Bernie,

Yes I realize things get sold 'out the back door' and that in such circumstances, discretion is required. It was one of the first things they taught us in 'collector's school'. (I'm hoping that one day when I make enough authentication errors I can finally call myself an 'expert', start my own company and start issuing worthless LOA's along with the rest of them.)

However, many things don't get sold through the back door. Many in fact are legitimate team purchases, especially in this day and age when teams are finally fully aware of the collectibles market out there. See: Steiner. See: MeiGray. See: a ton of teams that sell directly to the public and almost every single one of them issues docs.

But yes, I do realize the 'back door' exists. After all Bernie, I'm assuming that's how you got that '02 Peyton Manning. If I gave someone that jersey, I'd also tell them not to mention my name.

Rudy.