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Permalink Reply by Bruce Juice on April 12, 2023 at 4:38pm

Wow -- every signature fake on this one?  I collect rock and roll and see some music items at Lelands from time to time.  Did Barry Halper forge 100's of fake autographs? 

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Permalink Reply by Travis Wallace on April 12, 2023 at 4:40pm

I was only referring to the Ruth.

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 12, 2023 at 4:57pm

It actually states in the auction description that the Ruth is a secretarial. That’s mentioned in the LOA as well.

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Permalink Reply by Travis Wallace on April 12, 2023 at 5:17pm

Pardon me while I look for my dunce cap…

I’m an idiot.  Not all the time.  But today, yes…

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on April 12, 2023 at 5:24pm

We all make mistakes. If you look at the price, it’s easy to assume that it was sold as an authentic Ruth signature.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 12, 2023 at 5:56pm

You are anything but one, Travis. You care and you are aware of the problems in the hobby. I sincerely thank you for being so concerned to post about it.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on April 12, 2023 at 5:11pm

Yes, Ballroom, thanks.

I just looked this up, too, and the lot was sold with a PSA/DNA LOA stating that the Ruth is secretarial.

Here it is:

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