Babe Ruth single-signed baseball... but with TTA Authentication

[RichardSimon]

ted@tedtaylor.com,,, I suggest you write to him and ask him.

[mr2686]

Run away, run away.

[Fredskinz]

I think I have my answer... thank you all... much appreciated

[BrandonG]

That's one of the "transferred" Ruth's from eBay.

[Fredskinz]

Thanks Brandon... Can you explain what that means or is there another post that has a detailed explanation?

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by mr2686

Run away, run away.

Yes, TTA means stay away.

[Big Dave]

If the guy had not mentioned TTA, would your opinions be the same? I personally think that guy made a mistake mentioning that instead just asking your opinions. Automatically you condemned the autograph because it was TTA certified.

[steve B]

I'm not much good with autographs, but even I see problems with this one. It just doesn't look like handwriting - Anyones handwriting- even an autopen does better.

It does look printed.

Steve B

[Splinte1941]

I'd love to see the ball it's signed on.

It's a fabulous fake signature and anyone on this board would be hard pressed to say it was a fake if TTA wasn't mentioned.

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Splinte1941

I'd love to see the ball it's signed on.

It's a fabulous fake signature and anyone on this board would be hard pressed to say it was a fake if TTA wasn't mentioned.

jake, you hit it on the head.

that's why i say that even the biggest companies dont know what they are doing on ruth, becasue if this exact autograph had abc, or xyz authentication everyone would drool over it and wouldn't question it. no lie. and if someone questioned abc and xyz's expertise, the defenders would defend them to the death on this autograph if they said it was good.

their line is that its ALWAYS junk if it is tta (I won't defend them, it might be,) but on the other hand it is ALWAYS fabulous if it is abc or xyz. that's why the whole authentication game as it stands right now is junk, just look at all the ruths that abc and xyz cert and tell me that they are all good.

Ruth's siganture has been so corrupted it's almost impossible to tell anymore.

look at this ebay auction with certification and tell me a dime's worth of difference between the signatures on the two balls. if the psa one had been certed by tta, people would have feigned outrage over the 'crap' certed by tta. It's a game of names and trying to pump one up to increase value of LOA's in one's collection by never questioning them and bashing all the others.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BABE-RUTH-AU...item19cff491e0

now here come all the babe ruth experts, let me have it!

[thetruthisoutthere]

Originally Posted by Splinte1941

I'd love to see the ball it's signed on.

It's a fabulous fake signature and anyone on this board would be hard pressed to say it was a fake if TTA wasn't mentioned.

Jake, I would love to know what you mean by "It's a fabulous fake signature and anyone on this board would be hard pressed to say it was a fake if TTA wasn't mentioned."

[Fredskinz]

Thanks Steve... Big Dave- I've been collecting for years, but have never come across TTA (not sure why)... But I research everything... He sent me the pics, and once he finally offered up who the COA was with, I immediately researched the company... Once I realized there were issues, I posted here... I had no preconceived notions about TTA, but since it wasnt a PSA, JSA, GAI, etc, I decided to investigate further... I'm very glad a forum like this exists so collectors have a place to gather further knowledge about the hobby... Lesson learned

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by Big Dave

If the guy had not mentioned TTA, would your opinions be the same? I personally think that guy made a mistake mentioning that instead just asking your opinions. Automatically you condemned the autograph because it was TTA certified.

This is a very good point. I wish the OP had done as you say. However, I have to echo what was posted above. I have seen so damn much garbage certed by TTA that I cannot accept anything with the cert.

[Deertick]

Serious question: Why does it look like it is a Pony League (was gonna say Babe Ruth League) ball that was signed in crayon?

If authentic, what ball / writing implement combo would it be?

[Deertick]

Originally Posted by Deertick

Serious question: Why does it look like it is a Pony League (was gonna say Babe Ruth League) ball that was signed in crayon?

If authentic, what ball / writing implement combo would it be?

Now that this thread has calmed down a bit, can anyone answer the above?