The evidence against Barry Halper is mounting

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by mcgwirecom

Around the time of the Halper Auction ( I think it was a few months after) there was someone selling more of Halpers collection on Ebay. Mostly the cheaper items that didn't warrant a catalog auction. I definitely saw a bogus McGwire signed bat. The signature wasn't even close. It bothered me that a guy with a collection that valuable didn't bother to even check out the cheap stuff.

On a related note, when the travelling show of McGwire and Sosa items came through Philly I went to see it (at the Vet during a Phillies game). Todd McFarlane sent a lot of his Guernsey's Auction acquisitions on tour so people could take a look. In there along with all his homerun balls he had two bats, one signed by Mac and one signed by both Sosa and Mac. Both were horrible forgeries. Very strange.

Randall,
Why do you think that Todd McFarlane paid as much as he did for all those McGwire and Sosa balls? Just because you have alot of money doesn't mean that you have alot of common sense. BTW, I wouldn't doubt if the prices realized on some of those balls weren't the result of some spirited shill bidding IMHO.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Randall,
Why do you think that Todd McFarlane paid as much as he did for all those McGwire and Sosa balls? Just because you have alot of money doesn't mean that you have alot of common sense. BTW, I wouldn't doubt if the prices realized on some of those balls weren't the result of some spirited shill bidding IMHO.

I was the sports consultant for Guernsey's during that auction and I can guarantee you that there was no shill bidding.

[HRBAKER]

I seem to recall a case where a Frank Chance jersey that was missing the Cubs patch on the breast somehow ended up with a Cubs patch from another jersey of a minor "no-name" guy. The leap of faith one has to take in the high dollar game used memorabilia hobby is not one I think I'd ever risk.

It was a "Bear" I believe off of a Jake Pfeister jersey that was added "after initial season usage."

[Vintagecatcher]

The hype regarding the Barry Halper collection, and now the fact that his collection seems to have had "questionable items" reminds me of a quote from the 1962 film by John Ford, "The Man That Shot Liberty Valance."

"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

Patrick

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I was the sports consultant for Guernsey's during that auction and I can guarantee you that there was no shill bidding.

Richard,
That's amazing considering where the prices went. Randall Hahn was at the live auction as a Mcgwire consultant and he told me today that the bids were all legit because he saw the live bidder bid all the way to the end. Incredible! I stand corrected...

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by Scott Garner

Richard,
That's amazing considering where the prices went. Randall Hahn was at the live auction as a Mcgwire consultant and he told me today that the bids were all legit because he saw the live bidder bid all the way to the end. Incredible! I stand corrected...

I was working the phones at the live auction and Todd McFarlane was on the phone with the person next to me. The live bidder in the crowd was a group of 3 people who hemmed and hawed as the bidding kept going higher. When it came to McFarlane he took 1/2 a second to bid. I knew he eventually would wear them down and be the winning bidder.
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[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

I was working the phones at the live auction and Todd McFarlane was on the phone with the person next to me. The live bidder in the crowd was a group of 3 people who hemmed and hawed as the bidding kept going higher. When it came to McFarlane he took 1/2 a second to bid. I knew he eventually would wear them down and be the winning bidder.
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Spawn outlasted Stonehenge Ties.......

[packs]

This is terrible, and not only on Halper's side of the fence. I can't believe someone would authenticate an item for one auction house and then not stand behind his own authentication when it came to putting an item up for sale from his own auction house. I hope Lifson gave that man a refund. If not, that is troubling.