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Permalink Reply by Rich on November 29, 2016 at 12:43pm

It had been, but it is currently a public group as the owners are trying to push membership past 5000.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/realautographcollectorsclub/

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Permalink Reply by alan david munns on November 29, 2016 at 1:29pm

Well they chucked me out so thars one less to the 5000 lol

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Permalink Reply by Virgil Thompson on November 29, 2016 at 2:05pm

this is what I get when I go to your link and try to join

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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 13, 2016 at 8:33pm

Yes i to have been booted out of racc, that lasted a month. 

I will never buy anything of Michael kasmar in the future or any of his clowns!

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Permalink Reply by Paul on December 13, 2016 at 10:15pm

Please tell us why Justin steffman, why it was that you had to delete the Beatles thread on racc, then repost it without beckett and Grad in the photo with john breenan.

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on June 3, 2017 at 7:47pm

What is your guess?

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Permalink Reply by Jay on July 9, 2017 at 8:05am

Justin Steffman, Michael Kasmar and Josh Clarke enough said.....

You"re better off not being in a group like RACC Paul and more on a credible site like this.

I would never EVER do business with any of the three of them.

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Permalink Reply by Rich on July 9, 2017 at 8:52am

Actually, not "enough said." If you have actual grievances, it's more helpful for the collecting community to hear them.

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on July 9, 2017 at 9:21am

As far as I understand ,you had one bad dealing with Josh Clark. I don't know why you want to bash the other guys. I have bought 1 thing from Micheal Kasmar (Aretha Franklin) a nice auto with proof. Justin I have communicated with through Facebook and is an intelligent and interesting guy. You had a bad dealing several years ago but were happy with RACC until one of the administrators banned you recently. If you have other valid complaints address them.

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Permalink Reply by Jay on July 9, 2017 at 5:01pm

Hi all,

Firstly Ian, I'll try and address what you're asking.

I believe all my complaints are valid. I had left this incident with Clarke alone for 4 years. I was a member of RACC for nothing more than to see how my friends were going both in Europe the USA and around Australia.

After 4 years of doing nothing I was removed by Clarke for the incident in 2013.

After airing my concerns to Justin he has chosen to firstly turn a blind eye and recently try to wreck my reputation to several collectors.

The nexus between having one of your top sellers (Clarke) accused of attempting to rip off someone yet be sending a large amount of business your way through RACCs upcoming authentication business is severely compromised.

How can you leave comments on your "trusted sellers" list when one of them is the moderator and would instantly remove it and you?

Michael Kasmar is also aware of the incident with Clarke.

I have worked tirelessly to build my reputation and it won't be damaged by a thief and someone complicit to their actions to those that count in this industry.

Im actually relieved not to be in RACC. Some of the biggest names in the community are right here on this site.

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Permalink Reply by Mr. Steffman on July 9, 2017 at 6:35pm

RACC has over 70 Trusted Sellers currently, a list which includes many of the most reputable non-sports autograph dealers, eBay stores, and memorabilia sites in the hobby. Your issue with 1 of the sellers on the list happened over 4 years ago in a completely different Facebook group well before RACC even existed.

The fact is, the seller in question has had thousands of successful transactions before and after your transaction and he continues to satisfy new fans/collectors every single week. You have stated that this means nothing to you, however it is an extremely important factor (equal to authenticity) when running a great Facebook group which includes buying and selling.

We have the feedback thread on RACC for a reason, so everyone can be fully aware of who is doing a great job selling and who isn't. Should #TeamRACC apologize for relying on feedback from the 5,000+ members rather than taking the word of one random guy who has now changed his name online (at least) 3 times and threatened the moderation team that he will "post all over the internet unless" we let him (you) back into the group?

I respond well to communication: I think the hundreds of members whose issues I've personally helped to resolve would attest to this fact. I don't, however, respond well to threats or demands that we do such and such "or else." It's not your group, and you have no idea how much work  the team has put into it.

I have no interest in influencing what people think of your reputation. To be frank, I had never heard of you before you joined the RACC Facebook group and posted that dramatic thread about your 4 year old issue which didn't happen in RACC. Aside from you now popping up on smaller sports groups and here on AML to bad-mouth the best autograph group on Facebook, which I've spent 2 years helping to manage (with zero benefit), I am not really thinking much of you.

If you're relieved to no longer be a part of RACC, then I'm truly happy to hear that. This means I can get back to focusing on relevant, current issues in the community.

Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on July 9, 2017 at 7:05pm

Everyone is welcome to their own opinion, and mine is not any more valid than yours, but I think the RACC is an excellent FB group.

Most of complaints I've heard from Autograph Live members about the RACC are that they are upset about being removed from that FB group. Almost all of our members who are upset about being removed from RACC are fine members here. 

Occasionally I'll hear something about a member there not being on the up and up, and when I've brought that up to Justin Steffman or Mike Kasmar, they have always seriously looked into it.

The RACC can do what they want, but perhaps getting a second opinion before someone is permanently removed would be worth considering. Especially if there's bad blood between the moderator and the one they want to remove.

As for the RACC authentication service....

I want to give them a chance to prove themselves!

I love that they get lots of opinions on each submission.

I don't know how good experienced IP collector-dealers generally are at authentication, because they don't have to study and compare their inventory to make sure it's genuine if they got it signed themselves.

But if they can improve accuracy in the toughest areas of the market, modern entertainment and music, that will be a big boon for collectors.

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