John Rogers Home and Business Searched by the FBI

[Section115]

I think the man FKA Prime Minister Pete Nice should send me $7.99. That is what I blew on Derelicts of Dialect back in 1991. Horrible album.

[wonkaticket]

Oh what the hell I’ll bite….

David do you think there is wake-up call needed for the hobby on Leon, Dan B, Adam W, Barry S, Jay M and myself?

[Cardboard Junkie]

No John, my wake up call remark had to do with the FBIs recent search of John Rogers home and business, and the why of it..............and yes you do bite. Cheers

[DerekMichael]

"In the 1999 Halper sale Lifson catalogued and sold fake uniforms, misrepresented game-used equipment, forged Babe Ruth autographs and even a phony 1846 Knickerbocker baseball he claimed was genuine."

[DerekMichael]

The way he writes leaves things very much open for interpretation.

[DerekMichael]

I guess I should just shut the eff up, but to me, the way he wrote this was very vile and throws out all of these very harsh allegations, but does not offer much in the way of proof.

It just feels this was done in bad taste, at least to me personally.

[wonkaticket]

Originally Posted by DerekMichael

I guess I should just shut the eff up, but to me, the way he wrote this was very vile and throws out all of these very harsh allegations, but does not offer much in the way of proof.

It just feels this was done in bad taste, at least to me personally.

You asked earlier what's his deal? Derek you figured exactly his deal it in about 10 mins, you’re a lot smarter than most that read his silly site.

I wish it was more fun...bottom line guy owes folks tons of money has mountains of legal problems. He has been accused of selling tons of fake items to some very prominent collectors and may be one of the hobby’s most prolific forgers. When questioned about this past in legal settings he pleads the fifth. Now he spends his days in cyberspace making up fake investigations, claiming to have sources and attacking anyone who brings up his past or says boo against him to draw attention away from his own misery.

What is the result of his deep investigations you ask? Well dig up old photos of me at a NYC dinner with some members. Sort of tally up my REA winnings from 2013 only because I share them here with members….and then make some innuendos about me. I’ve seen more in depth reporting from TMZ.

[bmarlowe1]

Nash quotes me as follows with respect to the Rogers's "Chadwick" photo:
"... SABR’s photographic committee chairman..[I'm now co-chairman, and I wasn't co-chairman at the time of the Chadwick thread].. claimed the man did not resemble Chadwick after comparing the nose and ears to other photos.."

I never said that they did not resemble eachother (in fact they kind of did) nor did I say anything about the ears. I did say, "...First of all you are comparing a fuzzy image to another fuzzy image - pretty worthless. BTW - if you compare the nose to a clear Chadwick semi-profile image - it doesn't seem quite right. But again - the tintype is too fuzzy to be sure about anything."

I asked Mr. Rogers to post a better scan (what was posted was only 100 dpi). He declined.

Sloppy reporting. He did get the pencil thing right.