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Mickey Mantle, Duke Snyder and Willie Mays

Obtained this from AAFES and am now concerned they may not be authentic. Authentication certificate is by TTA Authentic, Ted Taylor.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on May 12, 2011 at 7:12pm

Aafes again. Lucky the government subsidizes them or they would have folded years ago. Poor customer service and junk like this. Shame on them.

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Permalink Reply by John C. Block on May 13, 2011 at 8:10am

Well, I am not one to just sit back and let this go. I just kicked the hornets nest. I ride a motorcycle with a group called the Patriot Guard. I have done several KIA escorts from Los Alimitos Naval Air Station. It seems that the new AAFES Commanding General is from Los Alimitos and I have met him on several occasions. Who would have thunk it

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Permalink Reply by CJCollector on May 13, 2011 at 8:13am

Well done, Mr. Block. Should be interesting.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 13, 2011 at 8:15am

John,

Good--let's get 'em. We're in Orange County, and if the AAFES Commanding General is in Los Alamitos I can meet him in person.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Meyer on May 13, 2011 at 8:19am

I believe he is in Dallas now. May have come from los alimitos

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Permalink Reply by John C. Block on May 13, 2011 at 8:27am

He was the CO of Los Al. He was moved to Dallas to take command. This should be pretty interesting. I will be careful to say" in my opinion" alot.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 13, 2011 at 11:03am

In my opinion it will be pretty interesting, too.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 13, 2011 at 8:29am

Who has Mantle SPs signed in front of them that they can scan the signatures at 600 DPI or better and upload?

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Permalink Reply by Brandon Mysinger on May 13, 2011 at 10:52am

John,

DO NOT let this experience sour you on the hobby. You have no idea how fun it can be, even learning things like this the hard way ( which almost ALL of us in the field have been through personally ).

If you would send me your address, I would like to send you a package. It will be NASCAR autographs but I want to re-ignite the fun that autograph collecting can bring.

Brandon Mysinger

Official NASCAR Autograph Authenticator

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on May 16, 2011 at 9:46am

Here's a comparison of your Mantle with a dozen from the soldier in Afghanistan's:

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Permalink Reply by Charles Paul Brenner V on May 17, 2011 at 5:48pm

This is disgusting guys... I am really sick that the forgeries are going that deep. Don't feel bad. You learn from these things. When it comes to Mick, practice by looking at PSA, JSA, Upper Deck authenticated signatures and comparing to the stuff like this. You'll catch on fast and then you'll be able to make some money if you want to, or do like me and just keep them to pass down to your children. Either way, soon, you'll love it so much that it will be just like an addiction. Speaking of addictions, try Baseball/Football cards. The card companies put out tons of 100% authentic autograph cards with pieces of game used memorabilia on them as well. These are always 100% authentic and very fun to collect. If you would like any pictures of examples just let me know and I'll scan some cool stuff for you to get an idea.