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Posted By: Mike campbell

I am doing this investigation because I am curious. If they should prove to be frauds, so be it. It they prove to be legit, then let the market or the Grading services do what they like. At least I will know. Being a collector, that is all I need.

The previous writer, is correct, a card can be too rare. Oddly enough, this can, and often does cause the market value to be minimal, because either the masses don't know about them, or people don't bother to look for them, because they feel it will be impossible to find one, let alone put a set together that so many choose to pursue. I am not a set builder. My interests center around specific players, teams, and time periods. The eventual value is unimportant to me at this time. I have had conversations today with experts in Kansas, and Ct., and Minnesota. It's interesting to hear them get excited, after I explain to them what it is I am pursuing. I eventually ended up speaking to a gentleman, who I discovered is called the grandfather of modern forensics surrounding paper dating, and photo dating.

I am meeting with a forensics person mid next week.

I recently came to learn of this forum. I am not a dealer. Just a collector. I have been collecting for many years. Mostly high graded material. Just a quite lover of memorablia. One of the "nations" most respected and honest dealers, and I have been friends for 12 or 13 years. Many of my finds have come through him. So, I guess I have come out of the closet. Hopefully I can contribute some small bits of info to others who are in need.