Gehrig JSA

[travrosty]

it seems like everything is jsa certed these days. does anyone know if this gehrig is any good?

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by travrosty

it seems like everything is jsa certed these days. does anyone know if this gehrig is any good?

No one knows if this Gehrig is any good. Some may have opinions that agree or disagree with JSA's, but no one knows.

[thenavarro]

Originally Posted by mighty bombjack

No one knows if this Gehrig is any good. Some may have opinions that agree or disagree with JSA's, but no one knows.

Bo would know

[prewarsports]

I think everyone has an opinion, but what is the upside of going on here and saying its good? If you are right people will bitch and disagree, if you are wrong people will call your credentials into question.

It only pays on this forum to call something a fake, you only get into "trouble" when daring to call somethin real.

Rhys

[Leon]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I think everyone has an opinion, but what is the upside of going on here and saying its good? If you are right people will bitch and disagree, if you are wrong people will call your credentials into question.

It only pays on this forum to call something a fake, you only get into "trouble" when daring to call somethin real.

Rhys

so it seems....

[thetruthisoutthere]

The sigs are good.

[7nohitter]

what type of baseball is that? It looks miniature!

[thecatspajamas]

Originally Posted by 7nohitter

what type of baseball is that? It looks miniature!

That's what I thought at first too, but finally decided the seller is a giant!

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by prewarsports

I think everyone has an opinion, but what is the upside of going on here and saying its good? If you are right people will bitch and disagree, if you are wrong people will call your credentials into question.

It only pays on this forum to call something a fake, you only get into "trouble" when daring to call somethin real.

Rhys

It's impossible to know if you are right or wrong, but the reason we have so many fights here is because there are people on both sides. The green-ink '27 Yankees ball is an example.

Did someone yell at you for saying something was real?

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Did someone yell at you for saying something was real?

In my experience, here and elsewhere, negative opinions tend to be much more contagious than positive opinions.

"If so and so thinks its might be bad, he must see something... I don't want to look like I am missing something..."

[packs]

That's a nice ball.

[Runscott]

With autographs, I think that assuming the best is a dangerous way to collect. If more of us questioned autograph authenticity, and talked about it openly (as a few of us tried to do with 'Babe Ruth' autographs, but were for the most ignored) there would be fewer forgeries.

There isn't enough scrutinization of autographs, and I'm surprised that some of you think there should be even less.

edited to remove a quote of Mr. Zipper - my comments weren't directly related to what he posted.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by Runscott

With autographs, I think that assuming the best is a dangerous way to collect. If more of us questioned autograph authenticity, and talked about it openly (as a few of us tried to do with 'Babe Ruth' autographs, but were for the most ignored) there would be fewer forgeries.

There isn't enough scrutinization of autographs, and I'm surprised that some of you think there should be even less.

You completely mischaracterized my statement. Where do I state we should assume something is real and there should be less scrutiny?

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Runscott

With autographs, I think that assuming the best is a dangerous way to collect. If more of us questioned autograph authenticity, and talked about it openly (as a few of us tried to do with 'Babe Ruth' autographs, but were for the most ignored) there would be fewer forgeries.

There isn't enough scrutinization of autographs, and I'm surprised that some of you think there should be even less.

Zipper, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Very puzzling comment.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Runscott

With autographs, I think that assuming the best is a dangerous way to collect. If more of us questioned autograph authenticity, and talked about it openly (as a few of us tried to do with 'Babe Ruth' autographs, but were for the most ignored) there would be fewer forgeries.

There isn't enough scrutinization of autographs, and I'm surprised that some of you think there should be even less.

i agree, not enough scrutinization of autographs and the big co's. get a free pass. It's obvious when the defenders want to shut down a debate, they get all defensive. Let's open it up and put the TPA's on the line, spence should be able to say why this passed. If he has good reasons and good exemplars, then let's see them. If not, then i can see why all the silence. He shouldn't have anyting to hide.

There isn't one boxing autograph I have ever seen Mark Ogren look at where he wasn;t able to produce exemplars and explain why it does or does not pass. when Marciano came up, he posted a couple of hundred exemplars. why is he able to do this and spence and grad can't even show one?