Babe Ruth?

[jgmp123]

Here you go Chris...

[David Atkatz]

Uh Oh!

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Uh Oh!

David, care to join me in sitting back and watching this unfold??

Ken

[thetruthisoutthere]

The truth is, I was hoping that Huggins & Scott would have pulled their listing by now.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

David, care to join me in sitting back and watching this unfold??

Ken

Can we lock the thread before Travis sees it....

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

David, care to join me in sitting back and watching this unfold??

Ken

Count me in, Ken!

[thetruthisoutthere]

Sorry to disappoint you guys, but the unfolding is over.

I just hope that Huggins & Scott does the right thing.

[David Atkatz]

Do you really think they're gonna pull a JSA-certed Ruth, Chris?
I got ten bucks that sez they won't.

[mighty bombjack]

Yeah, no way Huggins and Scott pulls that down. JSA has given their opinion, so someone is going to pay big bucks for it. H&S wants their cut and they will get it.

And the person who pays based on JSA's opinion only will get what they pay for.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Do you really think they're gonna pull a JSA-certed Ruth, Chris?
I got ten bucks that sez they won't.

Well, we can only hope.

I am very disappointed with JSA.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Count me in, Ken!

What kind of beer do you guys like?

[travrosty]

only now he gets disappointed with jsa?

i found that boat about 4 years ago.

[Runscott]

Travis, it's all personal opinion. Someone will endorse something that most others are certain is a forgery, and support the TPA that authenticated it, but then when they disagree with the TPA, they are disappointed.

We all follow that model.

What I don't understand is people being disappointed in an auction house for not pulling a TPA-endorsed forgery. Once the house has decided to use a particular TPA, that TPA is their expert. You either support the TPA's decisions, or you stop using the TPA. Telling a supposed 'expert' that they are wrong, by pulling an item from your auction, isn't going to happen - it would be a bad precedent.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by travrosty

only now he gets disappointed with jsa?

i found that boat about 4 years ago.

This may be hard for you to believe, but it is possible for some people to be disappointed in a decision someone else makes without completely condemning them, calling them incompetant at every turn, ranting like a lunatic ad nauseum, conjuring countless inane analogies, turning every thread into a hate-filled diatribe, etc. etc.

Just sayin'

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

Here you go Chris...

Thank you, James.

I am disappointed that Spence certed that.

If I recall correctly, PSA rejected that Babe Ruth awhile back.

It's not authentic.

[jgmp123]

Very disappointing indeed. Someone is going to lose A LOT of money...

[chaddurbin]

i always thought it'd be easier to authenticate bigger names like ruth, mantle, gehrig, williams etc for people in the know because those get the most scrutiny, they have most examplars and authenticators study those sigs the most because they're the bread and butter, or am i wrong? maybe the forgers are getting so good....

like in cards you can look at a t206 or cracker jack and tell within 2 seconds if it's a fake...because you see them probably 100x more than some of the other obscure issues.

[jgmp123]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

i always thought it'd be easier to authenticate bigger names like ruth, mantle, gehrig, williams etc for people in the know because those get the most scrutiny, they have most examplars and authenticators study those sigs the most because they're the bread and butter, or am i wrong? maybe the forgers are getting so good....

like in cards you can look at a t206 or cracker jack and tell within 2 seconds if it's a fake...because you see them probably 100x more than some of the other obscure issues.

Sometimes you see an item (like the example here) that you just want to believe so bad that its real. I would love to know that a signed ticket stub from Babe Ruth's 700 home run game exists...

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Thank you, James.

I am disappointed that Spence certed that.

If I recall correctly, PSA rejected that Babe Ruth awhile back.

It's not authentic.

The consignor says that he's had it in his possession for 20 years and never had it authenticated. H&S had it authenticated for their auction. What information do you have that PSA rejected this?