The evidence against Barry Halper is mounting

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Dan S.

Thanks for sharing. I know sometimes collectors have been duped, are embarrassed to share. like Dave G. (mears) the more that can be weeded out, the better.

I collect GU items BECAUSE of the fact i enjoy knowing the player used them.I I would rather pay more , with the proper authentication/research/MEARS work, but know for sure.

Im more into bats, but i would rather have a bat that looks horrible but is lock/stock/barrel Used by the player, than a pretty one, with lots of leaps of faith.... just my opinion...

Originally Posted by Giants00

Great discussion! I am sure many of you have seen Dave Grob's piece on his worries.
if not http://www.mearsonline.com/news/newsDetail.asp?id=757

I am the owner of many pre-1955 flannels. Some I purchased at Halper sale. Like anything else, caveat emptor. There were some good, some bad. You could see in the prices a huge difference for jerseys people believed in, vs those with issues. Clearly, 19th century jerseys look to have issues.

My bad story does not come from auction, but after auction. They had an internet only auction from Soethbys. I bought a supposed 1919 white sox jersey (similar to Joe Jackson). Turned out to be total joke. Was child size, tags were way off. I have kept it as a reminder to my self of always do my work.

dan

[Giants00]

I have learned so much. I am happy to share. One point made by some is that by sharing, one only helps those trying to cheat. I have one of the largest collections of dead ball and pre-war jerseys. I have hired a professional non-baseball curator to conserve and give me her opinion on fake/real/doctored. Honestly, aside from the Halper issue, most of the issues i have had are with uniforms being "improved" with new numbers or piping and then have that not disclosed. I run into people selling "unaltered" often only to find that jersey has modern flannel number. I have seen fakes. I have rejected a few jerseys, or skipped buying when i could not prove to my satisfaction that they are real. At some point, i hope to bring out a book about the collection to share wins and losses with the larger community.