Newbie with 2 questions

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Posted By: Steve

I have a vintage collection that has accumulated over a long period of time as well as from different sellers. I purchased a large collection 2 years ago of vintage stuff between 1907 and 1950. In this collection, which came from the Pittsburgh area, were many cards I am not familiar with. The collection belongs to William F Stalker, and was very Pirate heavy. I knew the sellers well and new the collection was real. It also had a Wagner Auto on a 5x7 that I took to the nationals and had authenticated by PSA. He had many various wagners including a 1910 tip top bread complete set, countless Coligan Chip cards with about 10-15 wagners. 100's of W-555 with 10-15 wagner's. There were many E97 B&W proofs with a real nice Young. Bad news is the cards were displayed on black felt paper and were in binders and other display boards. I know this hurts the value but im not really worried about the value I jut like the cards. I can’t however find many of the cards in the sports collectors digest. Nor have I separated some of the cards from the black felt. any ideas on how to preserve these cards for my son. Second question I stopped at an old card shop the other day and the owner had a 1928 George Babe Ruth Candy Co. set. I know these cards are highly counterfeited. I did some research online and learned a few of the obvious fake's. But to me the numbers look good, the cards are in vg-fair condition and he was asking 1200. I am interested in a set like this but am very skeptical after reading some Internet sites. Thanks for your help in advance.