The evidence against Barry Halper is mounting

[springpin]

Dan,

Thanks. If I understand the meaning of your answer, a uniform is declared to be what someone says it is because of the name of a player stitched somewhere into the uniform. So a given uniform was legitimately from some notable team (e.g., 1919 White Sox), but the critical issue is whether it was actually worn by a particular player (e.g., Jackson)?

Paul

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by springpin

Dan,

Thanks. If I understand the meaning of your answer, a uniform is declared to be what someone says it is because of the name of a player stitched somewhere into the uniform. So a given uniform was legitimately from some notable team (e.g., 1919 White Sox), but the critical issue is whether it was actually worn by a particular player (e.g., Jackson)?

Paul

In the case of the Jackson jersey it appears to not even have been a White Sox jersey at all. Halper acquired the jersey prior to Mark Okkonen's work on the Uniform database when it would have been much easier to pass it off. Halper claims to have acquired it directly from Jackson's wife in the 1950s which has been disputed.

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.

[cobblove]

With this sad example. It makes me think of all those new cards with Game worn Ruth, Dimaggio,Mantle, Ect game used cut cards. now where is the evedence if they are in 1 cm cubes. LOL. Lots of fraud in the game used world.

[jthorn]

The one-cm rags and splinters illustrates what collectors are truly after: hope.

john thorn

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Originally Posted by jthorn

The one-cm rags and splinters illustrates what collectors are truly after: hope.

john thorn

I don't think so. IMO most collectors of relic cards don't have a clue as to the "leap of faith" one must take in order to collect game used memorabilia..if Topps says that's a slice of Babe Ruth's bat they believe it without question. Collectors of game used memorabilia are the ones who are after "hope," they are the ones who take the leap of faith. And when there is no hope and faith you can always say that you visited Joe Jackson's widow in the 1950s.