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Not sure if anyone has mentioned it but this story sounds eerily like the two guys with the fake Wagner. Didn’t they also get a lab to authenticate the age of the card instead of letting PSA or SGC have at it?
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Who was the expert who put a 4.5 million dollar tag on it?
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I thought he would have gone away by now. He’s really trying for 20 minutes here.
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Don't worry, the bidding will start around a meager 1.5 mil.
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There are so many things wrong with this story that you don't know where to begin.
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For me the anthropologist is the highlight.
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You would just send it in to PSA or SGC and then off to a major auction house. But, we all know that. It is entertaining though, and he's certainly getting attention.
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Same hat, different ass.
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The tears are him setting himself up for a GoFundMe page when this comes crashing down, so everyone feels for him.
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Life is going to be hard when the whole family is no longer “set” due to this 4.5 million dollar windfall. Someone let us know when the auction starts so I can get my placeholder bid in. Want to be ready for spirited last hour bidding.
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How much would this card potentially go for if it were real (which I know it’s not)? According to VCP, the PSA 1.5 sold for $6K plus. How on Earth would anyone arrive at a $4.5 million estimate???
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I wonder if he could use the press this has gotten to take the card and his $4 million appraisal to a bank as collateral for a loan he had no intention of paying back. Someone who has seen the story but knows nothing about cards might just push it through.
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I used to work for a newspaper. Their first duty of a reporter is to expose truth and tell the whole story. It’s sad because it’s obvious that these reporters did no due diligence in their effort. It would have been great for the reporter to have empowered themself to ask an intelligent question instead of allowing the guy with the card to run the story. They could have exposed him as a fraud and a fool instead of the headline “It’s real”. We depend on reporters to get it right - not to mail in a half assed job. |
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Well, "It's Fake!" doesn't generate ad-clicks or site subscriptions.
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A potential insurance scam - gets all the "news" to "substantiate" the value - insures it then lost or stolen and collects on the insurance? If he doesn't do it for real, could make a decent movie! |
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