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Is this Babe Ruth authentic?

I got this item since 2007, is this authentic?

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Permalink Reply by A.M on January 12, 2014 at 6:42pm

I quess there should be one free plate for guest during christmas time haha xD...

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Permalink Reply by A.M on January 12, 2014 at 6:23pm

Previously it was from Barry Halper Collection, sold on auction as LOT number 1170 for 3.450 and it was long time ago. That is the history that I heard.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on January 12, 2014 at 6:26pm

That was in 1999. It sold in a REA auction in 2007 for $5287 in a PSA/DNA graded 10 holder. Is that when you received it?

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Permalink Reply by A.M on January 12, 2014 at 6:28pm

I received it in 2007 Dec.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 12, 2014 at 6:34pm

I don't think that the Gehrig card is filled out in his hand. I think it's filled out by the same person who filled out the Gleeson card. I think it was filled out by the person who attended the class, William Grumberg.

It's good to see that the Gehrig is on a card printed in a single color like the Ruth card. And look at how bold the other PSA/DNA Ruth you posted is.

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Permalink Reply by Steve Cyrkin, Admin on January 12, 2014 at 10:32pm

Can you be more specific about your concerns, William?

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Permalink Reply by A.M on January 12, 2014 at 7:39pm

If someone interested lmk as I need $$ quick for something bigger.

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Permalink Reply by terrier8HOF on January 13, 2014 at 4:13am

not sure if I agree that the handwriting is Gehrig's.

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Permalink Reply by wascher on January 13, 2014 at 9:14am

The card above sold at Steiner Sports for $2,484 http://auction.steinersports.com/lot-5782.aspx (on 10/13)

Yet on this page it shows the same card went for 4,500 http://andyimperato.com/archive-of-sold-items/baseball-sold/babe-ru...

I would say the 2nd one just shows the same auction with fee's stuck into it, but the first auction says it already includes the fees?

Why such a difference in price on the same card? Or is it the same auction? And then how would one value A.M's.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on January 13, 2014 at 2:05pm

It is not the same auction. It is not unusual for the same item to appear in multiple auctions with differing sale results.

Since the second link has no date associated with it that I see, either this seller bought the item from Steiner for $2484 and resold it for almost double that or someone previously bought it from this seller for $4500 and consigned it to Steiner and got killed losing over $2000.

A.M.'s sold in 1999 as part of the Barry Halper auction for roughly $3450 and then sold again in 2007 in the REA Auction for roughly $5300 after it was authenticated and graded 10 by PSA/DNA.

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Permalink Reply by wascher on January 13, 2014 at 2:26pm

I was hoping someone knew more about how to get into the database of the 2nd one (because I saw no date either) and figured it was diff ones. I wonder which way it went, just out of curiosity. It would have had to be flipped pretty quick since the one auction was just in October if they turned it around for 4500.

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Permalink Reply by Randy on January 13, 2014 at 2:36pm

I found on the web site that Andy Imperato was second seller in mid November 2013 so they did indeed buy it in October through Steiner and re-sell it at almost a double a month later.

Not a bad profit in one month.