Shelly, Jim stated that there are forgers who can create Ruth autographs that are perfect. As David pointed out, if Jim is correct, then without provenance, what do you do? I can't blame either David or Ben for responding the way they did.
I also felt that it was a curious statement for Jim to make, but he's perhaps the most knowledgeable person participating in the autograph forum, and I certainly wouldn't want to be responsible for running him off. Besides, Ben and David already responded.
I am always tempted to 'run' from this forum and not look back, but all in all it is a lot of free entertainment - besides, it's the best way to learn about Ruth and Gehrig autographs. If you were starting at square one, you certainly couldn't learn anything by gathering a bunch of PSA and JSA examples and studying them.
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