July Roach's corner auction is LIVE!!!!!!!!!

[FUBAR]

it really puzzles me to no end how they have done this for so long, with terrible product and yet have never had to answer any fraud charges.

Do people not ever confront these guys at shows like the National?

[GrayGhost]

Why would they go to the National?

[FUBAR]

to pick up consignments, authentication business, whatever else they do...

ive seen guys posting that they have met these people, so they must show up somewhere.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

to pick up consignments, authentication business, whatever else they do...

ive seen guys posting that they have met these people, so they must show up somewhere.

I no longer set up at shows but I did do so for many years.
They were never present at any Pennsylvania show or at any National convention that I attended.
I don't believe they would ever show their faces in a public forum.
And I too would love to see those David Crockett exemplars.
I guess we should be prepared, next month, to see the hat he wore at the Alamo. Handed directly to Lee by the Mexican descendants of a soldier who was there.

[keithsky]

I emailed Coach's Corner about the Cy Young ball they have listed that looks like it was signed in ball point pen. I told them ball point wasn't around when he played and this is what they replied back with.

Keith, ballpoint pens were common and sold in stores starting in 1945. Cy lived until Nov. 1955. In fact, they were common years before 1945 but not really available to the common people until then

[RichardSimon]

I guess Cy Young was not one of the common people.

[mr2686]

Well...from what I've researched over the years, the ball point pen was not "common" before 1945, in fact, although the patent dated back to the 1800's (forget the date) the design was not very successful until around 1945 when they were massed produced and available on a wide scale to the public. I really doubt that the "elite" people were all using a product (pre 1945) that was somewhat of a failure.
With that said, could Cy have used a ball point pen...sure he could. Does that example, shakey and all, look like it would be signed by an old man (maybe closer to 1955), well..yes. Does that make that Cy Young signature authentic...not a chance.

[RichardSimon]

It is getting tiring seeing all the bogus autographs posted on the CC thread.
Let us all hunt for a good autograph in their auction and post that .