'William Tell Research' Autograph Authentication?

[bluebirds]

Mr. Akatz:

You're entitled to your opinions but they are not only unfair but very inaccurate.

Martin Green

[aelefson]

Hi-
The key to me with any authenticator is using actual exemplars of signatures. Martin, most of us on this board trust David A (for early Yankees and other early baseball material), Richard Simon, and Jodi B based on their extensive knowledge (shared frequently on this board) and because of their enormous libraries and collections. If you want us to trust this guy, we need to know a lot more about him. Does he have an extensive collection (or library) of autograph examples? Could you (or he) provide examples of some items he has authenticated? Richard, Jodi, and David have proven their knowledge and expertise with countless posts on Net54. I completely trust their opinions based on the knowledge they have provided. I (and many others on this board) have never heard of Frank, and the ones that have (whom I trust), do not have the highest opinion of him. That is enough for me to make up my mind unless this person can back up his knowledge (like the three I mentioned). This of course is just my opinion.
Alan Elefson
aelefson@hotmail.com

[bluebirds]

Hi Alan,
You make a good point. The best person to direct those questions to is Mr. Garo himself. I can only tell you of my experiences. He's no rubber stamp for anyone and unlike most authenticators does not buy or sell autographs. He's turned down a lot of autographs from me and fellow collectors and explained in detail why and sent exemplars he got from the Halper Collection and the HOF.

Martin Green

[bluebirds]

I'd like to add my two cents re the Ruth autograph. It looks good to me but I make no claims to being an expert.

Martin Green

[perezfan]

I will refrain from.commenting on the posted example but can say without any doubt that I have seen highly qustionable items authenticated by this person. I would proceed with extreme caution...

[HRBAKER]

David,
I have a quick question that this thread reminded me of. Using a Ruth autographed photo as a medium and assuming that the signatures were genuine, is there an appreciable difference in what one could expect to pay btw a signed photo of The Babe in uniform (Yankees) and one of him in street clothes?

Jeff

[danc]

First off, anyone can come here with a fake name and disrespect people. That was my point when I used the word "troll".

Second, how much is the asking price for this piece, if I may ask? Items authenticated by...well, those whose certs were photographed on the HBO Real Sports episode is usually sold quite cheaply. A bargain!

Lastly, 8x10 signed photos in baseball garb usually fetches $3,500+ and civilian clothing, maybe $2,000-2,500 depends on uniqueness.

Dan