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Paul Arpasi (prad)I rarely post but will share this. When I was in school around 1992, I had a pretty good relationship with a dealer in Toledo, Ohio (Not KSavage) who had a small shop on Sylvania avenue. He was a nice guy and sold me many cards. Like many students I needed to raise money so I gave hime cards to sell on consignment. Cards included Goudey Ruth and Gehrig and 1940 Playball Dimaggio, Many T206 HOFs and 56 Topps stars. The cards were gone one day and he promised to pay me. After many weeks he implied that he gave the cards to a collector who he owed money to or sold the cards to cover his expenses. He promised to pay but never could. Finally he had new remarkable items in stock which he offered to me in trade for my lost cards. I recieved 55 bowman Mays, Berra, and others I forget now. The key to the deal was an Old Judge Kelly card and Brunners Bread Evers. I was satisfied for many years until I had them graded and learned they were counterfeit. I don't know if he knew they were fakes or not. Today I trust very few dealers and prefer to deal with collectors. Also, I only buy graded cards.
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