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[D. Bergin]

CC has always peppered their auctions with a few JSA and PSA authenticated items to try a legitimize the rest of their wares.

Whether they are items they were consigned from unaware collectors / estate managers or it was bad stuff they got by the TPA's, I don't know.

I know they have been around long enough and used to dominate SCD so thoroughly, they must have gotten SOME good items in from consignors who didn't know any better.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

CC has always peppered their auctions with a few JSA and PSA authenticated items to try a legitimize the rest of their wares.

Whether they are items they were consigned from unaware collectors / estate managers or it was bad stuff they got by the TPA's, I don't know.

I know they have been around long enough and used to dominate SCD so thoroughly, they must have gotten SOME good items in from consignors who didn't know any better.

I believe we have a much higher percentage of knowledgeable collectors in this forum, than exists outside of this forum. Given that we still have a lot of people who read this forum and get duped anyway, you can extrapolate how much greater this problem must be elsewhere. CC is still in business for a reason.

[JimStinson]

Back to initial topic consider this ....Lloyd Waner was part of the 4th series in the Perez/Steele set which was issued in 1981 , the set was NOT popular at that time nor was collecting baseball autographs and its likely most of the cards did not end up in collectors hands until LATE 1981, Waner was dying of emphysema a slow death, finally passing away July 22nd 1982. So while its possible he COULD have signed a few of the cards its extremely unlikely, Maybe one or two slipped through , But the window of opportunity was SO small. From a human point of view a sick dying man would probably not have "answering fan mail" real high on his "Things to do" list.IMHO
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[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I believe we have a much higher percentage of knowledgeable collectors in this forum, than exists outside of this forum. Given that we still have a lot of people who read this forum and get duped anyway, you can extrapolate how much greater this problem must be elsewhere. CC is still in business for a reason.

Absolutely. 1500+ lot auctions every month or so, even more in their SCD heyday. Casino gift shops and silent auctions on Cruise ships to fill up with material. Web sites full of bogus material popping up all the time. Local auction houses to bombard with "estate finds".

Impulse buyers everywhere.