Thread by @Paul_Lesko

A fun new #TheHobby case to watch, especially for all y'all that vault your cards.

It's Dave & Adam's v. Warehouse Services and Wheatfield Business Park II, and is about water damage to a large number cases while stored at the defendants' warehouse.

The action is simply "Our shit was in your warehouse and because your warehouse's ceiling leaked, it ruined our shit, so one of y'all better pay for it."

(Slightly paraphrasing)

Looks like the total alleged damages are $54,600 due to damage to 42 cases of cards.

And if you want to see what the damage looked like...

And while I didn't recognize the product that's damaged, eagle-eyed @35auburn ID'd it as Upper Deck 2019 Series 1 Hockey.

If that's true, looks like there may be less of those cards available...or...there may be some "musky smelling" cards on the market.

A quick search of the eBayz confirms there are NO "musky smelling" 2019 UD Hockey cards on the market...so that's good.

It appears D&A brought this lawsuit because the building manager and building owner kept passing the buck back and forth as to who was allegedly responsible, so D&A said "FUCK IT, SUE EVERYBODY AND LET THE JUDGE SORT IT OUT."

(Paraphrasing slightly)

And that's really it!

While this isn't a case directly on point with vaults, it will touch on where responsibility lies for parties that hold your product.

Spoiler: It'll boil down to a boring ol' review of contracts between everyone.

And yes, the smell is described as "musky" not "musty."

SO...begs the question, would you rather have a card that smells musky? Or musty?

YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE

IMAGINE I HAVE LIGHTROOM SKILLS AND ADJUSTED THE RED TO YELLOW THEN THIS IS ACTUALLY FUNNY