Interesting interviews regarding authenticity of the 4.4 mil Babe Ruth jersey

[travrosty]

Originally Posted by Splinte1941

Love it.

Hauls of Shame has provided some unsubstantiated provenance to this jersey based on sources. Why is this so secretive?

how did haulsofshame find out something about its provenance, and the auction house couldn't?

[Splinte1941]

Originally Posted by travrosty

how did haulsofshame find out something about its provenance, and the auction house couldn't?

It's on the website...

"According to sources..."

I guess a private collector allowed the jersey to be displayed at the museum, the collector died while it was still there, and it was then sold by the family to another private collector...

[mr2686]

Originally Posted by Splinte1941

It's on the website...

"According to sources..."

I guess a private collector allowed the jersey to be displayed at the museum, the collector died while it was still there, and it was then sold by the family to another private collector...

...and we know the museum has never displayed bogus stuff before!

[drc]

I'm surprised PSA/DNA doesn't authenticate uniforms. The already authenticate bats.

[thecatspajamas]

Personally, I would have enjoyed hearing more about the authentication process and less of the pressing for a soundbyte that matched the interviewer's predetermined outcome of the conversation. Frankly, I'm not surprised the interviews were conducted over the phone, as many a fist fight has broken out under less hostile conditions.

If the kind of badgering he was engaging in is what others have politely referred to as "aggressive interviewing," then mark me down for preferring the old-fashioned "conversational interviewing." I don't listen to a lot of sports radio, but if this is indicative of what I'm missing, I'm not likely to change that habit. Yeesh.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Personally, I would have enjoyed hearing more about the authentication process and less of the pressing for a soundbyte that matched the interviewer's predetermined outcome of the conversation. Frankly, I'm not surprised the interviews were conducted over the phone, as many a fist fight has broken out under less hostile conditions.

If the kind of badgering he was engaging in is what others have politely referred to as "aggressive interviewing," then mark me down for preferring the old-fashioned "conversational interviewing." I don't listen to a lot of sports radio, but if this is indicative of what I'm missing, I'm not likely to change that habit. Yeesh.

+1

[perezfan]

Originally Posted by thecatspajamas

Personally, I would have enjoyed hearing more about the authentication process and less of the pressing for a soundbyte that matched the interviewer's predetermined outcome of the conversation. Frankly, I'm not surprised the interviews were conducted over the phone, as many a fist fight has broken out under less hostile conditions.

If the kind of badgering he was engaging in is what others have politely referred to as "aggressive interviewing," then mark me down for preferring the old-fashioned "conversational interviewing." I don't listen to a lot of sports radio, but if this is indicative of what I'm missing, I'm not likely to change that habit. Yeesh.

Well worded... completely agree about the pre-determined outcome. Why even bother with the formality of a so-called interview? Maybe they think they require a more agressive style and shock value in that particular radio market. Not my cup of tea either...

Regarding PSA... I noticed that they're now doing game-used Gloves (in addition to Bats). Just got an email from John Taube, to that effect. I bet it's just a matter of months before they transition into Jersey/Uniform authentication as well.

[Scott Garner]

Originally Posted by drc

I'm surprised PSA/DNA doesn't authenticate uniforms. The already authenticate bats.

If there is a buck in it, I'm sure that PSA/DNA would love to get a taste of it...