Mr. Counterfeit

[ChiSoxFan]

Thought this was really interesting.

Autograph counterfeit ring. Forged autos from Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth to Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. Also from famous entertainers like Ringo Star and Marilyn Monroe

Even showed how they "aged" new baseballs for Babe Ruth autos.

http://www.espn.com/video/clip?id=21011515

[OsFan]

Wow

[jb67]

I'm glad I am not an auto. collector. Crazy stuff.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by jb67

I'm glad I am not an auto. collector. Crazy stuff.

Ditto. I'd guess the majority of vintage autographs out there are fakes.

[bnorth]

Thanks for posting the video. I have a Babe Ruth and Ted Williams I purchased(paid shipping) just because Greg was the forger.

I still need a Joe DiMaggio forged by Greg to complete my forgery collection.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Thanks for posting the video. I have a Babe Ruth and Ted Williams I purchased(paid shipping) just because Greg was the forger.

I still need a Joe DiMaggio forged by Greg to complete my forgery collection.

But can you get someone to authenticate the forgery as a legit Greg signature?

[rdwyer]

Just got my Dizzy Dean auto authenticated yesterday at PSA Fridays. Was sweating bullets, but it was ok. The waiting and worrying was the hard part.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by icollectDCsports

But can you get someone to authenticate the forgery as a legit Greg signature?

The auto guys on this forum are great and know a lot of the main forgers so I trust their opinions on who forged what.

I have 3 forged autos in my collection. I got all 3 from this forum. People I trust posted in the autograph forum "is this real?". They just do not know that player good enough to determine it on their own. The guys that know those players and their main forgers replied that it was fake and sometimes who forged it.

They make great conversation pieces. I am not trying to fool anybody with them and explain who done them and how corrupt the auto industry is. Most people would rather look at/talk about my fake autos than any real Mantle, Williams, or Ruth cards I have.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

Thanks for posting the video. I have a Babe Ruth and Ted Williams I purchased(paid shipping) just because Greg was the forger.

I still need a Joe DiMaggio forged by Greg to complete my forgery collection.

Unfortunately they are still not hard to find.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Unfortunately they are still not hard to find.

It was scary watching the video. No doubt that the problem still exists.