Ron Keurajian's new book

[dgo71]

Pretty sure Keating wrote a book similar to this but focused exclusively on Negro Leaguers.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by dgo71

Pretty sure Keating wrote a book similar to this but focused exclusively on Negro Leaguers.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Negro-Leag.../dp/093062551X

[joed25]

I dropped $50 on the book. I'm not impressed at all. If you need help figuring out if a signature is real or not, the book doesnt really help. I was shocked what he left out by Mantle.

[isaac2004]

Originally Posted by joed25

I dropped $50 on the book. I'm not impressed at all. If you need help figuring out if a signature is real or not, the book doesnt really help. I was shocked what he left out by Mantle.

What were you expecting, letter by letter break down of every autograph? The book does a great job informing the collector and not giving any valuable information to the forger.

[joed25]

Originally Posted by isaac2004

What were you expecting, letter by letter break down of every autograph? The book does a great job informing the collector and not giving any valuable information to the forger.

I highly doubt Ron was worried about "giving valuable information to the forger". A book on authenticating autographs should be what it's supposed to be. Complete.

[old13man]

Is there exemplars of every HOF signature? What is the format of the book?

[jgmp123]

Ask yourself this...is there another book out that has this much depth? No. The book is great for what it is. Why spend so much time on Mantle when there are 299 other HOF'ers out there to cover. You can find Mantle info anywhere. Most collectors looking at this book are out for the info not easily accessible.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by joed25

I dropped $50 on the book. I'm not impressed at all. If you need help figuring out if a signature is real or not, the book doesnt really help. I was shocked what he left out by Mantle.

Instead of complaining, why not help the poor guy out and give him a Mantle tutorial? I'm sure he could use your help.

[JimStinson]

The real "meat and potatoes" was in the begining of the book , basically how to "Buy smart" , do's and don'ts.
In order to cover all the bases on individual examples and signature analysis the book would have to be a thirty volume set.
By the way the book has been on the #1 best seller list on Amazon books in the memorabilia and collectibles catagory for going on 6 days.
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[cubsfan-budman]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

Instead of complaining, why not help the poor guy out and give him a Mantle tutorial? I'm sure he could use your help.

I don't think JoeD is saying that the dude doesn't know stuff about Mantle's autograph and how to determine it's authenticity. I think he's saying that the dude didn't do a very thorough job explaining what he knows in his $50 book.

I'll bet your heart skipped a beat when you thought you'd found some way to be a jerk to someone on the boards that knows less than you.

Nice job.

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by cubsfan-budman

I don't think JoeD is saying that the dude doesn't know stuff about Mantle's autograph and how to determine it's authenticity. I think he's saying that the dude didn't do a very thorough job explaining what he knows in his $50 book.

I'll bet your heart skipped a beat when you thought you'd found some way to be a jerk to someone on the boards that knows less than you.

Nice job.

Heart????

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

http://www.amazon.com/The-Negro-Leag.../dp/093062551X

thanks for the link. got a used one for $4.25 shipped! need to get caught up on my negro league knowledge.