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Posted By: <b>Richard S. Simon</b><p>Jeff - The FBI said 70% of the autograph market was fake. When the Marino family was riding high that might have been true. I am fairly certain it is not that high now, though it is certainly higher than the percentage of bogus cards. It is probably higher in the entertainment end of it than in the sports end.<br />And my post was meant partially to lighten up the mood here, not as a condemnation of card collecting <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>.<br />I was just giving a little elbow to Dan Bretta for his post. <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14><br />--<br /><br />I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent.<br />Unknown author <br />--<br />We made a promise. We swore we'd always remember.<br />No retreat baby, no surrender.<br />The Boss