Thoughts on autograph authenticity?

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Posted By: brock

Any chance these autographs are real.





edited title to be more specific

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Posted By: Dave

Are you selling these?? I would love to have the Munson as my name is Dave.

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Posted By: brock

They are at a local auction.

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Posted By: Dave

I would love to have the Munson, let me know what you plan on doing.
Thanks

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Posted By: brock

I need to fine out if their good or not, becuase on another page there is a Mickey Mantle autogaph and i can tell its fake.

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Posted By: Robert Klevens

Is there ink on Munson's nose? Is it strange that all the writing is on the same angle?

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Posted By: Jon Canfield

Brock,

Based on what you just said, my thoughts would be if one is fake, then why trust the rest?

- Jon

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Posted By: brock

Someone drew a pigs nose on Thurmans face. And now that you say something baout it, it is kinda strange that their all at the same angle.

Here's a photo of the Mantle. The first name looks like Mandy.

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Posted By: David Atkatz

Whether the others are bad or not, they weren't done by the same guy who did the Mantle.
That was obviously done by a kid--probably "Dave," and he wasn't trying to fool anyone.

Actually, the others look good.

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Posted By: Dan McCarthy

I'm not an autograph expert by any means but something doesn't seem right with them. Here are examples of the Medich and Nettles signatures which both seem different from the ones in the book.

http://cgi.ebay.com/GRAIG-NETTLES-1984-mothers-cookies-Autograph-card_W0QQitemZ250344148399QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ200 81217?IMSfp=TL081217134002r1037

http://cgi.ebay.com/GEORGE-MEDICH-autograph-1980-TOPPS-signed-card-RANGERS_W0QQitemZ120344009372QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH _DefaultDomain_0?hash=item120344009372&_trksid=p32 86.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A13|39%3A1|240%3A13 18


Medich doesn't sign a full "George" and the "Best Wishes" on Nettles' signature is much tighter in the eBay example than in the one at the local auction.

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Posted By: Mark

Agree with David...

The Mantle is so ridiculously bad, that I would not classify it with the others. Whoever forged the Mantle had nothing to do with the others. If they are fake, it was a much more skilled forger.

I think there's a decent chance that they're ok. Most fake autos aren't personalized (the absurd childish Mantle not withstanding...)

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Posted By: Al Simeone

They look very good to me . The Munson looks dead on. You should take a chance and bid!! Good luck. Let us know what happens.

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Posted By: Dave

If you do bid and win and want to sell the Munson,please let me know.
Thanks

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Posted By: brock

Thansk for the help.

I decided not to go to the auction later. I know the Thurman Munson looks good but i just dont trust them, because like the one poster said the Nettles and Medich dont look right, and i have to drive an hour to get to the auction. Thanks again for the help.

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Posted By: David Atkatz

The Nettles and the Medich are fine.
Nobody's gonna waste their time forging two five buck autographs.

The Munson's worth $800 easy.
You might have gotten a deal.

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Posted By: davidcycleback

I'm no autograph expert, but know that with group signed items, it's important to take a good hard look at the common signatures. Forgers spend their time trying to perfect Joe DiMaggio and Derek Jeter, not Mike Caldwell and Sixto Lescano. If the Caldwell and Lescano look good on a team signed ball, that's a positive sign about overall item.

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Posted By: brock

Well i changed my mind and decided to go. And thank god that i did because i got it dirt cheap. Here are some more photos of the others. I also picked up "Take me out to the ballgame" music sheet.

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Posted By: Al Simeone

Brock,
Im glad you went to get it. I think you would have kicked yourself for years if you had let it go. Thats a great pickup you should be very happy if you picked it up "cheap" as you said! A Great early christmas present! Enjoy!