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[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Oddly enough I'm grateful for dumb forgers. It's the smart forgers that I'm not real fond of...

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Aquarian Sports Cards

Oddly enough I'm grateful for dumb forgers. It's the smart forgers that I'm not real fond of...

Unfortunately the dumb, laughable forgers lull many collectors into a sense of false confidence. The skilled forgers love this.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Unfortunately the dumb, laughable forgers lull many collectors into a sense of false confidence. The skilled forgers love this.

Fortunately, if you are a collector whose money is important to you, with some research it can become easy to spot the work of the "skilled forgers", as they are consistent and they have tells. I'm constantly amazed at how much money is spent in major auctions on gorgeous single-signed Babe Ruth balls that are clear forgeries. I realize they aren't "clear forgeries" to everyone, but if you are dropping $15K+ on a Ruth ball, you would think you would do a little research.

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