A 3"x5" card signed by Martin Luther King, Jr. Some even age toning but still very fine condition. His autograph is bold, simple and kind. Just like the man himself, his autograph is symbolic of his nature. Signed the same year of his assassination makes this haunting piece a gem for any…

Here's another set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries on a baseball.

This set of horrific-looking Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries are listed by Ebay seller Skater_Man_Sales.

Forgeries like these were produced in the thousands and will infect the hobby forever.…

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Here's another set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries with a COA from GFA (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators) headed by Steve Rocchi.

This set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries is listed by Ebay seller Colombianemeralds.

This crap (Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams forgeries) certed by Rocchi is always found on a website called…

I was sad to hear about author Elmore Leonard passing away Tuesday. He was 87 and hadn’t been in the best health, but you hate when you’re a fan of somebody and you realize you’ll never get new material from them.

His gritty crime novels become fun movies – Get Shorty and Out of Sight. His short story 3:10 to Yuma was a movie in the late ‘50s, and a…

ATTAINING NIRVANA II

The relatively short career of Nirvana limits the number of items available for collectors, particularly items that are originals. Buyers seeking original signed items should be aware that the rarity of these items has increased the likelihood of fraudulent items being sold on the market. Before purchasing originals signed items, buyers should research the item and ask sellers to thoroughly substantiate their claims of authenticity. This often includes any…

Here's another typical set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries with a COA from GFA (Guaranteed Forensic Authenticators) headed by Steve Rocchi.

This set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries is listed by Ebay seller Hillmania1998.

This garbage can usually be found over at a website called AtAuction. 

AtAuction was…

Here's another typical Mickey Mantle forgery with a COA from GAI (Mike Baker).

This Mickey Mantle forgery is listed by Ebay seller Acerj1.

GAI (Mike Baker) "authenticated (cough, cough)" thousands upon thousands of forgeries.…

Here's another set of Mickey Mantle/Joe DiMaggio forgeries on a photo.

This set of Mickey Mantle/Joe DiMaggio forgeries on a photo are listed by Ebay seller RJcash129pw.

The COA is from Chris "I Never Saw An Autograph I Didn't Like" Morales who is on Ebay's Banned COA list.

Morales has certed thousands…

Here are some ugly Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio forgeries.

These horrific Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio forgeries are listed by Ebay seller GoldPawnAZ.…

Check out the below horrific Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Roger Maris forgeries.

These Mickey Mantle, Joe DiMaggio and Roger Maris forgeries are listed by Ebay seller Rwseiffer.

Ebay seller has listed some very pathetic-looking forgeries.

These are ugly forgeries.…

Check out this ugly Derek Jeter forgery on a jersey.

This horrific Derek Jeter forgery on a jersey is listed by Ebay seller Always2LA8.

Simply a putrid forgery.

At a starting bid of $750.00 it will never sell. …

Here's another typical Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries on a photo with a GAI (Mike Baker) COA.

"GAI (Mike Baker)" certed thousands upon thousands of forgeries.

This set of Mickey Mantle/Ted Williams forgeries is listed by Ebay seller Cardsfan1209.

So far bidding is up to $152.00 for this garbage listed by Ebay seller…

Here are a few forgeries on various items like baseballs and photographs.

These forgeries of Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams and others are listed by Ebay seller Consideritsold4u.

These are putrid forgeries.

Ebay seller Consideritsold4u is also listing forgeries with COAs from My Favorite Players, Autographed Legends, etc.  All…

As a kid that grew up playing sports, my favorite autographs to get were the athletes. Yet it was always so hard. After Padres games we’d wait by the tunnels, and you’d be lucky if one or two came over. I remember when Steve Garvey left the Dodgers and came over, he was a good signer. He was also doing appearances at sports stores often, and always very nice.

I remember a neighbor got a ticket stub signed by future Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith and Dave Winfield. I ended up trading him a…

Check out this ugly "500 Homerun Club" set of forgeries.

This particular set of forgeries was probably produced in the thousands.

The ugly Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams forgeries on this baseball "highlight" this set of forgeries on a baseball.

This set of Mickey Mantle, Ted Williams, etc., forgeries is listed by Ebay seller…

Transporting into the Shore-Leave Convention 2013

                           By Mark J Gross

The term Shore Leave, to many of us could mean taking some time away from your ship as it were. Or, it could mean the Star Trek episode of the same name. Or, it could mean you better prepare yourself for a thrilling adventure for 3 days within the area of Cockeysville, and Hunt Valley Maryland, Earth. August 2013, at the…

Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel makes the news a lot. Sometimes it’s for football related things, like wining the Heisman Trophy in 2012. Other times, it’s for fights in bars or his dad saying in an interview that his son has a “gambling problem.”

The recent story I heard today was rather interesting. He is…

When I was a DJ at a classic rock station, it really helped increase my cool collection of autographed CDs and albums. I thought about one of my old adventures when a Taylor Swift story came out in the news.

I was supposed to do an interview with Spinal Tap, as they were doing a new record and tour (for those that don’t know, they’re actors/comedians that did a…

It’s strange that after coming out of a week where my stepdad had a triple-bypass, and my mom had a heart attack, I then have a weekend where I find out about a singer/songwriter dying of a heart attack in the same hospital my stepdad was in.

J.J. Cale didn’t live far from me, over in Valley Center, California. It’s not far from Escondido, where he and Eric Clapton…