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Originally Posted by Stampsfan
When you pay for something, you expect to get the service performed efficiently and with some expertise.
If I went to my lawyer for his/her opinion, I would be making decisions based on their expertise.
If I went to my accountant for his/her opinion, I would be making decisions based on their expertise.
If I went to my mechanic for his/her opinion, I would be making decisions based on their expertise.
If I went to my doctor for his/her opinion, I would be making decisions based on their expertise.
All of these people theoretically have a skill set that exceed my own; that is why I pay for their services. When people here say you need to educate yourself... well, I don't have time to educate myself on all areas I may need help and advice on. I don't have time to do all the research and educate myself in medicine, law, accounting, or auto mechanics.
Why do we give these guys a free pass for failing? Most people would not be quite so easy to forgive the so-called experts in other professions.
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How do you know their skill set isn't exactly as advertised? These cards fooled seasoned veteran collectors, some of which specialize in this exact area. People get fooled sometimes. This forger was prolific and from all outward appearances (huge sales) very good at what they did. No one questioned whether or not the autographs were right. It was only found that they couldn't be right when the original scans were dug up. If the signatures were blatantly fake, that's one thing. But as we can all see from the high dollar sales of these cards, the signatures fooled almost everyone who came in contact with them.