What the future holds in the autograph industry

[shelly]

II think that if no one listens to people on this thread You are missing a lot. If you allow yourself to be told that only a certain people can tell what is authentic or not is beyond crap.
You guys listend to Barry Halper for how many years and look what he did to you. You believed in Mastro and look how he lied to you. How much money do you think he swindled people out of . I did the same dame thing and it was easy because someone belived a forensic expert You had the whole East Coast Fogery ring that sold so much more than we did They came close to making more money on a weekend than the west coast people did in a year. Cets from B& J , Madison and Howards. It took a guy like Kenny to sue them to stop them.
When this hobby started if had 2 Ruths in an auction that was a big deal. To even see a Christy Mathewson was und heard of. Know how many pure white balls to you see how many Mathewsons, Cobbs, The list goes on and on and on. There was e even a player who had no know autograph . That was autghentic.
The forgers get better and better and once they fool the authenticator its all over ,you authentic one it never stops .If you dont do your own research and listen to people that do not have a vested interest just watch happens. These few gods will walk away with you money and wont think a thing about it
Not only the forgers win but so do the TPA's it becomes there world is all about the money and you can believe me with out each other they all fold up.
If you cant trust someone who has been on the side none of you want be to on. Then fifty years of dealing with the worst and dealing the best has taught me a lot. On that Rea thread I said the one thing I learned quickly was be very leert. Listen to your heart and you head. Rread the stories and make up your own mind. Most importand before I would spend on red cent ask questions and then ask more. If the story starts to change walk far far away. Last but not least dont ever listen to somone that is only trying to make you angry or made. Se what he has done in hobby and who has any respect for him.


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As they said in NYPD Blue. Be careful our there