Mantle Magazine

[Plinvestments]

Good or no good? Taken down by Ebay.

[mighty bombjack]

Looks good to me man

[ss]

Agree. It looks good.

[Mr. Zipper]

In my opinion, a much larger and sharper image is required. It appears a bit deliberate for my taste.... a larger image would be more telling.

[shelly]

I agree a much bigger shot would help. I am not in love with a Mantle that has a flow to the m to i. Most mantles M is alone then ickey. larger shot might help. The whole autograph looks so compact.You can also see in the mantle it is one continuous signature. I really do not like it.

[Plinvestments]

Here is a closer pic. I have a COA from the publisher that states that they did a signing in 1993 for over 600 covers. Problem is, Legends Sports Memorabilia is on the Ebay banned list. I don't know if it is the same outfit or not.

[isaac2004]

I wouldn't buy that, I concur with Shelly that most good Mantle signatures have a pen list between the M and ickey

[ss]

Disagree. I think it looks perfectly fine. I don't take Shelly's opinion lightly, and wouldn't blame you for passing on it a's a result. However, if it's one you already own, I believe it's fine.

[shelly]

This fun. Where we look at something and it is not a slam dunk. I see three things that would keep me away and others see nothing wrong with it. That is why this site is so good to be on. We all can learn.
I would not buy it but I can see where someone would with no problems.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by shelly

This fun. Where we look at something and it is not a slam dunk. I see three things that would keep me away and others see nothing wrong with it. That is why this site is so good to be on. We all can learn.
I would not buy it but I can see where someone would with no problems.

I agree with Shelly that is seems unusually compact. Relative letter height is also atypical. Even with the closeup, I don't see any speed or streaking through the Ms.

Formation is very close, but it appears to fail on other indicators in my opinion. From what I can see here, too deliberate and drawn looking.

There is a possibility it's authentic, but it is one I would avoid for my collection. I prefer slam-dunk no-doubters.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by shelly

This fun. Where we look at something and it is not a slam dunk. I see three things that would keep me away and others see nothing wrong with it. That is why this site is so good to be on. We all can learn.
I would not buy it but I can see where someone would with no problems.

Unless you explain those "three things," Shelly, no one's learnin'.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Unless you explain those "three things," Shelly, no one's learnin'.

He said it was too compact and he didn't like the continuous flow... No break between M and i and M and a.

That's three things.

[Fuddjcal]

I think this falls into a "would I buy this category" for me.

I agree that I also don't like the First "Mi". I don't like the connection and I especially don't like the angle of the "i". for that alone, I wouldn't buy it period. None of my 24 photo's have those qualities.

I also don't like that the top of the "k" does not match up to the top of the "y". About 90% will have this match almost perfectly, on pics at anyway.

The Mantle, I don't see too much I don't like. I don't dislike the "Ma" interaction and all the spacing and angles look "ok" to me. Not great.

So is it authentic? I don't know with 100% certainty, but I most definitely wouldn't buy it.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

I think this falls into a "would I buy this category" for me.

I agree that I also don't like the First "Mi". I don't like the connection and I especially don't like the angle of the "i". for that alone, I wouldn't buy it period. None of my 24 photo's have those qualities.

I also don't like that the top of the "k" does not match up to the top of the "y". About 90% will have this match almost perfectly, on pics at anyway.

The Mantle, I don't see too much I don't like. I don't dislike the "Ma" interaction and all the spacing and angles look "ok" to me. Not great.

So is it authentic? I don't know with 100% certainty, but I most definitely wouldn't buy it.

This does not meet Fudd's 10 point criteria

[Fuddjcal]

Noooooooope, plus I don't like the thick ink.