Announcing "Collectors Forensics Register" - Revolutionizing the Hobby

[Ladder7]

Originally Posted by Collectors Forensics Reg

SNIP...as we said yesterday.

The anonymity is concerning. May have missed it, I dont see a signature on any of their posts. Okay, I give up who is this guy? (these people)

Yours idea may have a place in our shady hobby, though certainly not with my beaters. Again, why so aloof? Steve, Boston

[Anthony S.]

Originally Posted by Ladder7

The anonymity is concerning. May have missed it, I dont see a signature on any of their posts. Okay, I give up who is this guy? (these people)

Yours idea may have a place in our shady hobby, though certainly not with my beaters. Again, why so aloof? Steve, Boston

Steve, they're so damned good, forensics is their middle name.

[uffda51]

If, for example, three guys decided to write a book on The Photographic Baseball Cards of Goodwin & Company, I would be a lot more likely to purchase the book sight unseen if their names were on the book jacket, and I recognized the names as credible voices on the topic. I'm just saying.

[oldjudge]

Writing a hardcover, full color, baseball card book about players no one ever heard of----now there's a dumb business model!

[steve B]

I can see some long term benefit, but I'm not sure this is the best way to go about it.

For a long time I've had misgivings about encapsulating cards. Some may be ok long term because the paper isn't particularly acidic, like T206s. Other cards like most anything from the 50's may be degraded by being encapsulated. some of the holders do breathe a bit, but I don't know if the holders breathe enough. The acid gets retained, and accelerates the process of the cardboard degrading. MAYBE. Having a detailed record of a cards exact condition at a particular time could be interesting several years from now.

And just maybe for very expensive cards it might be comforting to a collector/investor with money but little experience to know that the cards is the same at the time of purchase as it was when it was recorded. Grading itself was pretty controversial when it was new, but now it's accepted and nearly required for some cards. (Just as expertising certificates are for some stamps)

To return to a bit of levity, a quick story about checking eggs.

Customer 1 (me) checking eggs for cracks
customer 2 "Should you be touching the eggs like that?"
Customer 1 Lady, it came out of a chickens backside. My fingers shouldn't be a concern.
Customer2 Oh.........


Steve B