500 HomeRun Club Baseball

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Fuddjcal

I am just sick of this garbage. We can keep trying to blog about it, you can put out your video's, but the only thing you need to know is that e-bay isn't going to stop it. You know that much. The other 6 auction sites that sell this trash are small upstarts and they don't care.

Where ever there are idiots to buy these, they will be sellers who don't care or mostly are just ignorant people. That'll happen when 50% of our children can't graduate High School. This is just one tiny carry over effect. Lot's and lots of legal morons on both sides of the ball. The other is that Kids don't care about the hobby anymore. It's really about 100 grown men and the rest of the world doesn't give a rats ass.

I think if I didn't have integrity, I could sit in Pembrooke Pines, FL (Also where Steve Koschal calls home) and sell nothing but Birdchick, TTA, Morales, GAI, AAU forgeries, throw in an occasional real one, and make a nice living like CADDY1226. Here's a sample of his GAI crap forgeries by the bushels EVERY DAMN WEEK

http://cgi.ebay.com/MICKEY-MANTLE-MA...item35aebdf374

When you see Mickey, "pointing that meatchop finger and laughing"...he's laughing at you for buying a forgery. That is one of the most tired of poses for Mantle Mays Forgeries, much like the "toothy grin photo".

With all the blogging and with all the video's here's where we stand...

This should sum it all up for you.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mickey-Mantle-an...item3cb392b9e0

Here's a nice lot of fakes with the triple threat of COA's. A beautiful shiney new Hologram from Chris Morales, of course TTA, and what fake listing wouldn't be complete with-out the Pawn Stars Authenticator, who has certed nothing but fakes for 20 years, AAU-DREW MAX. ALL Standards in the forgery industry.

How did Dew Max & AAu get back on E-bay after being on the old banned list? Not that list is worth squat because very little is ever pulled, but his fakes are flourishing. If collectors are just too stupid, let that be the last impression your family has of you when your children sell off your fakes for you when you die. That will be the last thought they have of their dad or grandpa, that he was a complete idiot too, just like them. Me personally, I've just about had it.

Well written, Fudd. Ebay actually loves those auctions because it makes them a ton of money. Of course, we already know that Ebay has made millions from the sales of forgeries. And that seller "caddy1229" is one of the biggest sellers of GAI forgeries. Of course, he gets them directly from the source.

[HOFAUTOS]

I swear there are a million of those 500 HR Club baseballs on the market. I've gotten to the point to where I don't even offer an opinion on an item because of the responses of uneducated autograph collectors on other websites I visit. I then see the same items (mainly GAI) being offered for sale or trade on the same sites.

The sports memorabilia industry is one of the shadiest of all hobbies, and I protect myself from getting ripped off by being extremely knowledgeable in what I buy and sell.

[kdavis34]

As the buyer of the 500 HR baseball being discussed above, I am kind of curious as to the "obvious" forgery? I have single signed balls from each player on the ball and they compare well. As for my single signed balls being fakes, not likely as I saw them all being signed in person. Curious as to what you see that I do not. Thanks

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by kdavis34

As the buyer of the 500 HR baseball being discussed above, I am kind of curious as to the "obvious" forgery? I have single signed balls from each player on the ball and they compare well. As for my single signed balls being fakes, not likely as I saw them all being signed in person. Curious as to what you see that I do not. Thanks

I'd love to see your autographed Mantle baseball that you claim you got in person and that you say "They compare well." Please post a photo of it here. The majority of so-called collectors cannot tell the difference between an authentic Mantle autograph and forgery. To them, they think they all look the same.

[RichardSimon]

KDavis - Please post pictures of the Williams and Mantle baseballs that you have in your collection.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by kdavis34

As the buyer of the 500 HR baseball being discussed above, I am kind of curious as to the "obvious" forgery? I have single signed balls from each player on the ball and they compare well. As for my single signed balls being fakes, not likely as I saw them all being signed in person. Curious as to what you see that I do not. Thanks

If you're so confident that your autographed "500 Homerun Club" baseball is authentic, send it off to PSA and get it authenticated and rub it in our faces.

[kdavis34]

Here ya go.

[kdavis34]

Dear Truthisoutthere, As far as "so-called" signed in person, I live in D/FW, fiance at the time was family friends of Mick, and he drank at the bar I worked at all the time when I was working my way through college....Geez.......

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

They compare well to each other because they are all forgeries that originated out of southern Florida in the 1990's. I have literally examined thousands of these items. This is simply "Operation Bullpen" material. Mantle's signature was never shaky like that.

[thetruthisoutthere]

[QUOTE=kdavis34;857438]Dear Truthisoutthere, As far as "so-called" signed in person, I live in D/FW, fiance at the time was family friends of Mick, and he drank at the bar I worked at all the time when I was working my way through college....Geez.......[/QUOTN

Now please tell us how you really acquired that Mickey Mantle autographed baseball? Even when Mantle was "under the weather" his signature was never shaky. And that "Mantle" is simply awful. It's amazing how people who own "that" Mantle always say that "he was drinking at the time." That never impaired his ability to sign his beautiful "Mickey Mantle."

[shelly]

I hope you where kidding about the above ball. That Williams ,Mantle ball sold on shop at home with a bunch of other gargbage. It was supplied by B and J, Howards and Madison. You can play catch or hit it with a bat. I would wash it off first the ink could get on your hands.

[RichardSimon]

Geez Mr Davis,,, you are right the signatures on your ss balls sure look like the signatures on the 500 HR ball,the same tremors and hesitation appear in the signatures on the ss balls and the 500 HR ball. Obviously signed by the same person. Guess Mickey must have had the same amount of drinks in him when he signed that 500 HR ball as when he signed your baseball.

[doug.goodman]

Boy, we sure went from -

Originally Posted by kdavis34

I saw them all being signed in person

to

Originally Posted by kdavis34

I never claimed to be an expert, ... why is everyone so hostile on this board

to

Originally Posted by kdavis34

appreciate the input, ... I will not make the same mistake again!!

pretty quick.

Merry, Happy, etc.
Doug