Authenticity question

thetruthisoutthere · #1 10-30-2011, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Runscott

Please explain exactly what you mean.

In other words, if someone was selling a Mantle signed bat with a COA from Scoreboard, and even if the autograph was authentic, the bat didn't come from Scoreboard.

Also, I have never seen an autograph with a COA from Morales that is authentic, but just because the COA was issued from Morales I'm not going to assume it is a forgery. I will always examine the autograph first and foremost, because you never know, Morales might get lucky and get one right.

novakjr · #2 10-30-2011, 10:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

In other words, if someone was selling a Mantle signed bat with a COA from Scoreboard, and even if the autograph was authentic, the bat didn't come from Scoreboard.

Also, I have never seen an autograph with a COA from Morales that is authentic, but just because the COA was issued from Morales I'm not going to assume it is a forgery. I will always examine the autograph first and foremost, because you never know, Morales might get lucky and get one right.

I don't think it's so much that Morales might get lucky and get one right. It's more like someone else got it wrong by sending him a real signed item.

thetruthisoutthere · #3 10-30-2011, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by novakjr

I don't think it's so much that Morales might get lucky and get one right. It's more like someone else got it wrong by sending him a real signed item.

Good point, imagine that happening.

No one really knows if Morales physically examines autographs. My vote is "no."

thetruthisoutthere · #4 10-30-2011, 12:19 PM

This COA has always cracked me up. The Mantle is an obvious forgery, but read the COA:

"YMC reserves the right to only recognize an "Opinion" rendered by a Board Certified, Court Qualified, Forensic Document Examiner, with a substantial, verifiable, and Court recognized exemplar file."

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mickey-Mantl...item4ab043c88a

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Runscott · #5 10-30-2011, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

In other words, if someone was selling a Mantle signed bat with a COA from Scoreboard, and even if the autograph was authentic, the bat didn't come from Scoreboard.

Also, I have never seen an autograph with a COA from Morales that is authentic, but just because the COA was issued from Morales I'm not going to assume it is a forgery. I will always examine the autograph first and foremost, because you never know, Morales might get lucky and get one right.

Christopher, Thanks but I was quoting a previous response to one of my posts - I guess I needed to telegraph my intent.

Originally asked in the very first post: "I wanted to know if it looks ok to people who have more expertise in this."

The conversation took a turn from 'LOOKING' at the signatures, to evaluating the legitimacy of the paper documentation. I think that's a backwards way of doing things. I might have missed something, but after Barry and I posted the first two responses, I don't think anyone else ever said anything about the actual signatures. On the other hand, there were several who have much more experience than me in evaluating signatures, who chose instead to evaluate the paper. Curious.

drc · #6 10-30-2011, 01:48 PM

The classic forged Scoreboard COA was for a Babe Ruth autographed "signed in the presence" of SB staff. Someone posted a photo of it on this board once.

The problem for SB is their real COAs were these cheap pre-printed paper certificates, not hand signed, serial numbered or anything. Very simple to copy. In recent years Goldin has attached holograms to the signed items, either his or the players', so it's a different verification story. I've even seen the MLB hologram on some of his offerings. Though I believe he still uses those generic cheap COAs.

I've seen Goldin hologramed items later given LOAs by PSA, JSA and Mike Gutierrez, and he really did represent folks like Ripken Jr, Barry Bonds and Shaquille O'Neal-- for what that's worth.

And, no, I own no Goldin or SB items. Just observations for an observer.

But, yes, about the cheapest, easiest to copy COAs ever.

perezfan · #7 10-30-2011, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Runscott

Christopher, Thanks but I was quoting a previous response to one of my posts - I guess I needed to telegraph my intent.

Originally asked in the very first post: "I wanted to know if it looks ok to people who have more expertise in this."

The conversation took a turn from 'LOOKING' at the signatures, to evaluating the legitimacy of the paper documentation. I think that's a backwards way of doing things. I might have missed something, but after Barry and I posted the first two responses, I don't think anyone else ever said anything about the actual signatures. On the other hand, there were several who have much more experience than me in evaluating signatures, who chose instead to evaluate the paper. Curious.

To the original poster.... I think the sigs are legit. Just my opinion.

Fuddjcal · #8 11-02-2011, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by thetruthisoutthere

In other words, if someone was selling a Mantle signed bat with a COA from Scoreboard, and even if the autograph was authentic, the bat didn't come from Scoreboard.

Also, I have never seen an autograph with a COA from Morales that is authentic, but just because the COA was issued from Morales I'm not going to assume it is a forgery. I will always examine the autograph first and foremost, because you never know, Morales might get lucky and get one right.

...or Moral less might peel off stickers of "ABC, XYZ" companies and affix his own beautiful shiney gold hologram

for purposes of a sting operation to show how corrupt ABC, XYZ is? which I don't doubt they are.

Knowing full well he has NEVER authenticated an Authentic Mickey Mantle

...Despite problems with ABC & XYZ, Moral Ass continues to be the largest Festering Boil on the autograph industry to date in this lowly mantle collectors opinion.

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