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Mickey Mantle Signed Card - Looked good but failed PSA
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Sep 17. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Posted this on net54 as well. Thought this looked textbook authentic before purchasing. Does have a worthless GAI cert on the back. Failed PSA with the dreaded "Questionable authenticity"What do you…Continue
Mantle and Henderson Ball
Started this discussion. Last reply by terrier8HOF Nov 19, 2022. 3 Replies 0 Likes
A friend of mine wanted to know if this is legit.. Mick looks pretty good to me however It’s kinda of faint.. my apologies for the mediocre photo. …Continue
Babe Ruth Cut on the way!
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joseph Jones Jul 2, 2022. 11 Replies 3 Likes
Just picked this up through one of the major auction houses for sports cards and memorabilia as a wedding gift to myself haha but seriously, I liquidated a major chunk of my card…Continue
1963 Topps Mantle SGC Authentic Auto
Started this discussion. Last reply by Steve Zarelli Apr 15, 2016. 7 Replies 0 Likes
Negotiated a decent deal IMO for this one (I'm partial to the '63 Topps style). Will be my first SGC encapsulated auto and looks very good to me but I know SGC is fairly new to the authentication…Continue
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Mickey Mantle Signed Card - Looked good but failed PSA
Posted this on net54 as well. Thought this looked textbook authentic before purchasing. Does have a worthless GAI cert on the back. Failed PSA with the dreaded "Questionable authenticity"What do you guys think? Thanks in advanceSee More
"both signatures are good"
"The Mantle is good. I’m not an expert in Henderson signature, but I do own one. It too looks good to me. Nice ball. "
Mantle and Henderson Ball
A friend of mine wanted to know if this is legit.. Mick looks pretty good to me however It’s kinda of faint.. my apologies for the mediocre photo. Thanks in advance!See More
"Ouch. I’ve heard some horror stories about autographs and Vegas. Will almost exclusively buy from the big auction houses or other reputable consignment dealers and only trust PSA/DNA or JSA but prob PSA since I like the encapsulation for…"
"Awesome. Well, be careful. I made the mistake 20 years ago of buying a Lou Gehrig collectable from Antiquities in Las Vegas (inside Caesar's Palace). Never buy from that place, many things have come back as questionable.
Good luck in getting…"
"Thank you! I’ve never been more enamored by any card or autograph that I’ve owned. Now trying to slowly save for a nice Gehrig cut. "
"That's beautiful, you should be proud. I'll never forget the feeling when I my first Babe Ruth signature arrived. It really is the centerpiece of any collection."
"I'm glad to hear that! That was a nice buy at mid-$8,000s delivered. "
"Thank you! It didn’t reach 10 but after buyers premium, fees and shipping, so on and so forth, it came out to mid 8s which seemed fair to me. I do wish I pulled the trigger on one a few years ago but better late than never."
"That's a GREAT Ruth. Pieces like that can go for $10,000+ these days. A few years ago they often sold in the $4,000s."
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