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Mantle Opinion

I have been looking to add a Mantle baseball to my collection for a while now. I know UDA is a very trusted source, but holograms and COA's can be faked. I was hoping someone on here with Mantle autograph knowledge could offer their opinion on this one for me.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/UDA-hologram-Signed-Ball-w-COA-Baseball-MIC...

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Permalink Reply by Randy on April 9, 2014 at 10:20am

Authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Mike Kaminski on April 9, 2014 at 12:07pm

Very nice

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lupo on April 9, 2014 at 1:08pm

Not sure what the comment about the cut is about

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Permalink Reply by GraphingMlb on April 9, 2014 at 2:06pm

Cut is an inside Joke...For a while Mike Kam was getting autographs and cutting them out of the over all piece to make other displays or trolling us one of the other.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lupo on April 9, 2014 at 3:44pm

"I love inside jokes....I'd love to be a part of one someday" - Michael Scott

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lupo on April 9, 2014 at 1:07pm

Thanks for the help

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Permalink Reply by Mike P on April 9, 2014 at 10:42pm

Authentic and beautiful looking as you probably know. However, I would definitely recommend that you become familiar with Mantle's signature; you could get a signed Mantle ball that is just as nice as the one you posted for a whole lot less.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on April 10, 2014 at 4:26am

UDA balls are way overpriced, and the signatures are not even that attractive. there are better examples of Mantle signed balls out there, for a lot less money.

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Permalink Reply by Fuddjcal on April 10, 2014 at 7:27am

this UDA ball appears to have little if any toning which is very rare for these balls.

I have one in my collection. It's easy to store in the bag and box, It still doesn't stop these lot of balls from extreme toning and spotting. I think this one is a BEAUTY. I'd prefer a beginner to pay 150.00 more for this ball than to go cheap and be stuck with a forgery for 280-350.00 which happens EVERY day on Ebay.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lupo on April 10, 2014 at 8:32am

Fuddjcal, that was my thought as well. From the pics it looks almost new, many UDA balls are toned(which is fine of it is even) or spotted. I don't mind paying a little extra for a good example with good authentication to boot. I'll see where the price goes and go from there, I'm not hard pressed to have THIS ball.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Lupo on April 10, 2014 at 8:36am

I have a price limit in mind, I'll see where things go with the auction. I do like the piece of mind that comes with UDA and I love that it is spot free and has zero little toning