Hobby Hustle Documentary 2-16-25

Lucas00 · #1 02-20-2025, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by balltrash

Standing offer of $500 cash to any member of this board who can forge a Mickey Mantle autograph and get it authenticated by PSA, JSA, or Beckett. Forward me a video of you doing the forging and the piece after it is authenticated and it will evidently be the easiest money you have ever made given that it should only take an hour to perfect.

$500 and a decade prison sentence.

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #2 02-20-2025, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas00

$500 and a decade prison sentence.

Provided the piece was never sold as genuine, no crime would have actually been committed.

Lucas00 · #3 02-20-2025, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Provided the piece was never sold as genuine, no crime would have actually been committed.

Simple search on Google said this.

Yes, forging autographs on sports memorabilia, even if you don't intend to sell them, is generally considered illegal as it constitutes a form of fraud, as you are still creating a false representation of someone else's signature, which can be punishable by law depending on your jurisdiction; meaning simply creating a fake autograph, regardless of the intent to sell, can still be considered a crime.

Half of n54 seem to be lawyers. Maybe they know more.

But I'd imagine if you filled a warehouse up with forged autographs but never sold any that you'd still be in some big trouble.

BillyCoxDodgers3B · #4 02-20-2025, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lucas00

Simple search on Google said this.

Yes, forging autographs on sports memorabilia, even if you don't intend to sell them, is generally considered illegal as it constitutes a form of fraud, as you are still creating a false representation of someone else's signature, which can be punishable by law depending on your jurisdiction; meaning simply creating a fake autograph, regardless of the intent to sell, can still be considered a crime.

Half of n54 seem to be lawyers. Maybe they know more.

But I'd imagine if you filled a warehouse up with forged autographs but never sold any that you'd still be in some big trouble.

If that is indeed the case, then my sincere apologies. I was employing logic over consulting the law, so mea culpa.

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