View Full Version : Ty Cobb Signed Letter -real? Authenticated by Frank Garo.
Case12
02-19-2019, 06:03 PM
Thoughts on this one? I like it if I get good feedback. Signed letter. Authenticated by Frank Garo. Thanks. Casey
SetBuilder
02-20-2019, 03:39 AM
Fake.
That's not Cobb's handwriting.
earlywynnfan
02-20-2019, 05:32 AM
Did you by chance google Frank Garo?
itslarry
02-20-2019, 06:24 AM
Did you by chance google Frank Garo?
Didn't he just authenticate a bunch of Hitler art? Or is that someone else?
Case12
02-20-2019, 07:00 AM
Did you by chance google Frank Garo?
Yes, I did. It seems he is wrong a lot of times. That's why I wanted to bring it up here. Many thanks.casey
shelly
02-20-2019, 08:43 AM
Having something authenticated by Frank Garo. Is like going to a card show and buying from Tony Podsada.:eek:
Fuddjcal
02-20-2019, 10:38 AM
Having something authenticated by Frank Garo. Is like going to a card show and buying from Tony Podsada.:eek:
he was ahead of his time that Frank the yank...He was Donald Fryingpangianni, before drew maxxipad
Yeah maybe it's real? I have never seen and authentic autograpgh opined by any of the 3 PERIOD.
chalupacollects
02-21-2019, 09:37 AM
love the green sharpie...
thetruthisoutthere
02-21-2019, 05:18 PM
Having something authenticated by Frank Garo. Is like going to a card show and buying from Tony Podsada.:eek:
That's a good one, Shelly!!!!
w7imel
02-21-2019, 07:16 PM
WOWIE!!! That is not Cobbs handwriting for sure!!!
Runscott
02-21-2019, 08:42 PM
That's horrible - Cobb couldn't write anywhere near that neatly.
But you have to hand it to someone who would try to forge an entire letter, even if they weren't good at it.
This also illustrates how easy it is to forge a Ty Cobb signature, and why handwritten letters ARE a nice, safe way to collect autographs, as long as you educate yourself.
thetruthisoutthere
02-22-2019, 05:32 AM
That's horrible - Cobb couldn't write anywhere near that neatly.
But you have to hand it to someone who would try to forge an entire letter, even if they weren't good at it.
This also illustrates how easy it is to forge a Ty Cobb signature, and why handwritten letters ARE a nice, safe way to collect autographs, as long as you educate yourself.
Also, just how easy it is (without conscience) for these so-called Forensic Document Examiners and phony Forensic Authenticators (Stephen Rocchi comes immediately to mind), to "authenticate" this crap.
steve B
02-22-2019, 01:26 PM
When was that guy doing stuff?
I saw a Cobb letter in the mid 80's that I really wanted, but have come to see as a big bullet dodged. At the time it was about as much as I'd paid for my car, (Not crazy money, but a load of cash to me. )
Same green ink, first page typical "thanks for writing" type stuff, second was the nasty Cobb we've come to know wasn't real. I later figured it was faked by Stump.
SetBuilder
02-22-2019, 01:29 PM
It's easy to fake a letter if you don't even try to imitate Cobb's handwriting. Someone just wrote some boilerplate pleasantries in their own cursive handwriting with some green ink and called it a day.