What the future holds in the autograph industry
Well, with all of these issues with forgers and TPA's certifying forgeries, I'm really at a cross-road with what to do about my collection. I know most of all of my autographs are authentic, not based off the flip but based off the experts on this board and in doing my own research.
Obviously, few questions pop up in my mind like, 'what is going to be the future of the autograph industry?' Am I still going to be able to enjoy this before shit hits the fan (if it already hasn't)? Will my cards still maintain a premium value? Every one of my cards has gone up in price, but with what is happening with all the forgeries, can they maintain that? Most of my collection is compromised of players whom no one would waste time in forging, but when I want to expand to collect a signed Ruth Goudey, or others, can I trust them?
I'm in no dire need of money to have a fire sale, I just would love to have an open discussion on what your opinions and views are on this, because I honestly don't know which way to lean, and all this crap happening truly scares me for being in the hobby I love so much.
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