Mantle photo opinions

[RichardSimon]

Looks like a familiar picture to me.
Probably available right now on the net for about $9.99 plus $13 shipping.

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by RichardSimon

Looks like a familiar picture to me.
Probably available right now on the net for about $9.99 plus $13 shipping.

Well, it nearly caused a fight w my buddy and I. He has lots of years experience, etc. I said I was trying to help, not stir stuff up. I ended up just telling him some experts didn't like it, but nobody is always right. That I guess satisfied him. Wish It was real tho, sure doesn't appear so.

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by GrayGhost

Well, it nearly caused a fight w my buddy and I. He has lots of years experience, etc. I said I was trying to help, not stir stuff up. I ended up just telling him some experts didn't like it, but nobody is always right. That I guess satisfied him. Wish It was real tho, sure doesn't appear so.

Scott, does your friend own a hobby store?

[GrayGhost]

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

Scott, does your friend own a hobby store?

yeah, but he deals mainly in newer cards, and wrestling stuff, BUT has a nice selection of older cards/memorabilia and has had some nice autos, incl Stengel and Other Mantle's Jordan, Montana, etc. Those were JSA or UDA or PSA tho, or definitely legit items.

He just missed tho, and said he knew GAI was a well respected authenticator. Of course, that was the "old GAI" right?

[travrosty]

maybe, the old, old gai, when they first started out, then the regular gai has a horrible track record, then they went bankrupt, now its global authentic who acquired their assets and reorganized under their own brand, but continue to maintain the old gai database.

[ss]

And the Mantle signature is still a horrible forgery..

[RichardSimon]

And there are about 10,000+ forgeries that look exactly like that one out there in the market right now.
And you can still buy one today for a very, very cheap price + $double digit shipping per photo.