Babe Ruth- was this posted earlier?

[itslarry]

https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...s-hits-market?

Sorry if i missed it earlier, just sae this on another forum and there was some discussion.
Seems too good to be true, in about every way.

[the 'stache]

That toning process is something that only occurs over decades and would be impossible to manipulate in any fraudulent way. It is not a process that can be replicated, so it was all those elements, along with some other factors, that helped PSA determine that both the cards and signatures were authentic and merited the grades they ultimately received.

It is not a process that can be replicated....that they know of.

I'm sure this has been discussed previously. I'll look for the article.

[Snapolit1]

I steer clear of autographs. One lawsuit involving competing renowned experts who studied a signature for months debating whether a signature was authentic (each getting like $800 hr. to testify) was all I needed to see to know that this stuff is 50% opinion and 50% complete horseshit.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I steer clear of autographs. One lawsuit involving competing renowned experts who studied a signature for months debating whether a signature was authentic (each getting like $800 hr. to testify) was all I needed to see to know that this stuff is 50% opinion and 50% complete horseshit.

Sadly, I have to agree. I'd love to have an autograph of the Babe, but I just couldn't in good conscience plop down the kind of cash it would command because of the criminal element in the hobby.

The only way I'd ever consider that kind of an investment on a Ruth autograph is if I knew the example had ironclad provenance to start with.

[jason.1969]

Some yellow flags for me besides the too good to be true element...

1. Anonymous = zero provenance
2. Scrapbook photos of card pages are fake
3. Determination of authenticity based on belief that a particular aging sign is impossible to fake
4. Scrapbook itself being withheld from the market over belief it is little value

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[calvindog]

This reads like an Onion article. How convenient with the anonymity and cash transactions!

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

It is not a process that can be replicated....that they know of.

I'm sure this has been discussed previously. I'll look for the article.

I have zero idea on how to fake toning. I know several say it has that old card smell, old card smell is beyond easy to fake.

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

I steer clear of autographs. One lawsuit involving competing renowned experts who studied a signature for months debating whether a signature was authentic (each getting like $800 hr. to testify) was all I needed to see to know that this stuff is 50% opinion and 50% complete horseshit.

Because of this I have sold off all of my authenticated autographs. All it takes is one bad example to get graded as real. Then all similar examples are considered real, this has happened with Ruth autos in the past.

Originally Posted by the 'stache

Sadly, I have to agree. I'd love to have an autograph of the Babe, but I just couldn't in good conscience plop down the kind of cash it would command because of the criminal element in the hobby.

The only way I'd ever consider that kind of an investment on a Ruth autograph is if I knew the example had ironclad provenance to start with.

In this area I am a little strange and bought a known forged Babe Ruth that looks almost identical to many known "real" ones. To me it make a very nice display piece.

[Peter_Spaeth]

The signatures look awfully bold from the pics, almost like a Sharpie, but not my area.

[Snapolit1]

Seems sketchy AF. As the kids would say.

[frankbmd]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

The signatures look awfully bold from the pics, almost like a Sharpie, but not my area.

I agree that Sharpies are “bold”, but in reality not very sharp.

[Bill77]

For $50.00 plus shipping you could have 125 chances to get a green Ruth past PSA.https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-of-25-R...UAAOSwKwhbzDNk

[Peter_Spaeth]

https://blog.psacard.com/2019/08/07/...on-in-chicago/

According to PSA, one of the 4 cards that was graded at the National sold at the show. But Brian reports he bought the whole collection from the family at a house in Pennsylvania. ????

[Eric72]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

I agree that Sharpies are “bold”, but in reality not very sharp.

Bold, but not sharp. The same could be said about people trying to sell fake Ruth autographs.

[robertsmithnocure]

Originally Posted by itslarry

https://www.psacard.com/articles/art...s-hits-market?

Sorry if i missed it earlier, just sae this on another forum and there was some discussion.
Seems too good to be true, in about every way.

What other forum? I would be interested in reading the discussion.

[thecomebacker]

Didn’t one of the net54 member bought and showed off one of these 33 Goudey Ruth auto in one of the recent threads?

Updated with this post:

http://www.net54baseball.com/showpos...9&postcount=57

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by robertsmithnocure

What other forum? I would be interested in reading the discussion.

Probably referring to this one.
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1336493

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by swarmee

Probably referring to this one.
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1336493

This is by far my favorite post in that thread.


I'm so sick of you people. You never believe anything and you're all so skeptical. Quit ruining the hobby. I didn't want to say this, but I feel like I have no choice. I have a personal connection to the family that sold these cards and I can say with certainty that they are an amazing, honest, and credible family. They just want anonymity. In fact, the Mosers are probably the most upstanding people I know. So just knock it off.

[Republicaninmass]

Why buy it, and not put auction it worth provenance?


HEH

[itslarry]

Originally Posted by robertsmithnocure

What other forum? I would be interested in reading the discussion.

Blowoutcards

Be prepared for a lot of people drinking the coolaid.

[japhi]

Originally Posted by calvindog

This reads like an Onion article. How convenient with the anonymity and cash transactions!

Exactly, went down like a drug deal. Gee I wonder why.