The evidence against Barry Halper is mounting

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by hcv123

This story gets sadder and more frightening by the week! I'm glad I stick primarily to cards and simple memorabilia.

Incredibly sad indeed.

[jboosted92]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Incredibly sad indeed.

see the quote at the bottom??? ROFL


Barry Halper gets the Gas Face!

Comment by Kenny Powers — September 15, 2010 @ 1:44 pm

[19cbb]

Never ending story...

[barrysloate]

To be entirely accurate, Halper's collection was sold in 1999, not 1998. He consigned it in 1998.

[FUBAR]

OT-what kind of newspaper editor lets this go to print with the same statement repeated three times back to back to back..... OK we get it, MLB paid 7 million and it got donated to the Hall.

It is truly sad that Halper items were fake, it makes me wonder if he knew they were fake or if he was as gullible as the rest of us and bought fakes thinking they were legit!

[perezfan]

The vast majority of what he had was legit. These few pieces (which represent less than 1% of his collection) are drawing attention because...

A. It makes for good headlines
B. The public likes to see the downfall of wealthy/powerful people
C. The magnitude of the Joe Jackson Jersey is as high profile as anything in his collection

I personally don't believe he knew about the fake items. Perhaps he "turned a blind eye" in some instances where he could have done deeper research. But for the most part, he was just an enthusiastic collector like the rest of us. The only difference is that he had unlimited money and hundreds of contacts who "lived in the business".

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by perezfan

The vast majority of what he had was legit. These few pieces (which represent less than 1% of his collection) are drawing attention because...

A. It makes for good headlines
B. The public likes to see the downfall of wealthy/powerful people
C. The magnitude of the Joe Jackson Jersey is as high profile as anything in his collection

I personally don't believe he knew about the fake items. Perhaps he "turned a blind eye" in some instances where he could have done deeper research. But for the most part, he was just an enthusiastic collector like the rest of us. The only difference is that he had unlimited money and hundreds of contacts who "lived in the business".

For me it's hard to get past the fact that he lied about how he obtained the Jackson jersey. It would be more understandable if he was duped, but in this instance we know it isn't so.

[timzcardz]

Originally Posted by FUBAR

OT-what kind of newspaper editor lets this go to print with the same statement repeated three times back to back to back..... OK we get it, MLB paid 7 million and it got donated to the Hall.

Hey, it was worth repeating. Hey, it was worth repeating. t was worth repeating.

[19cbb]

Writing about fake items is easier than writing about legit, but stolen items... That's for sure.