it has always saddened me
to learn of Barry Halper's well documented transgressions. I knew him personally, have traded with him, and won several 19th century Detroit items at his auction. The overall depth and quality of his collection has had few equals, but his fraudulent attempts to enhance his collection is surpassed every day by TPAs, card doctors, and "opinion experts" of every description ... But like Barry's collection, not everything was enhanced or fake, and today some genuine "stuff" still gets through? I hope.
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