust, seniority, claims etc. Fools.

TheHun

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<< <i>I get what Price was doing here, just posturing, as I'm sure he has no intention to seek legal assistance; however, I think it was probably in haste to have made that reply. He's a good guy I think, and that diatribe doesn't exactly portray the image of his reputation in the hobby. >>



Thanks for posting this, sometimes people get very defensive. It appears his "not replying" to the Ali issue was the best bet in that scenario. Sometimes by replying to morons, you actually give them some creditability >>

NickM

I don't know the background on Sportkings, but In the Game used to be Be a Player. Their problem with game-used cards was the opposite of fake - they cut up important one-of-a-kind memorabilia for cards (the only known pair of George Vezina goalie pads).

Nick