It's funny how it all gets flipped around when the topic of the article is the christy mathewson sigs.
That's exactly what the companies want, the topic and discussion to go off track, so they can ignore it an cert the next round of questionable autographs.
If collectors only knew what really went on at these places, i doubt they would ever send in another autograph to them.
The mathewson story is one out of hundreds, almost all which haven't been reported yet. again , these companies use the forensic examiner as their bogeyman, so they can try to look good.
They WANT the forensic examiner in the game, so the focus stays off of them. no forensic examiners to push around= the spotlight on the authentication companies.
I dont care about the forensic examiners, but people want it to be an either/or game, and it's neither. you have to call out the mistakes and the bad apples when they occur, from ALL sides, not just ignore it if it is a large authentication company.
If an FDE did the mathewson's, lots of people would be calling bloody murder, but it was an acronym company that they like, so let's just all move on, nothing to see here?
Investigate EVERYBODY! Because the bread crumbs are out there, and they don't just lead to forensic document examiners.
Travis Roste
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