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Permalink Reply by RTL5062 on July 23, 2020 at 4:22pm

Not real at all.  Mercari was once a good place to shop.  It's turned in to a forger's paradise this year on 90%+ of the items IMO.  People are being robbed left and right.

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Permalink Reply by R. Tanner on July 23, 2020 at 4:53pm

Agreed! The authentic ones on Mercari I've seen where dealers are snagging them and you see them listed on Ebay. There were some Star Wars signature's I had my eye on and this is how it played out, the price was like $50 higher. 

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Permalink Reply by Robert Tomaka on July 24, 2020 at 3:20am

These are pics of the items I had up on Mercari. Was I selling authentic autographs or was I fitting right in with the rest of the bad bunch? Got these from a lesser known online auction house. $150 for both of them. Did I waste my money?

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on July 24, 2020 at 7:44am

I dont see anything in the jersey or the other items you are asking about (except the Koufax which is definitely bad) that screams "forgery".  But jerseys are difficult to authenticate in a photo.  The strange mix of stars and everyday players would seem to lean towards authentic.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 24, 2020 at 10:58am

I see some on the jersey that are no good and quite a few that appear to be signed in the same hand.  The jersey are much easier to forge, you can go slow because of the material.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on July 24, 2020 at 2:33pm

which ones, Steve?  When I look at the overall photo, from a distance I dont see any that stand out as blatant forgeries.  As you said, signing on a jersey does present challenges.  But many of the signatures look close enough to me, considering the medium, not to rule them out.

I will say that the Glavine looks unusual.

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 24, 2020 at 5:47pm

Right away, I noticed the Glavine, the Bonds, and the Gwynn.  They look close, but I am a little skeptical.

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Permalink Reply by Robert Tomaka on July 24, 2020 at 3:24am

The guy with the "Koufax" has everything from a Mike Trout signed cleat to just about any hall of famer you could think of. each one worse than the next. and hes making out like a bandit! good reviews from buyers and the signatures look to be forgeries attempted  by a first grader

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Permalink Reply by Steve on July 23, 2020 at 7:13pm

100% fake, not even close.

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