I've been following these stories with shock and dismay... at first I thought Halper was just a victim of "wishful thinking" - we've all fallen prey to this when approached with a card or piece of memorabilia too good to be true at a more than reasonable price because you want it to be true. It's just that I thought Halper was playing on a much bigger level than most - who has the resources to get a hold of Shoeless Joe Jackson's 1919 jersey? After all I have read now, I think he was nothing more than a sad liar. If he had just kept the fake stuff in his own collection and showed it off to make his small ego feel big, then I really don't have any beef with him, but he sold a lot of that bogus stuff at auction. I wonder how much he knowingly made from his fakes before he passed away?
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