Mantle pre-print baseball?!

[jimjim]

Hi,

Is this Mickey Mantle a pre-print stamped ball? This is something that is totally out of my wheelhouse. It looks good to me, but I have been told otherwise. Thanks for the help.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jimjim

Hi,

Is this Mickey Mantle a pre-print stamped ball? This is something that is totally out of my wheelhouse. It looks good to me, but I have been told otherwise. Thanks for the help.

Check out the below Ebay seller (Tigerwoods2000), Matthew.

He sells all "reproduction" autographs.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/tigerwoods20...p2047675.l2562

[jimjim]

Thanks for the quick reply and for educating me. I appreciate it!

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by jimjim

Thanks for the quick reply and for educating me. I appreciate it!

Matthew, you're welcome, but I have no idea if that "Mantle" is a repro or not.

The point that I didn't make clear enough, is that those repro autographs are very "dangerous" for the hobby.

How many people have resold those repros as authentic autographs.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Matthew, you're welcome, but I have no idea if that "Mantle" is a repro or not.

The point that I didn't make clear enough, is that those repro autographs are very "dangerous" for the hobby.

How many people have resold those repros as authentic autographs.

Great point, Chris. Those repros are scary...the baseball itself is a repro too, which I'm not sure is being conveyed in the seller's description. Just curious, how are these repro's being made?

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

Great point, Chris. Those repros are scary...the baseball itself is a repro too, which I'm not sure is being conveyed in the seller's description. Just curious, how are these repro's being made?

Great questions, Andrew.

Between those baseballs and baseball cards being "aged" to look "vintage" it is scary.