Real Ruth or not?

[yanks12025]

Any chance that this was a real Ruth autograph or no.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Babe-Ruth-Autographed-Vintage-World-Series-Mini-Bat_W0QQitemZ270479722089QQcmdZViewItemQQptZVintag e_Sports_Memorabilia?hash=item3ef9d90669

[baseballart]

Here's the photo

http://i.ebayimg.com/23/!BeJTLCg!Wk~$(KGrHqEH-D0ErfBGNw7-BK8E6)DwSw~~_12.JPG

[perezfan]

This one actually looks good to me. I know many/most people here will be skeptical of an item that sold for $200 on ebay, but the letter formation, slant, etc. looks correct to me.

Perhaps it's just an exceptionally good fake, and I really don't know why any seller would let it go for $200. It's an odd item (cut signature glued to a bat), but still a suspiciously low price. Eager to hear other opinions on this perplexing item...

[wilkcards]

Why put "Autograph" in quotes? Seems like a way of protecting yourself.

Otherwise, though, it looks like most other Babe Ruth autographs I've seen.

[perezfan]

Great point on the quotes... perhaps it is a photocopy or traced signature of an original, which has been affixed to the Bat?