[MattyC]

There are going to be fraudulent pieces in all sectors of all hobbies where money circulates. One has to get deeply educated, cultivate a circle of really knowledgable fellow hobbyists who can offer helpful opinions on targeted pieces, and always seek quality provenance where it can be found.

Doctored cards remain a huge issue, for those who care beyond the sticker, and it is largely on the collector/hobbyist to perform his due diligence in parsing the good stuff from the bad.

I for one remain comfortable with bats, cards, signed stuff, all of it— if I’ve done all my homework and feel comfortable. Homework mitigates fear and though some fear can be helpful and an impetus for doing homework, fear can also paralyze a collector when that need not be the case.