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Time will tell. I am not talking about the perp (who offed himself), I am talking about the “hobby”, Samosa. Scandal after scandal for many years and the hobby just moves forward, unfazed. This will be no different.
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Why would anyone buy a PSA 8/9 prewar card that has arguably higher risk of being trimmed / altered? Theres risk in every high value card purchase, and this scheme mentions nothing of older guys.
To your question on Ruth, there is a headin home signed Ruth, and multiple exhibits from the 20s. The “rookies” have a tiny population compared to Goudeys and in most cases were not marketed to kids the way his later issues were, so again simple answer… higher supply in the hands of more kids led to higher chance of those cards being brought to Ruth for signing. Not to mention in his rookie era he was not swarmed for autograph requests the way he would be in the 1930s. The extrapolation of forged Aaron Judge and Kobe Bryant signatures on modern 8x10 photos and framed jerseys then meaning the most valuable, highly scrutinized, low pop signed vintage cards should be questioned is a leap in judgment I do not understand. The risk in this guys modern autographs were known about by industry autograph experts for years, if you are tracking what those closest to it are saying. And the marks for this ring were largely the unsuspecting mom or dad buying a gift or item for their son or mancave at a (suspicious to hobbyists) discount, that is how he drove high volume sales. Forging one autograph of Babe Ruth on a Goudey card and getting it past the entire industry is highly unlikely to be successful and simply not how we know criminal minds typically work. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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-------------------------------------------------------------- Signed Jackie Robinson Run: 4/8 (needs: 48L, 49B, 52T, 56T). Signed 1948 / 1949 Leaf Baseball Set: 56/98. (needs: 8,13,19,22,30,33,36,43,45,55,57,62,65,66,68,70,78, 79,81,93,95,104,108,113,121,123,129,131,137,142,14 3,144,146,153,159,160,161,163,165,168) https://www.flickr.com/photos/198641438@N03/albums/ --not always up to date |
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The highlighted portions are the most important takeaways for all the alarmists. Last edited by BillyCoxDodgers3B; 07-19-2025 at 11:08 AM. |
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Are there a lot of modern fake autographs in the hobby on many different surfaces? YES! Are there signed & slabbed vintage fake autographs in the hobby? Yes, probably, but a very tiny fraction compared to all the modern signed jerseys, helmets, balls, photos, etc. If you've studied a signature and done your homework on vintage players' autographs for decades like some of us, it's pretty easy to pick out the bad ones or at least get an uneasy feeling where red flags will instantly come up. It sounds like the vast majority of the 'Expired Guy's' work was the modern signed sharpie or silver paint pen scribbled crap that I've never been interested in anyways. I'm personally not worried at all. |
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Fact: Fraud exists in ALL aspects of collectibles (autos, cards, memorabilia), and not just limited to sports stuff.
Fact: Time and again frauds are exposed and nothing changes. Fact: While I don’t know for sure, logic says/chances are that some of my cards have been doctored, some of my autos forged, and/or some of my LOAs/slabs are wrong and/or have issues. Fact: I know all this, yet I continue to collect/invest and have no intention of stopping. Thems the facts as I see them (but doesn’t change the fact that this sucks balls). Good riddance to the forger. Last edited by Rhotchkiss; 07-19-2025 at 12:51 PM. |
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__________________ • Collecting Indianapolis-related pre-war and rare regionals, Jim Thorpe items of all kinds, and other vintage thru '80s • Successful deals with Kingcobb, Harford20, darwinbulldog, iwantitiwinit, helfrich91, kaddyshack, Marckus99, D. Bergin, Commodus the Great, Moonlight Graham, orioles70, adoo1, Nilo, JollyElm, DJCollector1, angolajones, timn1, jh691626, NiceDocter, h2oya311, orioles93, thecapeleague, gkrodg00, no10pin, Scon0072, cmoore330, Luke Last edited by Brent G.; 07-20-2025 at 05:32 AM. |
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Makes me think for some reason about the Twilight Zone episode in the nursing home where the guy runs outside and plays with the small children. The magic of the good old days. |
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Keep in mind, there was an arrest a few years ago of a criminal who forged many signed T206s — not players like Cobb, Mathewson or Cy Young; instead relatively obscure players. Like everything else in the hobby, signed material is also filled with numerous fakes, whether it’s Sal Bando or Babe Ruth. It’s a risk no matter what your hobby interest is: graded cards, raw cards, memorabilia, game used, autographs. Where there’s money, there’s people out there trying to rob you of your money.
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youre right, no arguing with that. risk and fraud abound wherever there is money. and i recall learning about that one with SGC / JSA often being at the center of slabbing those T206s. way better to find era-specific / period autos or ones with some provenance wherever possible. despite the fraud risk, we try to stay educated, vigilant, and persist in the hunt for our cardboard in this silly + awesome hobby
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-------------------------------------------------------------- Signed Jackie Robinson Run: 4/8 (needs: 48L, 49B, 52T, 56T). Signed 1948 / 1949 Leaf Baseball Set: 56/98. (needs: 8,13,19,22,30,33,36,43,45,55,57,62,65,66,68,70,78, 79,81,93,95,104,108,113,121,123,129,131,137,142,14 3,144,146,153,159,160,161,163,165,168) https://www.flickr.com/photos/198641438@N03/albums/ --not always up to date |
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It makes sense that a skilled forger would avoid producing thousands of fake prewar signed cards with an autopen, given the limited availability of the cards, the high risk, and the certainty of close examination. Identical Ruth or Cobb signatures would quickly raise red flags.
But what happens when AI is used to create a more human-like autopen that slightly varies each signature? |
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