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Originally Posted by dgo71
I think the concern is that anyone can view this site and the fear that such education will fall into the hands of forgers. I think what you're asking for is great in spirit but there are unfortunately those who will use the info to do harm to the hobby. Additionally, I think those who have mastered authenticating have done so through years of work and have developed a "feel" for spotting fakes that is something hard to teach.
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Derek, well written.
It is impossible to teach that "feel" and "eye" for spotting forgeries.
And I'm not referring to the crap "certed" by Drew Max, Coach's Corner, Chris "I Never Saw An Autograph I Didn't Like" Morales, Ted Taylor, etc. I'm referring to autographs penned by Fang, the "Michigan Forger" and others.
It takes years of studying on a daily basis and doing your best to keep up with the
Joneses.