As we all know Christopher Proudfoot - Christie's Director and President of the CLPGS - has stated in a recorded Telephone call that:
"Dealers "Rings" exist in all Auctions"
Presumably he means, Christie's (South Kensington) Dreweatts (Bristol), SAS Auctions (Newbury) Jacobs & Hunt ?
and we also know that the usual "Ring" Howard Hope, Mike & Tony Jones and Dave Smith known on Ebay as Phonoking, Wizzbang 2007 & Collectorsmachines, (formerlly OldTechnics, Collectors Machines Illminster Etc Etc)
BUT
Is there a CLPGS Director's Ring working with the "Usual" Ring ?
A "West Country" Record Collector (Codename VAT)overheard some very odd converstions at the CLPGS Powick "Collector's Fair" where he was told by a "West Country Dealer " (Codename Big Organ) about a number of UK Dealers who went to an Auction at Chartres (France) So many in fact that it became a "jollyBoys" Away Day !
He then went on to say that Howard Hope (Former CLPGS Director) Brian Oakley & Richard Scott (Current CLPGS Director's) were at the Jacobs & Hunt Auction when the assortment of Early machines were sold ......................
"Nothing odd in that " i hear you cry .
Well No - unless you know that Neither Howard Hope (Proven Illegal "Ring" member) nor Brian Oakley (CLPGS Director) ACTUALLY bid !
They just stood around whilst the 'phone bids went to approx £1,000 at which point RICHARD SCOTT started to bid against someone else in the Room
The lot was knocked down to him (or should that be Them ?)
Richard Scott then hurredly paid whilst Howard Hope and Brian Oakley stood lounging in the foyer (and a bigger Pair of Lounge Lizards you couldn't find) waiting for him and then helped Scottycarry the machines to his car - what a helpful pair ! (here's a shiny Shillin' for yer trouble) !
SO Brian Oakley & Howard Hope went to an auction just to "Observe" and help an "Old chap" to his Car did they ?
are Auctions "Spectator Sports " Now ?
I and others will be keeping a close (ALL Seeing) eye on ALL CLPGS Directors from now on !
Are ALL CLPGS Directors Crooks ?
Surely NOT Keith "Pink Cylinder" Harrison ?
Or is it just a Few of them ?
AND isn't it odd that Illegal Ring Member Howard Hope was overheard in a Pub after Powick telling all sorts of the usual Boring, elongated Anecdotes (which he specifically tailors to his awestruck - Dead / Gullible - audience) one inparticular related to the machiens at Jacobs & Hunt (a Firm Believed to be named after Historic Cockney Rhyming slang for "Howard Hope" - whilst SAS is an Anagram of , Err...........ASS ! relating to Christopher Proudfoot )- howard said :
"They were STOLEN in the 50's from a collection - the Auctioneers tell me that the money will be going to the Heirs of the original collectors - two brothers "
Now - how does HE know that ?
Does Illegal Ring Member Howard Hope have "Contacts" within Auctions in the Surrey Area & Elsewhere ?
No Doubt Gullible auctioneers are impressed by "Charismatic" Howard with all his talk of
"£3 Million Turnover in the last 30 years,
"I.'m a good friend of Christopher Proudfoot "
"I was a Director of a Charity"
"Brian Oakley (The Windupkid on Ebay)is the Leading Collector of HMV Machines in the UK " (Dodgy Hornless De - Luxe from Ebay apparently - does he just happen to have a horn "Lost" from the Roger Thorne Collection ? )
I WOULD STRONGLY ADVISE ANYONE THINKING OF BUYING GRAMOPHONES IN ANY UK AUCTION NOT TO LEAVE A BID With the Auctioneers - semd a Friend or GO yourself - it COULD end up being leaked to the Ring !
IT seems that ILLEGAL Ring Member Howard Hope has close contacts with all sorts of Auctions - even ones NOT run by Christopher Proudfoot - and it is not impossible that Like Tristram Penna (Dreweatts Bristol) you may be made to pay TOP MONEY for JUNK the Ring Cannot sell
OR they may mysteriously "Lose" any bid that may challenge the "Ring" and make them PAY MORE
COMING SOON to an Internet Site near YOU -
The 2010 (or the 2100 ) CLPGS Membership List -
all the Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers of the CROOKS, Peadophiles and Worthless Twits who allow CROOKS to run a CHARITY
