Disturbing Confession ...

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by calvindog

As long as the autographed cards are in slabs they won’t lose their value.

I disagree. Why would anyone pay big money for an autographed card that they fear could be a fake and incur the risk of the card being exposed, or even fingered, as a fake?

[sportscardpete]

Originally Posted by Balticfox

I disagree. Why would anyone pay big money for an autographed card that they fear could be a fake and incur the risk of the card being exposed, or even fingered, as a fake?

I think that risk was there even before this news. Several collectors wouldn’t touch post production autographs. Several collectors would. I don’t think this news sways anyone. And I don’t think this frankly changes the outlook on slabbed autos. What it probably does is further entrenches the collectors who don’t collect signed slabs.

I own two Ruth autos - both slabbed, great cards, and I know a few collectors that would never want it, and I know several collectors that would love for me to sell it. And I’ll be bidding for another one when the right one pops up.

Thats the beauty of the this hobby; everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

Sincerely, fake autograph collector

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by sportscardpete

I think that risk was there even before this news. Several collectors wouldn’t touch post production autographs. Several collectors would. I don’t think this news sways anyone. And I don’t think this frankly changes the outlook on slabbed autos. What it probably does is further entrenches the collectors who don’t collect signed slabs.

I own two Ruth autos - both slabbed, great cards, and I know a few collectors that would never want it, and I know several collectors that would love for me to sell it. And I’ll be bidding for another one when the right one pops up.

Thats the beauty of the this hobby; everyone is entitled to their own opinion!

Sincerely, fake autograph collector

I have collected about everything baseball at one time. I still have them someplace. Years ago I picked up a few fake autos from different infamous forgers in the hobby on the cheap. I used them as cool cheap display pieces.