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Permalink Reply by Null on May 11, 2015 at 7:03am

Yup, that is most definitely a Mattingly forgery certified by PSA/DNA. Great find. I'm going to post that in the Mattingly discussion

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Permalink Reply by Null on January 12, 2016 at 8:39am

eBay seller lock-em-up-bob continues to sell cheap forgeries by the boatload. Unreal that eBay allows this forgery business. 

Awful Mattingly fakes, as always, new "proof" photo, that proves NOTHING:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DON-MATTINGLY-autograph-1987-TOPPS-set-sign...

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 16, 2016 at 4:36pm

I know this thread isn't very active. But there is something I don't understand. Even if these autographs were all authentic; who in there right mind would spend the time to track down Mattingly, Strawberry, Carter and Yogi Berra only to have them sign absolutely worthless 1987 Topps cards? 

It would be like building a time machine so you could go back to the 1860s to track down Abraham Lincoln only to have him sign a used 1980s cocktail napkin from a New Jersey strip club. Makes about as much sense. 

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Permalink Reply by Steve Zarelli on March 16, 2016 at 5:34pm

You are using too much common sense, TradeGeek. ;-)

The same question could be asked about all the "Florida fakes" on cheap China baseballs. Who would have mass quantities of all the game's biggest stars on cheap synthetic balls made in China?

As you know, the answer is forgers use the cheapest canvas they can find to ply their trade.

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 16, 2016 at 6:35pm

I simply cannot wrap my brain around that. I can see somebody being nieve enough to buy a fake Mattingly on an American League baseball with a picture as "proof". But a 1987 Topps card? Or a Chinese synthetic leather baseball?

I'm at a loss. I just can't believe people are that stupid.

Then again, I have watched some political debates recently. I guess I have an inflated opinion of our species.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Gruber on March 16, 2016 at 6:45pm

There are many people who collect signed sets of cards, or who collect cards from players on a certain team, etc.   I don't think it's a mind boggling concept.   How many of us grew up with those 80's-90's cards as a kid?   I did, and I know countless others who did as well.

Bob and his brother are forging tons of cards every week--just look at their eBay listings.    They are probably making an honest person's weekly wage in forgeries every week.    Regardless of the medium they are using, it's disgusting and will screw up other people's collections for years to come.

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Permalink Reply by TradeGeek on March 17, 2016 at 11:33am

It's too bad there is no recourse. I'm willing to bet they laugh every time one of their items sells. A .50 cent sharpie can turn another pile of worthless baseball cards into cash. 

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Permalink Reply by Null on March 30, 2016 at 6:18am

Another awful forgery listed by eBay seller lock-em-up-bob

Also pretty funny this is included in his auctions now, looks like he's feeling some of the "heat":

I JUST WANTED TO THANK EVERYONE WHO OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS THAT HAVE WON MANY OF MY AUCTIONS... I WANTED EVERYONE TO KNOW THAT THIS WILL BE MY "LAST" GO ROUND PER-SET WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS... WHATEVER IS LEFT OVER AT THE END WILL BE SOLD IN GIANT LOTS.. AGAIN THANK YOU TO EVERYONE, HAPPY COLLECTING

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DON-MATTINGLY-autograph-1992-TOPPS-set-sign...

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