The evidence against Barry Halper is mounting

[perezfan]

Wow... really makes you wonder if he had a tailor that he secretly hired to create the fake uniforms. Or perhaps he was duped into believing they were real by some of the people he trusted. My guess is a combination of both.

I wonder if any more of the "non-uniform" items will eventually be exposed... including Bats, autographed items, figural pieces, pennants, broadsides, posters, photos, programs, sheeet music and the like. Similar to Ty Cobb's Diary and Dentures

[baseballart]

Thank God books are immune from such chicanery! (unless of course one reads Dunning's Booked to Die )

[scooter729]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Wow... really makes you wonder if he had a tailor that he secretly hired to create the fake uniforms. Or perhaps he was duped into believing they were real by some of the people he trusted. My guess is a combination of both.

My original thinking was "poor guy, he trusted people who duped him." But to hear that Halper had stories like the one associated with this McGraw jersey makes me think it's more of the former, that he was somehow involved in creating these jerseys to build on the ruse for whatever reason.

I'm just glad I didn't have the $$ at the time of the Halper auction to get swindled on any of these myself!

[19cbb]

It never ends...
And I think this belongs in the baseball cards area of the forums too.

The Halper “HOT 100”: The Top 100 Stolen Baseball Memorabilia Items Once Owned By Collector Barry Halper.

http://haulsofshame.com/blog/?p=1465