New charges of sports memorabilia and art fraud

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Seven

I fear for the day, if it ever comes, that people are somehow able to make fakes of iconic cards, using old cardboard stock or the likes.

I've purchased a few autographs. Nothing too significant, price wise, but it's certainly a dangerous game.

This has already been going on for decades.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This has already been going on for decades.

and sadly will keep going on for decades more

[Seven]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This has already been going on for decades.

Let me make a clarification then to my original post, we can still tell with a certain degree what cards are real and what are fake. When the day comes that the real and the fake are indistinguishable, then we have a problem.

[rjackson44]

Old news look at coaches corner this will never end never

[Seven]

Originally Posted by rjackson44

Old news look at coaches corner this will never end never

As long as there's a market for it, I agree. There are very few people left on this earth, that saw Babe Ruth play, yet people still want to collect his signature. A smattering of prewar stars fit this bill, yet people still want their signatures. And unfortunately, when crooks see the opportunity to make a quick buck, they're going to do it.

[rjackson44]

Originally Posted by Seven

As long as there's a market for it, I agree. There are very few people left on this earth, that saw Babe Ruth play, yet people still want to collect his signature. A smattering of prewar stars fit this bill, yet people still want their signatures. And unfortunately, when crooks see the opportunity to make a quick buck, they're going to do it.

Thank you James agreed

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by Seven

Let me make a clarification then to my original post, we can still tell with a certain degree what cards are real and what are fake. When the day comes that the real and the fake are indistinguishable, then we have a problem.

Or not...

[Peter_Spaeth]

Sadly I agree with Scott. As I posted in another thread, people will just bury their heads in the flip, do cognitive dissonance, and go right on buying.