Ted Williams / Mantle 8 x 10 real or fake?

[tedjr79]

So would you advise i just shread it then?

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

With all due respect, Ted, the majority of people who don't know autographs always say (when comparing a good Mantle to a Mantle autograph they have purchased) "It looks good to me."

That Mantle is one ugly forgery. In my opinion, the only people who get their autographs authenticated by Ted Taylor know he will pass anything that is barely readable. If he (Ted Taylor) is "authenticating" an ugly Mantle like that, then what the heck is he failing. I would love to see his (Ted Taylor) his folder of rejections.

Also, Ted Taylor's COA (TTA and Stat Authentic) are banned on Ebay. In other words, if an autograph item is listed on Ebay with Ted Taylor's COA (TTA/Stat Authentic) and if it is reported, it will be removed. It's not easy to get on Ebay's banned list, but Ted Taylor's COA is on it.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by tedjr79

So would you advise i just shread it then?

It's undoubtedly fake. Sorry.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Ted, maybe you should email or call Ted Taylor, give him the serial-number on the hologram and ask him why he "authenticated" it.

[tedjr79]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Ted, maybe you should email or call Ted Taylor, give him the serial-number on the hologram and ask him why he "authenticated" it.

How would that help me? I'm sure he'll say it's real in his mind..

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by tedjr79

How would that help me? I'm sure he'll say it's real in his mind..

You're right, it won't help you, but maybe you can tell him that you were going to list the Mantle/Williams signed photo on Ebay and just discovered that you can't sell it on Ebay because his COA is on Ebay's banned list. I would love to know his reply to you.

[canjond]

I wouldn't shred it... I'd probably mark the back with a marker that says FAKE or something like that. I'd then display it in my office or home where I would not have to worry about sun fading real signatures, or someone stealing the item.

[Mr. Zipper]

Originally Posted by canjond

I wouldn't shred it... I'd probably mark the back with a marker that says FAKE or something like that. I'd then display it in my office or home where I would not have to worry about sun fading real signatures, or someone stealing the item.

When I learned a few of my items were fake, I took them out of the frame immediately. I hated the reminder that I had been taken and I wanted that thing out of my sight.

By the way, for display purposes, I always make a photo print from a high res scan. Under glass, it's impossible to tell it is not the original. And the original sits safely away from UV rays in storage.