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Operation bullpen

News Operation Expose the Fraud

The story about how Ted Williams’ late son fought to protect his famous father’s name, and helped the FBI.

Collecting 101 Operation Bullpen’s FBI undercover agent and collector John Ferreira provides tips on how to avoid fake autographs Bert Lehman

News FBI agent Tim Fitzsimmons’ take on the current autograph hobby Bert Lehman

Bert Lehman | The Infield Dirt Revisiting Operation Bullpen Bert Lehman

News Director of ‘The Countefeiter’ talks about Greg Marino and the 1998 home run chase Bert Lehman

News Operation Bullpen Endures, Public Fascination Continues Tom Bartsch

Cards Quotable: Athletes Commenting on Cards, Autographs Tom Bartsch

News Operation Bullpen: Authenticators and Autograph Sellers to Watch for Kevin Nelson

Fraud Issues Ten Ways to Stop a Forger Tom Bartsch

Fraud Issues How Forgers Make Cash from Fake Celebrity Photos and Movie Posters Tom Bartsch

Featured Forged ‘Cuts’: How Crooks Spun Pieces of Paper into Gold Tom Bartsch

Memorabilia Part 5: What’s So Crazy About a Mother Teresa Baseball Anyhow?Tom Bartsch

Featured Forging the Big Three: DiMaggio, Mantle, Williams Tom Bartsch

Fraud Issues The 1998 Home Run Chase: A Perfect Storm for Counterfeiters Tom Bartsch

Fraud Issues How To Trick People and Get Away With It: The Art and Craft of the Forger Tom Bartsch

Featured Operation Bullpen, and Why Forgers Don’t Always Hit the Sweet Spot Tom Bartsch