Babe Ruth General Gum Sign/Display - Black Light PIX added FINALLY

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by oldeboo

Hey, don't blame me for you gaining confidence! I'm not THAT confident.

I admit when I first saw it, I thought no way. The staining looks odd and we've seen this story before. We've all seen the fake Tuxedo's, etc. I'm just not sure I'm ready to say that just because something has strange staining, it means it's not genuine.

Also, I'm not ready to admit that something that was intended to be in a landfill after a few months would be a common item. I just can't imagine items like this would be available by the hundreds today. We're not talking about a 1933 Goudey Ruth here. These were not something that a young kid collected and cherished, then passed down for generations. We are talking about something that a store owner would have absolutely no use for and would throw it in the trash when it was time. I'll even dare to say that there are probably many store advertisements from various companies that have completely vanished. I wouldn't find that too odd.

We're looking at a few, not so terrific, pictures from 2010. I still think it could go either way, but I'm not sure I can call it fake because it's stained and rare.

Yah, I'm not THAT confident either, at best 50/50, and maybe even 51/49 against..........but.......similar to what you are saying REA also says about that about the following in 2020 of a "newly discovered" 1930's Display Piece:

https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=66478

TBD

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Yah, I'm not THAT confident either, at best 50/50, and maybe even 51/49 against..........but.......similar to what you are saying REA also says about that about the following in 2020 of a "newly discovered" 1930's Display Piece: https://bid.robertedwardauctions.com...e?itemid=66478 TBD

I assume this is for the "doubleheader coins" set from the 1930s? What a cool piece.

[ruth-gehrig]

I was first loser on the sign and think it's good. If you feel differently once you have it in hand I will be suprised.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by ruth-gehrig

I was first loser on the sign and think it's good. If you feel differently once you have it in hand I will be suprised.

"The losers now will be later to win," Dylan wrote, and I think you're going to be very happy that you weren't involved in this thing.