EBay, Collectors, Flea Market & Antiques

Since they are pretty well known for handling high end sports collectibles, they are used to getting thousands of inquiries a month about things that aren't worth anything. They are pretty tolerant of people asking about things. Every once in a while, someone will have something that IS worth something, so they are patient with everyone that isn't an obvious scam.

About 15 years ago, at some friend's urging, a penniless Iraq vet once sent them some pamphlet he had found at a garage sale. Although pretty beat up, it turned out to be an original copy of the Federalist Papers, and it sold for $80,000. When Heritage heard that the guy had served, and was essentially broke, they waived their 10% fee, and gave him an additional $8000. For a big outfit, they can be pretty human at times.