[w7imel]

Welcome to the world of autograph collecting!!!!! It is a great hobby and there are alot of people here who are very knowledgeable. I have been collecting for 40 years and am still nowhere close to being an expert. I still have Shelly look at every Mantle I think about buying. And while 900 is alot for a real Mantle I find spending a little extra on an auto to have it authenticated in front of a in person authenticator (UDA or Stiener) helps me feel a little better about my purchase.....Nice ball display it proudly (in a UV rated cube) you did great!!! and for future reference if Shelly says you can take it to the bank its golden!!!

Originally Posted by Sladge34

Thank you for everyone's reply, I was not expecting this much feedback so quick. Some of you were very helpful and some were quite rude. Yes,this is my first big autograph purchase and I did not just click and buy the first baseball I saw and that was nice looking. I did alot of research and actually used some of the threads on here to determine real vs. fake autographs. I am very new and have alot of questions about the industry. It seems people on this site mostly know one another and are here to protect the industry, so why is everyone so upset when someone brings up this subject. I had a 99% assurance the ball was real before I came on here, I posted the picture for more feedback and want to thank everyone for there positive feedback. Thanks Marc S.