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Posted By: <b>FGN</b><p>Is this thread going to turn into a bunch of card guys bashing the autograph hobby now? I for one collect both and it would be nice if any input would serve to further the direction of this thread. It seems as though there is some real interest in the topic and that Shelly has touched a nerve or two. We all know the autograph hobby has its problems but what area of collecting doesn't. It's not like this forum doesn't have a page dedicated to trimming, soaking and otherwise altering baseball cards. I mean a seasoned autograph collector who can, for the most part, detect a forged signature (lets say someone with autograph knowledge comparable to Barry's knowledge about cards) might read this forum and say:<br /><br />"Could there be a more reprehensible area of the hobby than <u>card</u> collecting? Fraud seems to be the norm, and the number of bad sellers and bad authenticators strains the imagination. How does anybody even enjoy this? It absolutely stinks."