Is this Ruth real? JSA says yes

[djson1]

This is stamped on the ball...shame on JSA, if that's a real cert.

[bdecsports]

I am the seller of the ball listed on eBay. The signature is not stamped, and the leather used on this particular baseball is quite porous, causing any wear to the ink to flake, making some of you think it is stamped. I recently acquired the ball in trade from the original buyer from an old Hunt auction, and I just submitted the ball to JSA yesterday in-person. The ball was examined & confirmed that indeed, it is a live, real signature, and a full-service LOA is on the way. The new LOA will be posted to the eBay listing once we receive it.

Regards,
Bryan Dec

eBay seller JKAYMAC

810-664-1790

[khkco4bls]

The lively model ball had the cheaper canvas type cover didn't it. Maybe that's why

[Klrdds]

I can read the Babe ok but the Ruth part of the signature looks strange to me even at a higher screen resolution . It may be real but I would pass on it for sure, regardless of the TPA letter. There are better ones available at possibly equal cost if you are patient .

[w7imel]

Originally Posted by Klrdds

I can read the Babe ok but the Ruth part of the signature looks strange to me even at a higher screen resolution . It may be real but I would pass on it for sure, regardless of the TPA letter. There are better ones available at possibly equal cost if you are patient .

And now we are trusting 15 year old kids to authenticate Ruth autographs? Wow the hobby is in danger!!! Still looks like a stamped autograph and would not buy. Maybe Babe Was the one who stamped it.

[Duluth Eskimo]

While all you on the bandwagon jump high, I can tell you that I do not know a more honest and extremely knowledgeable sports memorabilia seller than Bryan Dec. He has been a full time seller for many years and I would trust him a hell of a lot more than most people on this board. I have done business with Bryan for years and he has been nothing but extremely honest. Bryan does not need JSA to tell him an autograph is real. If a mistake has been made, he would be the first to admit it and refund a persons money. Say what you want, but before you try to smear an honest person, you should know what the hell you are talking about. Jason

[travrosty]

nobody is smearing him, he brought it to jsa, and jsa called it real. if people dont like the sig, they can ask jsa why they thought it was good. otherwise why get a jsa cert?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by Duluth Eskimo

While all you on the bandwagon jump high, I can tell you that I do not know a more honest and extremely knowledgeable sports memorabilia seller than Bryan Dec. He has been a full time seller for many years and I would trust him a hell of a lot more than most people on this board. I have done business with Bryan for years and he has been nothing but extremely honest. Bryan does not need JSA to tell him an autograph is real. If a mistake has been made, he would be the first to admit it and refund a persons money. Say what you want, but before you try to smear an honest person, you should know what the hell you are talking about. Jason

I didn't see anybody bashing Bryan in this thread. From the picture provided the Babe Ruth auto ink looks exactly like the stamping on the rest of the ball to me. I have no opinion on the ball because I do not know anything about this part of collecting. I do like to read this section of the forum though.

[w7imel]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BABE-RUTH-SI...item5d5c7eaf04

[khkco4bls]

And I still think its stamped

[packs]

I still don't see how you can differentiate between the printed stamping and the supposed written on signature. The stamping, along with the dot patterns in both the known stamp and supposed signature, look exactly the same to me. So if one is stamped the other is stamped.

[Duluth Eskimo]

Well, you could have looked at it in person and the National instead of "seeing" or "thinking". OR, you could have talked to Bryan yourself. I looked at the ball myself at the national and it is clearly different, but I guess you can have your own opinion.

[chaddurbin]

Originally Posted by bdecsports

I recently acquired the ball in trade from the original buyer from an old Hunt auction, and I just submitted the ball to JSA yesterday in-person. The ball was examined & confirmed that indeed, it is a live, real signature, and a full-service LOA is on the way.

here's a picture of the authentication

[RichardSimon]

Originally Posted by chaddurbin

here's a picture of the authentication

Chad,
Let us show some decorum here, that is the "director of authentication" that you are talking about .

[travrosty]

yep, many years of toiling as an intern, an assistant authenticator, an authenticator, a senior authenticator, finally paid off as a director of authentication, it shows it can be done if you put in the time and apply yourself over decades. One thing I learned, there are no shortcuts in this business.