Broadway Rick is in the autograph business

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Posted By: runscott 

I'm betting it takes weeks to get this signature down. But I know Clay (bidder) is respected, so I guess it's real - just doesn't seem like Rick's MO to sell something legit:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2772652699

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Posted By: warshawlaw

The question is whether or not the buyer is being shilled. Also, did he spirit it away from a retiree, a la the Monte Irvin stuff.

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Posted By: Harry

I am not saying that the autograph is real, but even thought he seller has a bad name for some things, he does come across his share of fresh collections.

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Posted By: JC

This guy is border line scum artist (in my eyes). Ever since the 96 Nationals.. I have avoided him like the Bermuda triangle. Maybe cards under 10.00 you will be safe on...

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Posted By: botn

My all time favorite was the St. Louis National. Ric was telling some of his buddies at his booth the story of a ball that he had just purchased. The ball was boldly signed by Ruth on the sweet spot with a faint Goose Goslin (I think it was) on one of the side panels.

Ric said, "I was doing this the ball (gestures to be lightly turning the ball in the palm of his hands) and the Goslin signature just fell off."

I turned to my partner at the time and we just looked at each other in disbelief.

I have never done business with the man since.

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Posted By: runscott

You wouldn't do business with him because he bought a ball with a fake signature?

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Posted By: Hankron

I don't understand the implication either.

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Posted By: jay behrens

signatures do not "fall off" unless the ball has been laquered. I have had several balls that were laquered and where the laquer came off, the signature almost completely disappeared along with the laquer. It seems that the stuff leaches the ink out of the ball.

Jay

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Posted By: botn

Which is worth more?

a) A single signed Ruth ball boldly signed on the sweet spot.

b) A ball signed boldly by Ruth on the sweet spot with a faded Goslin signature on a side panel.

Autographs do not just "fall off" of baseballs. They have to be removed if they are going to disappear.

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Posted By: Hankron

Understand. It's like the guy who had a Jackie Robinson autographed ball. He got it signed by Ted Williams, only to find out that that lowered the value of the ball, as single signed Robinson balls are especially rare and desirable.

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Posted By: runscott

...or the guy who had a ball signed by each of the "3 Stooges"...and then Shemp signed it...Doh!

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Posted By: Hankron

... technically ... Shemp is a difficult signature as he died in the 1950s (Curly died first and is the most desirable).

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Posted By: Joe

Would this poster please contact me.---Elliot