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02-03-2011, 01:34 PM
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Who knows... there is apparently no logic behind any of this, and for some reason, none of the traditional "rules" seem to apply to Topps.
I guess we are in the wrong business.... Is there another venue in which I can take a $2,000 Lou Gehrig autograph, then cut/alter/conform it to a piece of cardboard, then hide much of the signature behind a contrived modern paper "frame".... and sell it for 3 times what it's worth? If so, sign me up and I'll give notice on my real job 
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02-03-2011, 06:39 PM
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Does anyone here feel good about that Ruth signature. It really doesn't look right to me....
A couple other points after watching that video again: One guys says "Unfortunatley,since it's a large booklet it can't be slabbed."!!??!? Ummm.....Yeah I'd hope no one would ever want the thing slabbed. You could never see the signatures!!! Also couldn't they find a more presentable Meusel cut? It's from a photo with his feet on each side of the signature. There are plenty of clean 3x5's out there....Why use that for a cut in such an expensive piece? 20 k opening bid....You could buy a 27 team signed ball or make a really nice collection of framed cuts/3x5's/checks for the whole team with pitchers and everyone!!
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02-03-2011, 08:28 PM
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I, for one, am very happy that the hobby forced Topps to go the extra mile for this card. Do I still have my suspicions? Yes, but that's not the point I want to make here. The point I want to make is that no one gets "carte-blanche" any more. This all started years ago when Upper Deck released all of those bad cut signatures of Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, Connie Mack (my card), etc. Then Topps had that ridiculous Babe Ruth cut that was pulled back in Feb. 2010. You think Topps would have learned their lesson after that bad "Tewksbury" Ruth; but no, instead of purchasing a rock-solid Babe Ruth, they release one that hobbyists had their suspicions about right from the beginning. No one gets "carte-blanche" any more. No one.
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02-03-2011, 11:59 PM
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It is crazy, as you would feel the card companies would not want to risk their reputations with poor forgeries. Let's all hope that this is the end of all of the fake "cuts" going into the chase cards. That way, people can get excited FOR REAL when they pull something like that. Reputation means it all, but like Truth says, you still have to earn your reputation, and don't get free passes.
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