Ted Wiliams

[oriolesbb6]

I would stay clear of the ball as it full of differences from known true samples in my collection.

[murphusa]

Is it fake or real,



I'll follow up as if I were you.

Did you see Ted sign the item?

Or are you relying on someones opinion?

[TheSquire]

Originally Posted by murphusa

Is it fake or real,



I'll follow up as if I were you.

Did you see Ted sign the item?

Or are you relying on someones opinion?

You're right. We're ALL relying on someone's opinion. Unless you saw the guy sign it, you cannot lay your head on your pillow at night with 100% certainty. You just can't.

[Leon]

TheSquire won't be posting anymore in this thread per having to have a full name out in public. He would rather not have his name in lights so it's his choice. No one can have debates and (even friendly) arguments on the board without having their name by their post. For the record I am done asking folks to cooperate and am putting their names in their sig lines when they don't adhere to the privacy rules. Forewarned is fair warned. regards

[GoldenAge50s]

I think the WU telegram is real--just an earlier Ted. Much better flow than the fake baseball!

[RichardSimon]

I gotta say I have to laugh at a self proclaimed "expert on Ted Williams" guy who won't even put his name out there.

[TheSquire]

http://cgi.ebay.com/TED-WILLIAMS-Sig...item1c19b0be6d

So, this one has been authenticated, but all the armchair experts here are calling the one in question fake? This is the number one reason I do not collect autographs. No one knows what they're talking about.

[Fuddjcal]

I hate to let steam out of your engine Squire, but I do not see any similarities to the ball the was shown by the OP. The points that were made about the open ended "d" and "a" in the suspected forgery, bears no similarities to the JSA Certed Williams you referenced amongst a couple of other points that even I can tell.

I don't claim to be an “armchair expert”, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn once.

BTW, squire, why the need to remain anonymous, who cares, post your name already... this is a great discussion and maybe we can all learn something. FUDD

[gnaz01]

Originally Posted by Leon

TheSquire won't be posting anymore in this thread per having to have a full name out in public. He would rather not have his name in lights so it's his choice. No one can have debates and (even friendly) arguments on the board without having their name by their post. For the record I am done asking folks to cooperate and am putting their names in their sig lines when they don't adhere to the privacy rules. Forewarned is fair warned. regards

I thought Leon already banned him from this thread???

[oriolesbb6]

+1, with open ended letters...LOL

[J.McMurry]

When I saw the ball I imediately thought fake. I thought of a book I have
that had a pic of 12 ted signed baseballs with half being fake. The ball in the first post looks identical to the fake BB's in that photograph.

As far as 3rd party stuff goes, what works well for me is not declaring something as good or bad, but asking myself the question,"would I feel comfortable spending my money on this item?"

bottom line- DO YOUR HOMEWORK!

[jb217676]

I have often wondered about the authenticity of my Ted Williams photo. What do you guys think?