World's best private collection

[clydepepper]

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing.

However, I think the Barry Halper Collection was much bigger....as hard as that is to believe.

Of course, that collection is spread all over now...who knows, some of it may be in what you are sharing.

[irv]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

That's amazing! Thanks for sharing.

However, I think the Barry Halper Collection was much bigger....as hard as that is to believe.

Of course, that collection is spread all over now...who knows, some of it may be in what you are sharing.

http://haulsofshame.com/blog/?p=1862
http://www.davidmeyercreations.com/m...f-memorabilia/

[joeadcock]

Cool
Thanks for letting me see this through your lens

[Vintagecatcher]

As Irv's links above tactfully highlight, Barry Halper's collection should have an asterisk next to it. Numerous items were questionable, and were proven to be fabrications. Just as many of Halper's stories were fabrications.

Comparing the two collections is like comparing apples to oranges....and unfortunately Halper's fruit is wax!

Patrick

[clydepepper]

Man oh man, do I feel stupid? I had no idea the Halper Collection was so full of fakes. Where have I been?



At least, I DID know what a fake Al Stump was.

I collect Baseball cards exclusively, so I guess I haven't noticed the goings on in the memorabilia market.

Once again, I have learned from the input of other board members...and I thank you for that.

[Jobu]

+1

Originally Posted by clydepepper

Man oh man, do I feel stupid? I had no idea the Halper Collection was so full of fakes. Where have I been?



At least, I DID know what a fake Al Stump was.

I collect Baseball cards exclusively, so I guess I haven't noticed the goings on in the memorabilia market.

Once again, I have learned from the input of other board members...and I thank you for that.

[vintagesportscollector]

Thanks for sharing, I haven't seen the collection in years and it has certainly grown. Up until recently it's been hard to get a view of this elusive and unparalleled collection, although it has been in this museum since 2008. It's a bit surprising that so many were not aware of this collection, and I had no idea, or did not recall, the amazing extent of the cards collection.

When it first opened it was only open to the general public for about a year before closing to limited viewing for corporate and private events. I understand it costs Gary a fortune to operate it, and it is certainly not an income generator. Now once again open to the public on weekends, I imagine the modest admissions fee barely covers much of the cost to operate.

You could even maybe remove the Private, ...possibly best collection in the world, period. Hard to compare to other museums or the HOF, because its so broad covering many sports. (and as pointed out no comparison to Halper's...Gary's is much larger and not completely bogus).

[jchcollins]

Forget about the jerseys and the other sport stuff, the collection of baseball cards alone is stunning. I don't think I've ever seen that much 19th century stuff in one place. Yes, however - please fix those Cracker Jacks!