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Originally Posted by JoeyF1981
Ok let me re-phrase that. No I dont think every single thing needs to be authenticated, but i do think that more research needs to be done on items that a seller is not confident or sure about. I emailed probstein prior to the end of the auction and he had no idea when it was from and did not know any history on it. He listed it as a "vintage" babe ruth postcard. Also said based on the origin of the postcard it "should be real". I did not get people's opinions on this until after the auction ended. There are members on here who have bought postcards that looked 100% legit and found out later they were fakes. Like people said if this postcard was in fact the real deal it would be worth thousands, so in a case like that yes I feel it shouldve been authenticated before hand so bidders know exactly what theyre bidding on.
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When it comes to postcards, the authenticators don't know as much as most collectors here. It is a specialized niche and the authenticators at grading companies stub their toes on postcards and other non-standard issues all the time. The only defense against being duped is knowledge and experience and even then it happens. Part of life.
Here are a couple of other pieces of postcard related ephemera since Dan showed his earlier.
