Wentz, Nash and Bill Mastro

[Exhibitman]

I think Mike O is a good guy who has done his best tackling a "beat" that means a lot to us and diddly-squat to nearly everyone else on the planet. Before pillorying him for what he doesn't report, please consider the fact that he does not report in a vacuum or with total autonomy. What gets published is not his decision alone. He has an editor and publisher who have to want the story out there and have to approve it before it runs.

As for Cobb-Edwards and their Bogus Honus, their race should be irrelevant but I wonder if their race and socioeconomic class aren't part of the reason why their story gets so much play. Perhaps their narrative is more compelling than that of the dozens of morons trying to sell fake T206 Wagners all of the time because it contrasts so vividly against the backdrop of a wealthy, predominantly white collecting base?

[Runscott]

Edited.

It grows old responding for the straw men. I seriously doubt they are allowed in the courtroom, so why bring them in here?