01-10-2012, 10:39 AM
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Christopher Williams
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Join Date: May 2009
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Originally Posted by RichardSimon
Years ago the young man who forged, among other things, high end team balls (I had a 1920's NY Giants team ball in my hands, offered to me by a conspiraor of the forger, it was a complete forgery with 20+ autographs) did the hobby serious harm and yet here we are years later and the hobby still thrives, albeit an economic slowdown in this country has had an effect.
I have a suspicion, totally unproven, that this person might have had a hand in the high end Ruth baseballs we are seeing now.
Charlie Sheen was taken in years ago, big time spenders were taken in, and yet collectors continue to buy and buy and buy.
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Richard, do you know if that "young man" also forged old-time NY Yankees team-signed baseballs?
Last edited by thetruthisoutthere; 01-10-2012 at 10:40 AM.
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