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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B
It's the same on the autograph end of things. There are now so many "authenticators" working for the companies. Insofar as vintage autographed baseball material is concerned, I can count on one hand the number of people who have TPA industry experience with whom I can have a learned conversation on the subject. I certainly don't claim to know each and every person in the industry these days, but nobody has ever approached me with "This guy really knows the material!" regarding anyone I haven't met. Never once in almost 20 years. If the field is indeed rife with experts, occasional praise such as this should be par for the course.
How often is it that the knowledge of the submitter exceeds that of the person examining an item? I'd surmise this happens far more frequently than it should.
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Sadly, this seems to be the case increasingly more often as of late.