That's just one reason, I'm sure there are others. I would think the simple fact that 8x10s were widely collected contributed to the amount of forgeries as well, since most forgers wouldn't waste their time on items that weren't as popular with collectors. So there was a good 20-30 year period or more where forged 8x10s were getting churned out. More recently, forged cards are becoming more prevalent, especially 80s/90s tough signers that can command huge premiums to set collectors.
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