Ted Wiliams

[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 Fuddjcal

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

At one point he had it on there, don't know why he removed it unless it was fake?

[TheSquire]

Originally Posted by 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.
. FUDD

And The "T" and "s" of the one in question are perfect in comparison to other authentic Ted autographs, but you're going to base it off of an opened "d" and "a"?? Then we're even, I guess !! What you're saying is that it was impossible for Williams to have ever once signed a ball like that and I contend that his autograph can look very different in many different examples. I do agree that the flow in "Williams is not fluid, but again, it's not a guilty verdict by any stretch. There a thousand bogus Williams auto's all over ebay that a dead person could spot a mile away, but this one is not an example.

[oriolesbb6]

I wonder if he signs his own name open ended as well. Ban him, and move on. Kyle Barniak, member

[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?

[RichardSimon]

Here is as good as you can get for Ted Williams,,, after a friend and I spent one amazing hour with him in Florida, he signed two photos for me.
Here is one of them.
Listening to the stories he told us were the highlight of all my years in this hobby.
I should not fail to mention that on this trip we spent about eight hours with Monte Irvin, taking him to lunch and dinner. He signed about 20 original news photographs for me and told me the story behind each one of them.
To this day it is still one of the best days of my life.

[TheSquire]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Here is as good as you can get for Ted Williams,,, after a friend and I spent one amazing hour with him in Florida, he signed two photos for me.
Here is one of them.
The stories he told us were the highlight of all my years in this hobby.

This is fantastic.

[oriolesbb6]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Here is as good as you can get for Ted Williams,,, after a friend and I spent one amazing hour with him in Florida, he signed two photos for me.
Here is one of them.
The stories he told us were the highlight of all my years in this hobby.

Although not personally, Ted Williams had an influence on my hobby experience. My Uncle had the opportunity to interview him and spend a weekend fishing with him at his Canadian camp in the mid 80s. In the off camera footage he opened up about baseball and made fun of my Uncles O's hat-a great treasure for our family......

[TheSquire]

Originally Posted by jb217676

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

I know I was banned, but I'm sorry to say that this is fake. Leon, go ahead and put my name back up if you want.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by TheSquire

I know I was banned, but I'm sorry to say that this is fake. Leon, go ahead and put my name back up if you want.

You weren't banned. You were asked to either put your name by your posts or not get into hot debates. That is all. It was not personal at all. It is just the rule. You would want to know who you are arguing with (even if just a friendly argument) so others would too. Thanks for putting your name up there. I really don't care what people (or you) say, too much, they just need to be known. take care and thanks again....