Ty Cobb Signed Ball Opinions Needed

[Case12]

I have one of the same ball bought directly from the seller. He is completely open and cautions these are only replicas. I will never afford a Cobb ball, so I wanted one.
I agree with Casey - folks in the hobby should already know that these exist and are legit replicas. (The guy does other players too ....you can even ask him to scuff the ball up or tone it more or etc.)
Additionally I buy perfectly legit replica cards from sellers because I can't afford real ones. Placeholders in my albums.
Of course, uninformed or forgers passing these off as legit didn't do their homework.
Just my take on it.

[David Atkatz]

Originally Posted by Case12

folks in the hobby should already know that these exist and are legit replicas. (The guy does other players too ....you can even ask him to scuff the ball up or tone it more or etc.)
Additionally I buy perfectly legit replica cards from sellers because I can't afford real ones.

"Legit replica"? WTF is that?
"Oh... You're a Secret Service agent? Well, here's the legit replica of a $100 bill I printed. Whatta ya think? Hey! Where are we going? Jail?!"

The actual term for "legit replica" is "counterfeit."

[Case12]

Originally Posted by David Atkatz

"Legit replica"? WTF is that?
"Oh... You're a Secret Service agent? Well, here's the legit replica of a $100 bill I printed. Whatta ya think? Hey! Where are we going? Jail?!"

The actual term for "legit replica" is "counterfeit."

You have a point. These are replica signatures. I should not have used the word legit.

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

If the "manufacturer" of these items wished to be completely transparent, he would brand "REPRODUCTION AUTOGRAPH" into the leather of each panel of every baseball, including the signed panel.