Mantle Ball - UDA vs PSA 9

[djson1]

Originally Posted by Clueless

Thanks, jason. Would you ever purchase a Mantle ball based on your own evaluation of hiis sig? Or would you require a coa?

Also, on the Koufax balls, are you saying they were bogus based on your own evaluation or was this publicly acknowledged by psa?

Thanks, for sharing your thoughts!

If I ever get to the point where I feel comfortable in determining authentic Mantles, I may purchase one. But I already have a few from the '80s that I got in person (photos), so, I think I'm good for now. Plus, I was never a big Mantle guy anyways.

Regarding the Koufax balls...I'm saying they were bogus based on my own evaluation. There are certain known forged or secretarials of Koufax and I've seen PSA and JSA certs on them quite often.

[shelly]

Originally Posted by djson1

If I ever get to the point where I feel comfortable in determining authentic Mantles, I may purchase one. But I already have a few from the '80s that I got in person (photos), so, I think I'm good for now. Plus, I was never a big Mantle guy anyways.

Regarding the Koufax balls...I'm saying they were bogus based on my own evaluation. There are certain known forged or secretarials of Koufax and I've seen PSA and JSA certs on them quite often.

Can you send me some scans of the balls you think are bad or put them on the net.

[djson1]

Originally Posted by shelly

Can you send me some scans of the balls you think are bad or put them on the net.

Here's one style that I see often offered on internet auctions. I know that some may think it was a rushed Koufax...but even if it IS a rushed signature, why would anybody buy it when there are so many better examples available? This one comes with a JSA cert.

https://pristineauction.com/a209548-...-JSA-ALOA.html