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Bill CornellI'm an impartial party on this issue, in that I have no interest in acquiring game-used memorabilia and strongly doubt I ever will. I know Dan, Lee & Jay went in as non-believers and came out convinced that there was significant merit to the claims of Dave Bushing and SCDA. Were they hoodwinked by the bright lights? It doesn't sound like it to me, and I say that after I spoke to Jay today to get more info. I think they were shown some compelling evidence.
I absolutely agree that no one who authenticated an item should be the seller of that item. If you were trying to sabotage your integrity, you couldn't do a better job. But the fact that H&B bought this bat and plan to display it in their museum carries weight - they think it's as advertised.
I wish Robert P. luck with his case (or whatever we'd call it). It shouldn't have come to that.
Bill