This is disturbing and we'll see how it plays out.
What is a little odd to me is that there is more anger directed at the "alphabet soup" companies than the forgers themselves.
I am not qualified to be the judge of who is the absolute best Ruth authenticator, but I have to presume JSA and PSA are far better than your run-of-the-mill sports memorabilia dealer. Perhaps there are a handful better than PSA and JSA. But if the allegations are true, is it safe to presume these forgeries would also get by 95% of other dealers?