this is not Ruth! current ebay auction

[luciobar1980]

Honestly, I can't believe anyone ever thought that was Ruth to begin with. lol. I mean c'mon. Like was there any theory as to why Babe Ruth would be hanging out with this random swimmer? More likely someone just said it once and then ran with it because it will make the card worth more and why-the-hell-not.

[Forever Young]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

Honestly, I can't believe anyone ever thought that was Ruth to begin with. lol. I mean c'mon. Like was there any theory as to why Babe Ruth would be hanging out with this random swimmer? More likely someone just said it once and then ran with it because it will make the card worth more and why-the-hell-not.

That has nothing on this...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tintype-of-...EAAOSws9dfhjyt

[h2oya311]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

That has nothing on this...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tintype-of-...EAAOSws9dfhjyt

I'm going to use my $20 of eBay bucks to put a dent in the purchase price of a tintype of a random dude (not named Ruth)...perhaps his name was George though, that's a pretty popular name from that era!

[luciobar1980]

Originally Posted by Forever Young

That has nothing on this...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tintype-of-...EAAOSws9dfhjyt

HAHAHA. Wow. That is so clearly not him even at first glance.

[oldeboo]

Originally Posted by luciobar1980

HAHAHA. Wow. That is so clearly not him even at first glance.

Kudos for the photoshop work though. Thanks to that it definitively proves it's not him

[oldeboo]

A newly listed *Mint 9* Brandsten if anyone is looking to complete that Muratti set for a cool 11 stacks

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-Muratt...sAAOSwpO1fC9OQ

[ramram]

I messaged them about the tintype about a week ago and told them that it's an 1870's tintype and that tintypes were long out of fashion by the 1890's and that Ruth wasn't born until 1895, much less a teenager. I didn't even try to get into the fact that it doesn't look like him. Seller emailed back some hocus pocus basically saying that the facial identification proved it with 87% accuracy. So.....

Rob M

[frankh8147]

This may be an upopular opinion but I'm wondering if this doesn't depict ANY player. If I were a Rube Marquard collector, I wouldn't add this one to my collection. The lips and eyes are too big, ears are wrong for Rube, and face is too fat. Obviously, the pose completely matches the Rube one shown but I'm still wondering if this is a E91 type compilation. Of course, I am open to being corrected but if i were Rube in 1917, I would be pretty upset with that depiction of me!

Please note - these are images I found on the internet.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by frankh8147

This may be an upopular opinion but I'm wondering if this doesn't depict ANY player. If I were a Rube Marquard collector, I wouldn't add this one to my collection. The lips and eyes are too big, ears are wrong for Rube, and face is too fat. Obviously, the pose completely matches the Rube one shown but I'm still wondering if this is a E91 type compilation. Of course, I am open to being corrected but if i were Rube in 1917, I would be pretty upset with that depiction of me!

Please note - these are images I found on the internet.

Yes, if you are blind it doesn't depict Marquard. Otherwise, these cards in bad holders are hot potatoes. Probstein knows better and should be confronted about it.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

Originally Posted by frankh8147

This may be an upopular opinion but I'm wondering if this doesn't depict ANY player. If I were a Rube Marquard collector, I wouldn't add this one to my collection. The lips and eyes are too big, ears are wrong for Rube, and face is too fat. Obviously, the pose completely matches the Rube one shown but I'm still wondering if this is a E91 type compilation. Of course, I am open to being corrected but if i were Rube in 1917, I would be pretty upset with that depiction of me!

Please note - these are images I found on the internet.

I believe the photo this was taken from is a known photo of Marquard. Pretty sure it's been posted somewhere.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

A newly listed *Mint 9* Brandsten if anyone is looking to complete that Muratti set for a cool 11 stacks

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1935-Muratt...sAAOSwpO1fC9OQ

It's the exact same card (same PSA serial number) and the same seller. He simply ended the first auction, and relisted it at a BIN.

Steve

[Steve D]

Regarding the 1917 Stamp, according to the auction listings on PSA's website, the last two sales have both been this exact stamp (Cert #24819255).

Probstein sold it on Sep 1st 2020 for $1508.24.

Probstein sold it again on Oct 14th 2020 for $816.00.

So, it looks like the first buyer realized after the purchase that it isn't Ruth at all, and sent it back to Probstein, who in his infinite wisdom, simply relisted it hoping he'd sucker someone else

Steve D