The AntiquesRoadshow Boston Red Stockings appraisal airs...

[bmarlowe1]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Leila is enthusiastic, and knows her antiques, but she's a bit off on this one. Incidentally, she and I worked together during the cataloguing of the Barry Halper sale.

I guess it's hard to be too harsh when you actually know someone. I can comment at arms length. She was right that they are valuable, but that's about all. She was purporting to be a 19thC baseball memorabilia expert, yet she obviously did not know what these were - she did not even know what to google. In fact, if you just go to google images and type in Dave Birdsall or Harry Wright (or probably any of the others) and scroll down a bit, you see Mort Rogers cards. It makes one wonder how good or bad they are on all the other stuff.

I know the appraisers must be under time pressure, but if you don't know it's better to say you don't know. Or better yet, post a scan and a question on net54.