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Originally Posted by bigfanNY
Before the Auction the Hall of Fame went through the Collection and purchased a sizable portion. Including many significant Ruth and Gehrig items.
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Actually MLB purchased those items & donated them to the HOF (the HOF doesn't purchase artifacts). For awhile there was a room dedicated at the Hall with a lot of this memorabilia on display.
Once it was discovered that the majority of these items were fraudulent, they were removed. One item in particular I remember was a supposed Joe Jackson game used jersey.