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Posted By: barrysloate

Here is a story about DuMouchelle's, and it is so preposterous that even after you hear it you will have a hard time believing it.

When they had their famous book auction in 1991, they also had a T206 Wagner with the collection that they displayed prominently on the cover of the catalog. As fake Wagners go, this one was a really bad fake. It looked as bad as a fake could be possibly look. It sold for $1400.

After the auction I believe Corey Shanus called them and told them the card was no good and that they had no right to sell it for anything. Their response has to go in the pantheon of great hobby quotes:

"We know the card isn't real, and so does the winning bidder, but he doesn't care."