No...someone not knowing a real card from a fake card. Too many people in our hobby blindly buy a valuable card without doing their homework. You HAVE to know what a fake looks like! You HAVE to know what to look for, and realize, that yes, there are lots of fakes out there, sometimes even in legitimate slabs (just look at the most recent Clemente rookie PSA 9 for Petes sake!). Our hobby is filled with an over abundance of con men and thieves who can't wait to rip someone off. The best prevention in that is education. Whoever owned that Gehrig, obviously can't tell a real from a fake, and they are going to pay PSA $35 to find out the obvious.
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