the counterfeiter

[irv]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib37AEq2c8I

Thanks for posting the vid.

I looked for it on American Greed and was going to post it in the T206 thread but I obviously was looking for it in the wrong place.

Definitely an eye opener but I wonder how many of still exists out there with collectors who are unaware of this story and think what they have is real?

[JLange]

Had not seen that before. Thanks for posting.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Thanks for posting. The number of fakes he produced was nuts. I was amazed at how many different autos he could fake. Some of them weren't spot on, but to be able to do so many different ones is impressive and alarming. He did Mother Theresa for cryin' out loud along side Marilyn Monroe and Abraham Lincoln.

[ullmandds]

My god!!!!!! I've never been a fan of paying for autographs...although I've bought a few over the years...low $$$$$$$$ amount. After seeing this...I would NEVER...EVER pay for an autograph again!!!!!!! Provenance or no provenance...NEVER!!!

[johnts1]

Very enlightening! Those guys ripped off a lot of people, and they were punished for it. It's such a shame that that garbage is still floating around in the industry today, and poor suckers who really don't know what they're doing are purchasing these bogus, fake autographs. However, you have so many good resources out there today, to guide you in your collecting. Great people, who know autographs. Like this site.

[Fuddjcal]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

My god!!!!!! I've never been a fan of paying for autographs...although I've bought a few over the years...low $$$$$$$$ amount. After seeing this...I would NEVER...EVER pay for an autograph again!!!!!!! Provenance or no provenance...NEVER!!!

especially with fake fish story provenance, never.