BY KEVIN NELSON In 2006 the “Masterminds” TV series produced an episode on the Operation Bullpen case that you can now watch on Youtube. Well, excerpts from it anyhow. The excerpts were posted by a guy named “JoeMLM,” whose purpose is to call attention to the ongoing problem of forgeries in the memorabilia trade. Some [...]
Q&A on Forgeries, Fakes and Corruption vs. Love
December 17, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BY KEVIN NELSON Recently I received an email from Stephen Andon, a PhD candidate in Communication at Florida State University, who is writing a dissertation on sports memorabilia. After having read Operation Bullpen and the blogging I’m doing for Autograph Magazine and at my Bullpen website, he wanted to ask me a few questions about [...]
Instant Reaction to ‘Monsters’
October 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
BY KEVIN NELSON Oct. 13, 2010 One of the great things about the Internet is that you can get instantaneous feedback on your writing. So it is with Monsters Behind The Door, my piece on the anonymous threats and bullying used by forgers and counterfeiters that went up on Autograph Magazine’s site just a couple [...]
Monsters Behind the Door—The Power Struggle in Autographs Today
October 11, 2010 By 3 Comments
By Kevin Nelson
HBO Program on Forgeries on YouTube
September 3, 2010 By 1 Comment
BY KEVIN NELSON Sept. 3, 2010 Anyone interested in forgeries and fake
‘Champions Forever’ Sigs: Real or Fake?
July 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Boxing fans have read and enjoyed Operation Bullpen: The Inside Story of the Biggest Forgery Ring in American History, and I know this because I get emails from them. Here’s the latest one, which popped into my email box at KevinNelsonWriter.com just the other day: “Hi, I have been fascinated by your book. I am [...]
Yes, Forgeries are Sold at Charity Auctions
March 11, 2010 By 5 Comments
Ali Forgeries: A Painful Truth
March 3, 2010 By Leave a Comment
BY KEVIN NELSON March 3, 2010 The other day I was looking into Muhammad Ali forgeries, and I had a surprising and disturbing revelation. Here is a photo of an authentic Ali signature sent to me by my friend Travis Roste, who runs joeheavyweight.com and wrote the article, “Heavyweight Autographs” in the latest issue of [...]
