Backstage auctions.com is an online auction of rock memorabilia from the folks that many of

you and Ramon and I and Jim Mud love.

You think Chad would love him, Ramon?

Because he skews more toward reggae.

And although there's an Al Jorgensen. He's got a whole Al Jorgensen set so maybe he you know there's some of that as well

currently going on is the Alex Van Halen collection

online auction which I think goes on through the ninth.

Jacques Van Gool is our guest.

He's the founder and owner, and it's a relationship business which is what makes this

fascinating. Did it never make sense to allow people to come in and take a tour

the way the the car auctions and in those folks? Or is it one of those things that once

you've established your bona fide, your stuff's authentic, you're getting your

certificate, they know they can trust you, you've got got the relationships it's more hassle

and it's work to have them come in there trying to touch the stuff.

Yeah I think that's a very good you know if the moment you start opening the doors to public and they just want to you

know come and look at the things which by the way I completely understand that's not the issue.

But it just takes a lot of time, you know, people don't come for five minutes, you know, and you know and people don't come for five minutes you know and you know they they want to

stick around and they want to talk and you know and it's it's you know they take an hour

out of your schedule you know and and again how long would you like

to stay because we have to warn him in advance because he'll come in there and

he'll have you in the corner and just be asking a bunch of dumb questions like what it's kind of like 20 minutes like

wrap this thing up no but I agree I understand and it's you know what what's

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