A couple of "beauties" that did not go cheaply

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Mr. Zipper

Bravo. Real expertise and analysis... not meaningless forensic mumble jumbo.

+1

So tell us Mr. Max; what forensic examinations did you perform on those two baseballs?

Did you first attempt to date the items?

Did you analyze the ink?

And finally, what exemplars did you use to authenticate those autographs as authentic?

Mr. Max, did you happen to observe how slowly drawn those autographs were penned? And with that humongous-sized magnifying glass you use........

[Wymers Auction]

I think Ruth signed that ball with a tattoo gun!!!!

[thetruthisoutthere]

Ebay has removed the auction.

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Ebay has removed the auction.

They are acting very quickly recently to remove the junk.
What a shame for that poor seller, no chance now for his $30,000 profit .
I guess he will now have to go to one of those "New Mexico or Iowa" auctions online and be lucky to get his money back.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

They are acting very quickly recently to remove the junk.
What a shame for that poor seller, no chance now for his $30,000 profit .
I guess he will now have to go to one of those "New Mexico or Iowa" auctions online and be lucky to get his money back.

I'm sure the seller will be back on one of those auction platforms to dump it.

Then again, maybe the seller will take the Goldman letter to heart and..........

Of course, it will probably cost him 2K for that request,

[shelly]

As I remember Drew Max's company used to advertise that they had a Million dollar policy from Lloyd's of London. This was to prove to you that if there was anything wrong with there examination you where covered. I guess Lloyd's figured out what was going on and dropped them like a hot potato. That of course is if he really had a policy. I will say this for Drew. When I sent him some of the Marino's pieces he hit fifty percent vs The Donald's 100%

[TyrusRCobb]

This thread is fascinating. I suppose, as a new collector, the lesson I take from all of this is you can't really trust the big guys. I've already discovered that sometimes you can't trust the little guys either. Does this mean that good collectors must have a hint of paranoia to go along with their knowledge base? Or do good, honest collectors simply form a community with other good, honest collectors?

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by shelly

I will say this for Drew. When I sent him some of the Marino's pieces he hit fifty percent vs The Donald's 100%

So to whom did you send the 50% that Drew rejected? (I'm sure you weren't about to throw away half your profit.)