Babe Ruth's balls

[earlywynnfan]

Originally Posted by Runscott

I recently had a non-baseball friend send me a link to a Ruth-signed baseball that was up around $10K in the bidding. He was very excited about the price it was getting.

I sent a simple email reply: "forgery". He wanted to know why, as it looked like the other Ruth autographs he had looked up, and it had this great COA attached to it. I told him that there were various characteristics that linked it to a forger who had been getting his wares authenticated by PSA and JSA for years. I have no idea when the forger created these pieces, or if he still does, but the point, I told him, is that the buyers don't care. As long as the piece has the COA it is a marketable item and will get traded as such. It might as well be a bitcoin.

I know Peter Nash is a con artist and a douche, but his articles about all the NM Ruth balls out there was one of the most interesting and scary pieces I've ever read in our hobby.

[Stampsfan]

Maybe it's just me, but when I read the title of this thread, I thought the topic might have been about something other than autographed baseballs...

[btcarfagno]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Maybe it's just me, but when I read the title of this thread, I thought the topic might have been about something other than autographed baseballs...

And yet you looked anyway...

[ronniehatesjazz]

Originally Posted by Stampsfan

Maybe it's just me, but when I read the title of this thread, I thought the topic might have been about something other than autographed baseballs...

I sadly thought the same Bob. Was afraid it may be a new gruesome "game used" card by panini. Was happy to see I was wrong.

[Runscott]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

I know Peter Nash is a con artist and a douche, but his articles about all the NM Ruth balls out there was one of the most interesting and scary pieces I've ever read in our hobby.

Agreed, Ken. If anyone wants to see examples of forged Ruth signatures on baseballs that have been authenticated by the big TPA's, just look at Nash's examples - they suffice.

A question you might ask yourself: Why do we talk here about everything EXCEPT authenticated Ruth signatures on baseballs that are selling for $10K+ in the large auctions?

The answer is simple: no one wants to get on the bad side of the big TPA's or the big auction houses. I don't want to either! But I posted because my friend, who has the bucks to buy a $10K+ Ruth-signed baseball, would blindly do so simply because of the reasons I stated previously, and he could very well be buying a forgery.

Seriously, does ANYONE actually disagree with me?